Fisher & Paykel WD7560P1 / WD8560F1

The automatic dryer function is useless. It just traps my clothes in there for hours, like 5+ hours, spinning around wasting energy. Then the wretched thing has no way to open the door (yes I followed the instructions, they don’t work) So the only way to get my clothes out is to run the air dry function for another 40 minutes to finally open… Read more

the wretched door.

I suggest you don’t buy this brand and instead buy one with a proper door release function

I shall shortly send it to landfill and buy a proper one . terrible work F and P, you should be ashamed of this machine

Gotta be a better product than this – A few years old. Cleans ok, never dry, even if extra dry cycle used and half load. Takes ages to complete cycle, be warned, the time remaining is not accurate. Then stopped working. New logic board……..new lotsa parts. Still washes doesn’t dry, loves springing error codes, despite 8 service visits. (Sunk cost effect). Pulled the plug. Would not recommend.

Good washing machine- but need to follow manual specifically to give you that 5 stars result – The best machine ever! To those who questioned the drying capacity and also the smell of the clothes after washing, let me clarify this. Firstly, the manual suggest that you shouldn’t overload the machine. Use the towel function. That’s the best one- also rinse plus is a good option. If you have linen clothes in the machine, make sure only use… Read more

the quick wash.

The drum clean function is important- you need to do it every now and then. That will stop clothes from smelling bad (that usually comes from dust accumulated in the filter)

note: Not a sponsored review, just vibing with the machine as someone who is renting a studio apartment!

So functional and handy – This washer dryer combo has made my life infinitely easier. I do at least a load a day and it's handled all those loads well. With small children, being able to set and forget to wash and dry a load, and come home to everything done, is a convenience I now can't do without. The only drawbacks are that I wish the size was larger so I could launder… Read more

more sheets and towels together, and that the load can't be full when you want to also run the dryer function- if there's not enough space the dryer takes a very long time.

Believe the after sales reviews – Machine only just over a year old, stopped working after a district power failure. Techie came same day but then told me the part needed was in Brisbane (we are in Sydney). Scheduled a repair for 10 days later. On the morning of the scheduled repair I got a message saying techie has called in sick. Next repair slot is not for another 7 days. I had… Read more

to message F&P to go on a waitlist, it wasn’t offered voluntarily. And I’m not holding my breath.

Really F&P, do you really regard this is after sales SERVICE? Why are replacement parts not stored in each major metropolitan area? Plus you obviously don’t employ enough after sales techies and don’t have any backup plan in place. This is our first and last F&P appliance, believe those after service reviews.

Don't buy one – We have had it 18 months and it has broken down 4 times. Each time it has been the door lock, which they have replaced, but now they say it needs a new mother board. Clearly the design is too complicated or inadequate to give you a reliable machine. Show details

Noisy, Takes FOREVER to dry if it does, vibrates like crazy and over priced – Every load is so loud that I can hear the machine from outside the front of my house with the laundry some 30m away and 4 rooms (excluding the outside Bri K walls of the house) away. Whilst on wash it can hardly even rinse the washing agent away as it is. The dryer takes on average 3 to 5 hours (only had auto) to deliver damp cloths. Basically the… Read more

worst of both machines it tries to replace and in no way value for money. *Edit* Machine caught fire and blew up. All in all it was a total POS!

No star Garbage – It’s a washer dryer combo stopped working just about an year time. Service call took 1 month or more to arrive. The guy said super confident he fixed though I told him, yes it will look heated but after he out of my front door, I did a washer dryer cycle and returned fully drenched/ socked cloths. Waiting for Monday to raise another service calls and I am sure will take another month and half. Terrible, never buy this Show details

Useless, Slow and nearly caught fire! – Should not have bought. Even on quick cycle it takes around 4 hours to wash and dry. After just 18 months wont dry and nearly caught fire!! not happy! Also - the amount of lint after each load - accumulates around door. Show details

Everything is going well with mine – With the negative reviews around, I must admit I was hesitant to buy a washer/dryer combo. But as I have a one bedroom apartment, space is a premium. The Fisher and Paykel washer dryer combo has been perfect. So far so good, a bit over a year in now. The F&P top loader I had before was still going strong 15 years on and after moving all over the… Read more

country, but unfortunately I eventually had to downsize. My main negative (and I believe its a front loader thing vs a brand issue) is the towels do end up a bit crunchy/ruff. But I've sorted that by using the dryer on them every time. That way they come out perfect and fluffy. The machine is really quiet in my opinion, I wouldn't use it when I'm sleeping, there is a time delay function for that kind of thing anyway. The wash/dry function on for example 5 towels is under 4 hours... To me that would be less than a wash cycle, remembering it's there, transferring to a dryer, etc.

