Help Washing Machine Repair this afternoon

Could be a broken drive belt - I just got one for our tumble dryer for about £12 but it was fairly tricky to fit, though I guess a pro would be able to do it in 20 minutes or so, so you may be looking at minimum call out charge plus cost of part

HTH

12 years for a washing machine is very good going! MY sister has the same problem with hers now, she has had hers for 10 years but it was second-hand when she got it, so maybe it has just passed its life expectancy? DH is going to try and fix it for her (she is a single mum) by replaing the belt. My first washing lasted 5 years, second 3 and the current one is less than a year old.

TallGirl wrote:

Hi all hope you can help.
My washing machine is not very well, the drum will not turn at all when it is on. It is not stuck or anything as I can turn it by hand. It is pumping the water in and out fine so that is OK. We are not very techie so I have called in the Hotpoint engineer this afternoon. The machine is 12 years old and we have never had a problem with it so just wondering how much it is worth spending on it.

Any tips and hints and I have never really dealt with things like this.

I fell quite intimidated by tradesmen makes me feel like a dumb blond (I am blond by the way).

A friend of mine's Hotpoint washing machine went wrong after 9 years. They spent £170 on getting it fixed by Hotpoint. I'd get a new one if I were you, it'll be that much more efficient, should go on a few years without anything needing to be fixed. You can get a nice Zanussi 1600rpm, AA, nice big drum for £270ish, I did. Up to you. We spent £90 getting our fridge fixed with them after a year of having it - that included the call out charge, and they would replace anything on it, so parts and labour that was agreed before they came out.. It was an extra £30 for a years extended guarantee which we took coz with a bubba on the way, I don't want to have to go through not having a fridge again like I did in the height of summer, and moving this year.

marybishop wrote:

I just recently bought a Bosch Classixx (the cheapest one) at £279. Recommended by the washing machine repair man who came out to fix my AEG which was only about 4 yrs old that needed £160 spent on it. Obviously it seemed silly to pay that and then have other things go wrong so bit the bullet instead. The Bosch comes with a 2 yr guarantee as standard with the option to pay extra for another 3.

I had a Bosch Classixx in my last house, a mid range one. I had problems with it soon from the start where it made a loud noise when taking in water, must have been the pump or something. Anyway, my ex had to have it replaced I heard after a few months of us having it, during which time I left him. My Zanussi has a 2yr guarantee.

sorry i am bit late with my reply, he has probably been and gone now, what was the problem?