Washing machine busted 2.5 weeks ago - not yet repaired, no time scale given

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Its glass reinforced plastic, aka fibreglass, though they call Glaron K. Its a trade off rather than simply worse… its lighter, will be quieter in operation and make the machine more economical to run but the main problem is that its fused so replacing baring etc are much harder. Assuming you are using original parts then the whole thing comes as one. There are third parties making replacement parts but as you found out they can be of questionable quality.

Worth pointing out its not the same as the polypropylene tubs used in cheap washing machines.