What I broke today...........

[lchris21]

... technically the missus broke it by using it more than me
Nice relaxing Sunday morning....

 

[dobbslc]

She's really knackered that!

 

[JOEPRO]

... technically the missus broke it by using it more than me
Nice relaxing Sunday morning....
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Well it's good to see the drum slips on your machine.

I bought a top end Whirlpool machine and discovered that the bolt holes were in the mould OK but they plastic welded the drum halves together so you could not service the bearings. And a drum assembly was near £300 so the machine had to be scrapped at about 3 years old and it £600 odd when new.

Budget Beko ever since and it's lasted longer!

Which goes to show white goods are built to be disposable unfortunately. Preventing service of an item should be outlawed with all the environmental red tape these days how was / is that allowed.

 

[Robotstar5]

I bought a top end Whirlpool machine and discovered that the bolt holes were in the mould OK but they plastic welded the drum halves together so you could not service the bearings. And a drum assembly was near £300 so the machine had to be scrapped at about 3 years old and it £600 odd when new.

Budget Beko ever since and it's lasted longer!

Snap, our Whirlpool lasted 10 years, replacement Beko is 8 years old now.

 

[Keith 66]

Add in the fact that every steel pressing is sharpened at the factory to a razors edge so working on them is guaranteed to slice yourself open!

 

[lchris21]

Add in the fact that every steel pressing is sharpened at the factory to a razors edge so working on them is guaranteed to slice yourself open!

....correct ! Like tesco meat counter in the kitchen this morning

 

[JOEPRO]

Snap, our Whirlpool lasted 10 years, replacement Beko is 8 years old now.

Another thing to note is that higher end washing machines tend to have higher spin speeds etc to have the clothes coming out dryer.

But this leads to much faster wear on the bearings etc on a 1200 rpm machine VS say an older 600 or 800rpm one.

I tell the GF to just keep on the 800 rpm max on the Beko and don't use the higher speeds as it really doesn't make much difference to the clothes but makes a world of difference to the life of the machine IMO.

 

[lchris21]

Snap, our Whirlpool lasted 10 years, replacement Beko is 8 years old now.

Its been pretty good TBH, so not too bad...its 12 year old. Lucky we live in soft water area? The drum support spider has a crack in one arm, which obviously is under more load when she's doing towels. This has thrown the drum out of concentricity, which has damaged the door seal. The drum has also sustained some minor abrasion, but should be ok.
Trouble is she has matching dryer ...and the model is no longer available in the colour she wants.
So its worth getting some bits (£125 odd) to see if I can save myself over £1k in total if she wants a matching pair Might as well change the bearings and drum seal while I'm in there..
What happened to just having white appliances eh

 

[MattF]

I tell the GF to just keep on the 800 rpm max on the Beko and don't use the higher speeds as it really doesn't make much difference to the clothes but makes a world of difference to the life of the machine IMO.

It does make a diifference. I do my wash on 1200 spin speed, & once completed, give them an extra spin only on 1600.

Using a ceiling airer & dehimidifier as your drier means that any water you can extract via the washing machine helps.

Got it when I moved in here, so 4½ year old now.

 

[bricol]

It does make a diifference. I do my wash on 1200 spin speed, & once completed, give them an extra spin only on 1600.

Using a ceiling airer & dehimidifier as your drier means that any water you can extract via the washing machine helps.

It does indeed - if stuff is going outside on a dry, warm windy day, I don't bother. But hung inside on a cold, raining still day, they get the high speed spin - they dry so much quicker and release less moisture into the house.

My mum used to swear by her spin dryer - and that makes an even bigger difference, even to stuff coming out of a wash machine high speed spin - possibly simply because you can't get so much stuff in it, so water escapes the cloth more completely.

 

[Farside]

Another thing to note is that higher end washing machines tend to have higher spin speeds etc to have the clothes coming out dryer.

But this leads to much faster wear on the bearings etc on a 1200 rpm machine VS say an older 600 or 800rpm one.

I tell the GF to just keep on the 800 rpm max on the Beko and don't use the higher speeds as it really doesn't make much difference to the clothes but makes a world of difference to the life of the machine IMO.

My new w/m by default ramps up to 1400rpm on nearly every selection, so I have to over-ride that down to 600rpm in an effort to make it live longer.
Every ******' time.
Pain in the arris.

 

[m_c]

Most modern washing machines will only spin at full speed if they can balance the drum, as they have acceleration/g-force sensors mounted to detect how balanced the drum is, to avoid damage should it not be balanced well enough.

 

[dobbslc]

Another thing to note is that higher end washing machines tend to have higher spin speeds etc to have the clothes coming out dryer.

But this leads to much faster wear on the bearings etc on a 1200 rpm machine VS say an older 600 or 800rpm one.

I tell the GF to just keep on the 800 rpm max on the Beko and don't use the higher speeds as it really doesn't make much difference to the clothes but makes a world of difference to the life of the machine IMO.

We had a Hoover washer/dryer that revved to 1200 rpm or more and it was knackered before it was 12 months old, claimed on warranty and they replaced the bearings (so a complete drum!) It nearly shock the worktop off the kitchen cupboards after the moron "engineer" left. He returned saying the dampers were duff a week later! They had a recall on them but he hadn't changed them while he had it apart
He trapped the water hose pushing it back under the worktop so I had to fix that when I got home from work it still nearly took off when used.
They refused to replace the machine as not fit for purpose until we got legal on them.
I'll never buy Hoover again as it's total built down to the lowest standard tat!

 

[MattF]

Most modern washing machines will only spin at full speed if they can balance the drum, as they have acceleration/g-force sensors mounted to detect how balanced the drum is, to avoid damage should it not be balanced well enough.

I try to distribute weight evenly. I layer it as I'm filling. A bath towel sandwich, so to speak.

 

[MattF]

I'll never buy Hoover again as it's total built down to the lowest standard tat!

Conversely, touch wood, mine's been an absolute gem so far.

 

[addjunkie]

Conversely, touch wood, mine's been an absolute gem so far.

Personally I think its pot luck how long white goods last…..TVs etc the same, I bought 4 identical TVs two for the house and two for our holiday cottages. 3 fine fingers crossed, 1 failed 3 days beyond warranty.

Washer in the house, on more than the central heating 9 years, washer in holiday cottage, lasted about 30 seconds beyond warranty, though its not been used much, in the house would have probably failed in warranty, tomorrows job to try to repair.

 

[Brad93]

Personally I think its pot luck how long white goods last…..TVs etc the same, I bought 4 identical TVs two for the house and two for our holiday cottages. 3 fine fingers crossed, 1 failed 3 days beyond warranty.

Washer in the house, on more than the central heating 9 years, washer in holiday cottage, lasted about 30 seconds beyond warranty, though its not been used much, in the house would have probably failed in warranty, tomorrows job to try to repair.

Yep. We've a very expensive samsung washing machine, been repaired three times, still really noisy but hasn't actually completely failed yet. 5 year warranty though which i think we've got about another two years of.

 

[Eric the chicken]

With my 'geek' hat on years ago I used to weigh the load going into the washing machine with spring balance. Whether it made any difference I'm not sure but that particular machine lasted for 18 years and never needed the drum bearing changed.

 

[Maker]

I don't see anyone complaining about Miele washing machines (As you'd hope, given the price!).

 

[DanZac]

The washing machine built in drum bearing thing really boils my ****

We scrapped a perfectly good machine earlier in the year because the drum bearing was knackered and it was almost as much for a drum as a replacement machine.

It might make nanufacture easier, but it's a wasteful practice that's just making the manufacturers new sales instead of repair and lengthened service life.