Leaskovski over at Overclockers UK has something of a dilemma: The peace and tranquility of their existence has been routinely shattered by the racket from their noisy washing machine and so in a moment of ‘typing out loud’ has asked his fellow members: “Why has no one invented a new type of washing mashine that is quiet!???”

Aside from the usual comments of “remember to stick some sellotape over her mouth”, more realistic suggestions come in the form of recommendations for particular brands and in this regard Miele comes out shouting.

MikeHunt79 suggests Miele describing them as “silent until they start spinning at the end of the cycle”, while Jonnycoupe recommends a machine which distributes its “mass around the drum rather than a slab in the bottom otherwise the drum is pretty happy to shift around on its mounts shaking everything to produce the noise…I think Miele do this?” Philjohn suggestes getting a direct drive model and “only trusts the big German makes when it comes to dishwashers and washing machines (Miele and Bosch, in that order).

If you’ve got a story about a rowdy washing machine or can offer some advice to Leaskovski, jump over to the Overclockers forums.