accidential cover on electrical appliances

ormus

the info required is on this site. just search for it.
re the repair, waste of time when you can buy a new machine for 150 quid these days.

totalsolutions

So its cracked the drum so what, is it a problem for you???? Have you seen it yourself?? Coins and bra's and paper get in all the time, I doubt a coin, alright it is the thickest of uk currency, but crack a drum .... there's loads of room

Is it leaking .......... seal it then.
the inner drum is full of holes anyway

27col

I suggest that you put away the cost of the maintenance contract each week/month/ or year. If the machine breaks down you would have the money to get it repaired, and if it doesn't break down then you would have the money to replace it after a few years. I have never had a breakdown contract and never would. I have found most appliances to be very reliable over the years. After they are a few years old, if they break down, it is quite often not worth the while to get them repaired. Spares are quite often not easy to get for older machines, and if you have saved up the cost of the repair contract you will have the bulk of the money to replace the item.

kwatt

As one manufacturer once told me, "it's a clothes washer, not a coin washer."

In essence, they warranty it for washing clothes, nothing else. People's accidental washing of whatever else is not covered by the warranty, regardless of how aggrieved you are about it.

Sadly the best bet is your home insurance, which will cover it if you have accidental damage cover.

High repair costs for this sort of thing is no great shock, people wanting ever lower prices are largely the cause I'm afraid and there's a lot of "sealed tanks" out there now to cut costs. I wrote an article about HERE if you're interested. Coupled with larger load sizes it's a recipe for disaster if you understand the mechanics of it all, most people don't I'm afraid.

So much misinformation in this thread I don't know where to start! :rotfl:

K.

Ebe_Scrooge

The idea of putting away an amount of money each month into a savings account to cover repairs is very good, I know several people who do this.

However, if you do want insurance cover, don't buy it from Comet, Curry's etc. There's a company called, I think, Warranties Direct that does this sort of thing, far cheaper than the retail stores. But most of the insurance companies offer similar things ( Direct Line, Norwich Union, Tesco, or any of the dozens of others ). It's well worth shopping around a bit - you may also get a discount if you use the same company that your household / motor insurance is with.