I Got success with the good guys after threatening legal action, They gave me a refund and i have purchased a refurbished Hoover premier 4kg with new motor,pump and control panel from a local electrician that is the same as my old machine for $385 so all in all I'm happy again.

4kg is too small for a family of 8......

4 kilo would be perfect for the fictional family of 8

Sure is, az. Grannies washing for 1 or 2 people usually have a 5.5kg machine.

Hoover premier 4kg with new motor,pump and control panel from a local electrician that is the same as my old machine for $385.

The electrician can't have made much, if any, money out of that deal. The cost of a new motor, pump and control panel would cost more than $385.

Using second hand/refurbished parts they may have made a profit.

Mine is 7 kg.... and this granny only washes for 2 people....

A 4kg capacity washing machine may cost less than a 7 or 10kg machine, but if it means having to do two wash loads instead of one, it is a waste of time and energy.

Choose a washer that suits your needs. Manufacturers usually recommend a 7kg washing machine for an average family of four.

http://www.comparison.com.au/laundry/washing-machines/guides-and-information/75-buyers-guide-washing-machines

I do 6 loads for us 2........

towels on Saturday

sheets on Monday

dark clothes

light clothes

whites

gentle/fragile load.

spread over the week.

It would be hard going washing sheets for 6 using a 4kg wash mach. Would only be able to fit a small amount of bed linen in each load.

That is why l liked the 8kg, could get all the bed linen in one load.. saves time as well.

4kg suits as fine, It doesn't worry me as long as i keep up to date with the laundry.

It copes fine with most of our linen, I take the larger items to my dry cleaner.

You take your sheets ( for 6-8 people) every week to the drycleaner?