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| message from Neal Jones on 11 May 2004 |
I'm tempted by a Baumatic range cooker.
More specifically the BT2760
http://www.baumatic.co.uk/catalogue/theatres/bt2760.htm
It will be an online job, so no chance of going to currys and fiddling
with it first.
Any comments on Baumatic in general, and this particular cooker if
anyone has it?
Thanks
Neal
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| StealthUK replied to Neal Jones on 12 May 2004 |
I like Baumatic stuff. It's priced reasonably and from the stuff I
have bought also well put together.
Never bought a Baumatic hood but many are normally made by an Italian
firm and then rebadged.
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| G&M replied to Neal Jones on 11 May 2004 |
Oh wow !! Timing or what.
Baumatic hood arrived this morning - 5 weeks late. Packed up in a arbitary
box with bits of polystyrene stuffed down the sides. Wrong manual. Wrong
fixings. And it's obviously a reconned ex-demo unit.
Unfortunately I need it now for the BCOs upcoming inspection so I'm stuck
with it.
But NEVER again.
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| Toby replied to G&M on 11 May 2004 |
Well that sounds like your supplier rather than the manufacturer.
I would put the Baumatic range in the same league as Merloni i.e. Ariston &
Hotpoint etc.
Long term wear and tear may have more of an impact than on the more
expensive alternatives, but I have been happy with one of their hoods and
plan to get one of their ovens.
The package of BT2760SS/TKBP90/QF9SS is £889.00 at some places.
I hope this thread does not wander off into "I've got an ABC and they're
much better" Enough already.
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| G&M replied to Toby on 12 May 2004 |
No. Delivered direct from manufacturer to delivery agent. Supplier was
just as surprised as I was.
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| rrh replied to Neal Jones on 12 May 2004 |
Baumatic QF6SS hood arrived yesterday. Very flimsy and cheap feel - but then
it was one of the cheapest on the market (still £80 though for a few pieces
of metal and a fan). Agree that instructions are awful; luckily you don't
need many for a hood!
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| usenet replied to Neal Jones on 11 May 2004 |
We've had a lot of trouble with two Baumatic dishwashers, the second
being a replacement under guarantee for the first. I've no real
complaints about the level of service etc. but I'm not convinced that
they're well engineered to start with.
Also the instruction manuals are awful, very disjointed and difficult
to find anything you want to know.
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| Andy P replied to Neal Jones on 12 May 2004 |
We have a Baumatic oven (B904), hob, hood and dishwasher. They are all
OK although the build quality is not brilliant and they all seem a
little flimsy. But they all do their jobs and they were (and I assume
still are) at the cheaper end of the price range for white goods - so I
guess you get what you pay for - and is a Smeg, for example, going to
cook the dinner any better?
My next oven will probably be a Baumatic again if the price is still
right. My next dishwasher will probably not be Baumatic unless they have
changed the design of the trays so that you can get large wine glasses
in easily.
The cheapest place I found all of the Baumatic stuff was from our local
Euronics centre.
Andy
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| Toby replied to Neal Jones on 12 May 2004 |
Freakily yes there may be, this same model is sold by Comet as
SCANDINOVA DF902
with a different style door.
I have this one in a fairly matt black with stainless top which IMO is much
better looking than the all stainless version shown on their website.
I didn't realise they were the same cooker until looking at your link, it's
£713 delivered so pretty much the same price as the BT2760.
I would buy it again.
Chris mentioned instructions, well they seem OK; there is not a lot to say
in them for a cooker really, mainly best for dimensions and clearances. The
download on their site is for the 2950 (same thing again it appears)
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| Neal Jones replied to Toby on 12 May 2004 |
Thanks to all.
In summary; you get what you pay for, you don't pay much, and that's
what you get.
On balance I think I'll go for it.
Neal
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