Awesome piece of gear – I use this machine minimum, 1x daily, but generally it gets 2x loads a day- I always use the wash & dry function, except in summer, for sheets. This is my 2nd such machine in about 6 years, the first being a bundle, with Dryer & separate washer ...when washer died, I upgraded to the all in one.... I love it. It is easy, quiet, a quick 30min… Read more

wash, with the dry function is only 3-4 hours max, and I have never had a problem with any blockages.. we are farmers, so clothing is filthy, and this machine is nearly 3 years old. I'm about to purchase and install a 2nd machine, as other house inhabitants are bigger, older, and now can do their own washing, so we can churn through at least 5 or 6 loads a day through winter, without having clothesline fails in the rain. It is super easy to use, quiet and fast.

Three breakdowns in 2.5 years - unacceptably slow after care service – If you use the drying function regularly, this machine will clog with lint. The lint build up will eventually prevent proper drainage, meaning your clothes neither clean nor dry. The first time this occurred for me, the technician told me it happens all the time with this model, and I shouldn't use the dry function more than once a week. Not a… Read more

great outcome, given I bought it to dry my clothes after every load (I live in a small apartment) - but after thinking it through carefully I bit the bullet and bought a separate dryer.

Over time the problem has occurred again, and the technician is now unable to fix it. And it's now just out of warranty. So I spent $1400 for a washer/dryer that couldn't dry after 18 months, and now can't wash either at 28 months. Each time it's needed a service I've had to wait at least 2 weeks for someone to show up, after waiting at least an hour on the phone to book the service. The standard of technicians is really variable - the last one told me the problems were caused because I was using washing liquid instead of powder...

These design/quality/aftercare issues are just unacceptable for premium products that should last at least 10 years.

Absolute garbage – Within 4 months of buying we needed a replacement dryer part and bearings went. Tech company terrible made appointments and never showed up after 6 months finally replaced with new washer. Told me if it happened again it was the fault of solar panels and they wouldn't replace it. Within 4 months of having the new one same issue.....so… Read more

frustrated just bought a top loader from Samsung will never purchase Fisher panel again.... they also need to review their service people in regional Vic.

Terrible after sales service!! – Only 12 months old. Within 2 year warranty. Broke down. Waiting two weeks for repair. No washer. No dryer. Been going to laundromat for weeks. Don’t buy F and P. Show details

Constant service calls, and poor performance even when it is 'working' – We bought two identical machines in July 2018 as we had previously owned F&P washer and dryer which had provided good service over many years. Within a week of receiving the new machines a service call was required due to a faulty sensor. From then to now (Aug 2020) we have had 4 further repairs on these machines. Error 13 seems to occur… Read more

regularly. We have complained to F&P however they appear disinterested. We have gone from strong F&P advocates to feeling like they have robbed us of several thousand. We have now decided to cut our losses and throw away these machines and buy a better brand.

Even when 'working' the performance is poor. The drying function is completely ineffective. The only way we could make it work was to increase to max spin speed AND then use the extra dry function which pushes even a short cycle out to over 3 hrs. Incredibly dissapointed with these machines, and having two I feel confident the poor performance is not caused by a lemon device, but rather just poor design.

Always Out of Balance Error... Don't buy F&P – This machine is always showing out of balance error we have tried all the possible options but no use. Worst company. Very expensive and worthless. So please go for any other machine.

Garbage – From day one the machine rattled around like a 10 year old machine and yes transit bolts were removed and it was leveled, within 6 weeks the door seal split and Fisher & Paykel wouldn't honor warranty then at just over a year into owning it the control board blew up and now the machine is going to the dump while we still owe money on it. Thanks fisher and pykel for selling me complete and utter garbage with a worthless warranty Show details

Overpriced & Underperforming – I wish I had bought something cheaper because this is definitely NOT worth the money. The store got this in specially for me because if it did what it was supposed to do I would have been very happy. It claims to be water efficient but it isn't. You have to rinse everything again because the machine doesn't do it. I have double checked it by… Read more

doing a load without soap. All the stuff that didn't rinse out before can be seen via the suds in the window & what comes out of the hose. Not what you want to have to worry about it in a drought when all you have is tank water.

The wash cycles are way too long & you can't save time doing a quick wash because of the need to rinse again. The dry cycle is very inefficient & also takes a long time to do it's job. I absolutely would not recommend this machine to anyone. For the price you can do a lot better buying 2 separate machines. I was excited to get this because my previous Fisher Paykel washer lasted 12 years & was a good product. Sadly, this one is not..

Very fast, very quiet, very efficient Washing machine. No problems whatsoever – I use my washing machine once a week. Usually out on a big load with mixed colours and never have any problems with colours running. It also operates very quietly and has a good range of short and long cycles. Show details