knackered washing machine

fin · Post by **fin** » Mon Jun 24, 2024 7:02 pm

my washing machines conked oot.... well partly anyway. tis developed an annoying habit of stopping mid cycle. now its started displaying an error code.

whats that forum for finding out how to fix them? or even if its worth fixing or hoy it oot for the scrap man and buy a new one

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Mon Jun 24, 2024 7:08 pm

Get a new cheap one Fin, they are disposable these days. £300 should get a fair one it is not worth trying to repair them.

DWD

Someone-Else · Post by **Someone-Else** » Mon Jun 24, 2024 7:11 pm

This one? or This one

As for is it worth it, depends what wrong and how old it is.

yartin · Post by **yartin** » Mon Jun 24, 2024 7:29 pm

It depends how old and how much to fix? Bin if over 10 years and buy a cheap one may be Currys own brand or if over £150 to fix, that's what I would do.

fin · Post by **fin** » Mon Jun 24, 2024 10:49 pm

its a samsung. its about 5 or 6 years old at a guess.

been a decent machine to be fair like.

the cheap ones are gash. not opposed to spending a little more. the likes of the indesit machines are rubbish. the lamona machines howdens sell that i install regularly also one is in my opinion a better machine than the other.

London mike 61 · Post by **London mike 61** » Wed Jun 26, 2024 6:07 am

We have a Haier washing machine that is Chinese made and for the 4 years we have had it the machine has been reliable and very quiet due to some kind of spin that uses magnets. I wouldn’t normally recommend anything Chinese made for many reasons but I have to speak as I find and it is a good machine.
If you want British a made machine then I would recommend Ebac , they are highly reliable but a bit dearer.

Mike

oz0707 · Post by **oz0707** » Wed Jun 26, 2024 7:10 am

My last one lasted less than 3 years. This year i chucked a couple of hundred quid more at it and got samsung with 5 year parts and labour warranty. I bet other makes do 5 yr

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Wed Jun 26, 2024 7:47 am

I think the simpler the machine and cheaper is best. Samsung is a good make but all washing machines have a life and you gamble on how long that life is. I have had a couple of cheap end Hoovers that have done good service, a Candy I had did not and failed quite quickly. Mrs D only uses a couple of programs as most of our stuff is cool washes. I have found that paying sub £300 and replacing them as soon as they go wrong works for us. Invariably the machines last 4 years plus and this equates to £6 a month I pay into my sinking fund for white goods replacement. So £600 for a good machine that last five years or two cheap ones that last 8 years between them, I go for the latter.

That is my take.

DWD

Bob225 · Post by **Bob225** » Wed Jun 26, 2024 6:30 pm

Had hotpoint machines for years, but they just don't last, yes 10 year parts warranty but the callout fee and wait times are a joke the last machine had a new pump and controls board with in 4 years then the door lock failed

Now gone over to Bosch 60% quieter, miles more efficient - i couldn't quite spring for a Miele, always go for the heaver load option 9kg give you better bearings and a bigger drum

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Wed Jun 26, 2024 6:37 pm

Spin speed is critical, you want as much water spun out as possible, the 1200 spin speeds do not cut it. The load factor in ours is 8kg which suits the stuff we put in.

DWD

Bob225 · Post by **Bob225** » Wed Jun 26, 2024 7:00 pm

With this Bosch it uses less water so doesn't need to spin out, it does do 1400