Haier HW80-B14979 Freestanding Washing Machine, 9kg Load
Haier HW80-B14979 Freestanding Washing Machine, 9kg Load, 1400RPM, White [Energy Class A]
Haier I-Pro Series 7
Professional results at home
The Haier I-Pro Series 7 (979) contains all of our most advanced technologies, ensuring these remarkably efficient washing machines deliver exceptional results every time, while remaining easy to use and consistently reliable.
About Haier
At Haier, we strive to deliver premium products that use the latest technology to respond to the constantly changing needs of the modern home. Our consumers demand stylish products that deliver an impeccable, efficient performance every time. It is our mission to exceed their expectations.
In little over 35 years, Haier has become the leading white goods manufacturer in the world with over 10% of the market share. The company now boasts globally recognized brands as part of its portfolio, including Hoover, Fisher & Paykel and GE Appliances. The Haier Group family of brands now covers the entire domestic appliances market, from ultrahigh premium to more affordable range.
Haier
An efficient machine that adapts to your life
The I-Pro Series 7 (979) fits into your way of life so you can get on with doing the things you love. Operating with incredible efficiency and at super-low noise levels thanks to the Direct Motion motor, this discreet range of washing machines also boasts a large capacity, saving you time.
| Weight: | 77 kg |
| Dimensions: | 46 x 60 x 85 cm; 77 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Haier |
| Model: | HW80-B14979 |
| Part: | HW80-B14979 |
| Colour: | White |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Manufacture: | Haier |
| Dimensions: | 46 x 60 x 85 cm; 77 Kilograms |
| Origin: | China |
The machine (8kg version) specification looks good, but it was too deep to fit under my work surface. Recess dimension was given as 470mm, machine depth 460mm. I measured the machine depth as 530mm. Perhaps they did not include the curve on the front and the door depth? Return process started. Pity, looked good.
Guys full recommend!!!
I had some concerns about this washing machine at the beginning, but I am fully satisfied. It’s really quiet and stands well (and I have a curved floor). I fully recommend it, it’s worth the 600. Very fast delivery, only 2 days, I paid extra 45. The ladies came and took the old one and connected the new one, cleaned it up and checked the washing machine until it started working. Great service. I have no issues!! Dryer perfect for home !
Brilliant piece of kit, lots of options although the smart wash is definitely my most used choice. Completely drys clothing aslong as you set it correctly. The only slight downside is adding something you feel doesn’t take as long to dry as the rest of your wash means resetting the program, removing the item and manually setting the dry time but that’s more a me problem
An extra bonus is that until the end of the year, Haier are offering this machine with an extended parts and labour warranty of 5 years instead of the usual 2 years. This isn’t clear on the Amazon listing, I happened upon it when researching the machine. You have to register it to qualify. All in all a no brainer for me.
Practically, the machine is excellent, quick, quiet and efficient. A step up in all departments. The drum light is surprisingly useful, as is the app. Pairing my washing machine to my WiFi was something I never thought I’d be doing.
The customisation of the additional wash programmes in the app will also come in handy I’m sure. Extra rinses, spins etc.
Whilst aware of the brand, I had no first hand knowledge before. It turns out they are a huge company and actually own the brands Hoover and Candy now too for the past 5 years or so.
I took a chance on a Beko hear pump tumble dryer around 10 years ago when they were relatively unknown and it’s been faultless. I’m hoping for a similar experience, but with a 5 year warranty I’m fairly relaxed about it. So far so good.
I’d certainly recommend it.
This is a very cool looking washer dryer with a nice digital display and plenty of washing options. Most of the progammes take a long time to run if you dry as well, although there is an Express and Fast programe.
It does seem to wash very thoroughly.
The manual contains no real description of all the programmes, especially the ones specific top this machine. I had to ask customer services who said:
“Smart Wash & Dry: Smart wash and dry is the program that it can automatically match temp and time as well as rinse etc. based on the fabrics”. “There is no duration of the programmes due to it taking lots of factors before giving an estimated time.”. “The Express 15 and Fast appear to be quick wash programs for lighter loads”
The manual also discusses a sanitizer tray but not what it was for. I asked and they replied: “The sanitizer tray is just a universal parts: for some products that we sell in other markets, it has this function. But for UK all Haier products we do not have this function.”
I also asked if it could be connected to an app via wifi. They said: “Unfortunately not, only the series 5 washer dryer can be connected to the hOn app.”
So for the price, it seems to be missing a number of features that you get on cheaper models. Haier is part of of Hoover/Candy so you may find one of their models is as good, or cheaper, with more features.
Efficient, economical and beautiful.
It dries well. Easy to access and empty water reservoir and lint trap. It’s not silent but not excessively loud either.
Nothing to complain about other than delivery taking 2 weeks longer than advised. I got a bargain on prime deal days so I didn’t mind waiting a little longer for it to arrive.
It has a bright led light that comes on so you can quickly see all that you have added into wash and remove something that’s not supposed to be there.
