Washing machine / washer dryer / tumble dryer - how old is yours?

bluebag

I'm TERRIFIED of saying, bound to bring on a breakdown of said item that I'm not mentioning. Any one else feel like that?





Just me mad then.

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sjprmc01 wrote: »

I'd say 7yrs is reasonable

I'm unsure how long I've had mine prob about 5/6

I just buy a relatively cheap one so that when it goes I don't have to spend half the cost of a new one to get it fixed, and just replace it

The cost of fixing machine is often quite high I agree. I'd asked around and the call out minimum is about £50. I have looked around at the costs of new washer dryers and £50 can get around 1/10th of a pretty decent new one. :beer:

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Tiddlywinks wrote: »

My WM - Siemens - is 9 years old. Previous one Hotpoint - lasted 5 years.

My TD - Creda - is 4 years old. Previous one was a Hotpoint and that lasted 4 years.

I've only ever once had a washer / drier - never again... I couldn't tumble and wash at the same time so laundry took a lot longer to get through. By the way, this was a Hoover and I bought a five year warranty and the man came out 12 times in 5 years - it was a real pain as it was always the same wire that came undone.

I'd recommend a Siemens - they are more expensive but they do a good aftercare service with fixed cost repairs.

For electrical sales I'd always recommend John Lewis because they do a price match, free delivery and have generous warranties. Co Op Electrical are good as well on price and delivery.

I have already placed an order for a new one. Going for the one recommended by Which? Mag. Unfortunately JL doesn't stock and Co-Op is out of stock (and the small prints says it may be available from 7 to 28 days... 7 days sound OK but I really can't go without a washer dryer for 28 days!!!) so I had to go with Currys. I am surprised that Which? Magazine recommended four washer dryers and JL only stocks that integrated one.

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lindsaygalaxy wrote: »

My washer/dryer has just gone wrong (just over a week ago). Water started pouring out from the bottom (checked and tried the filter). The bearings were also going (loud clunking noises when drying). It was just under 3 years old! When ringing around for repair people, call out fee and then repairs were nearly the cost of a new washer. The dryer was only ever used for towels and took 3 hours to dry a load! We have just got a new washing machine that Ihope last few years. My old washing machine I gave to my parents when I moved house and there was already one in there. 9 years later it still works like new and is used daily!

Yeah mine died in pretty much the same manner. It was beeping, I tried to drain out the water, I pulled the drain pipe a bit hard and then water started flowing out from below. Since from about a year ago I have had to drain it for a few times, it tends to become problematic when I did too many loads in one day (like more than 2) so I guess the machine had given me ample warnings.

For drying, my old machine can dry 5kg at a time, I only put on the drying for around 40 minutes, which get the stuff pretty much 80 to 90% dry and I put them on clothes horse to do the final bit of drying. I am too stingy to pay 3 hours worth of electricity for the drying! :rotfl:

nuttyp

Got a new tumble dryer last year from coop, white knight british made so i hope will last a while. Washing machine is indesit, basic cheap model. No point paying any extra as we live in such a hard water area nothing last very well here.

DD got a secondhand washer for £75, only 2 months old from a house clearance for an elderly lady. Turned out to be a washer dryer that was nearly £600 new. Only realised when we tried to download the instruction manual.

Tiglath

Our washing-machine is a year old, replacing the one that died completely. The TD is about 4 years old, I think. We don't have a dishwasher.

iris

Our WM is a cheap Indesit and is now 12 years old and still going strong. Our previous WM was also a cheap Indesit and was 10 years old when we moved, rather than take it with us we sold it to our house buyer for £50. In 50 years of marriage we have only needed one washing machine repairing and that was a Zanussi washer/drier. The repair man said that all washer/driers are prone to breaking down, so we never bought another one.

Our Indesit DW broke down after about 5 years and was repaired a couple of times. I was so fed up with it that we bought a Bosch DW next and after about 6 years this is still ok.

I don't have a TD.

rosalie-lavender

My washing machine is about two months old and it replaced an AEG that was nearly 11 years old. The AEG had a new motor fitted a couple of years ago and did still work but we decided that rather than pay nearly £100 to renew the insurance we would put that towards a new machine. We bought a Miele and took advantage of the offer to upgrade to a 10 year guarantee for £149. Our washing machine is on nearly every day and often does more than one load in a day.
My tumble dryer is about 9 years old now.
It is so much disruption when a washing machine breaks down that I always buy the best we can afford. We had a Zanussi and it lasted 3 years and needed a new drum because the bearings had gone. It was fixed under insurance and what it cost them they could have given us a new machine.

pepsi-kins

I don't normally post, but just had to share. My mum has just had a new tumble drier, the previous one lasted 41 years!!! Admittedly she didn't use it often. It was a zanussi. She also had a new chest freezer a couple of years ago, the previous one lasted 35 years. I think she had her monies worth.

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pepsi-kins wrote: »

I don't normally post, but just had to share. My mum has just had a new tumble drier, the previous one lasted 41 years!!! Admittedly she didn't use it often. It was a zanussi. She also had a new chest freezer a couple of years ago, the previous one lasted 35 years. I think she had her monies worth.

Wow I am really impressed!! Bet your mum took really good care of that tumble drier and freezer to make them last so long.