The only thing is the booklet that comes with it, is not helpful to understand what all the different cycles do, so have to do trial and error.
Happy with purchase!
Overall, the machine is very silent. The only noise I’ve experience is if you load 2-5kg into it, the water sloshing around can be noisy as there is not enough clothing to break or silence the fall of the water. I had to get up at 1am because it sounded like I’d left something in there that shouldn’t have been in there. The inbuilt light allowed me to see what was taking place and I could see it was the water making the noise. A+ for features there. My kids also love activating the light and watching what is happening inside.
Quality is amazing, the door opens and closes lightly, I don’t have to slam it to get it to shut and I can open it with 1 finger. It also comes with a handy guide that tells you how much electricity each cycle uses on average, the water it uses and also things like how much soap to use depending on wash size, as well as what kind of detergent (tablet, pod, liquid etc) is best for certain types of loads.
Another great feature is the Auto weighing. I can use most of the cycles and the time is always different because the machine figures out how long is needed.
One slight down side is the booklet doesn’t explain the modes very well. It describes “Cotton 20” as a cycle, which there is a mode for that but then it says “Cotton 40-60” and on the machine, there isn’t a mode for that. You have to select just “Cotton” not “Cotton 20” which.. I don’t understand why have those separate… But select “Cotton” and from there adjust the temperature. The booklet also doesn’t explain the smart wash and dry. Useful. Not going to down vote the machine for the booklet though, the machine itself has been a game changer for us. Weve all but binned our laundry basket. Stuff gets thrown into the machine, and in the morning.. fresh dry clothes!
After my Hoover dryer quit working we did lots of research and kept coming back to this brand. I’m so glad we did. There are so many settings and all of them are useful. I love that you can control everything with an app as well as a keep fresh so your clothes don’t wrinkle up if you are unable to get your clothes out straight away. I also love the fact it tells you that some of your lighter weight clothes are dry so you can get them out of the dryer and not over dry them. My favourite feature is the lint collector which is large and double layered so our clothes come out lint and dog hair free which is a miracle when you have a high shedding husky.
Firstly, this machine does dry. There are 3 drying levels and the pre-programmes only use level 2 drying which does not dry thoroughly. You have to adjust the drying level for it to dry properly, I also leave the washing in after drying as the drum stays really warm for up to 1 hour.
Secondly, the grey water hose at the back of the machine that takes the waste water away to your drain is the shortest that I have ever known on a washing machine. My washing machine sits under the kitchen worktop, with panels at either side of the machine – it was impossible for me to connect the hose to the waste pipe without disconnecting the hose from the clips at the back of the washing machine, which is ok, but then you cannot clip the hose back into the clips. It states in the manual that the height of the hose has to be about 100cm, this is the height when it is clipped to the back of the machine. I had to remove a kitchen side panel to be able get in and clip the hose back to the machine. Alternatively, if you have this problem, then you might be able to get a hose extender. I think a lot of machines might have been fitted with the hose not clipped back in at the right height – due to the hose being so short – and therefore causing drainage problems and other problems.
The timer delay is a bit confusing, it sets the time for when the washer should end, which isn’t too bad but it’s not clear on some washes how long the wash is and so you don’t know when it will start. It’s not a big problem and you can work it out.
The spinning is really nice and smooth, a lot quieter than our last machine. The load weight of 12kg is fantastic. I am basically doing 1 wash instead of 2 washes in the old machine. It also seems to get the clothes cleaner than our last machine.
One great feature is that on most of the programmes you can adjust the water temperature – which saves time and money – this gives you a lot of flexibility to create your own “wash” as you can also adjust drying level, spin level and many other features. It takes time to get used to but once you understand it, it’s great.
There are only a few washing programmes (about 2) that you can select that will allow you to dry at 8kg – this is ok, but you need to watch out for programmes that wash at 12 kg but only dry at 6kg or 4kg.
Overall, I am really happy with the machine – so long as it remains reliable.
As for it smelling, as some people say, it does say in the manual to run a programme first, without washing, to get rid of the smell. You also need to clean the filter every month, which is easy to do (its on the bottom front right of the machine).
I would just recommend to read the manual and re-read it.
First time getting a haeir washing machine. Have to say I’m really impressed so far with it. Functions are great and like the smart WiFi feature as well which gives you options for checking how long is left on a wash to being able to remote select your wash when say for example your on your way back home and you wanted the washing done when your back.
Only issue I had was the home install by Amazon home team as the guys didn’t connect the pipes properly resulting in the kitchen flooding. Would have installed the thing myself but I was away from home with work for a few days and my wife was at home and the machine we had broke down so we needed this one up and running.
But Amazon had compensated us for the damage so grateful for that.
Overall a great machine
Be aware they send the less efficient HW90-B14979 and I let Amazon know. We came to a deal. This machine is great and less deeper than our old one so the waste pipe has room. We enabled the tones so we know when the wash is done. Our washing is now cleaner and smells great. The machine is so quiet we love it.
Machine looks great, and very quiet in comparison to others