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[Chris_edeson]

Well after my tele packing up and now being £174 lighter fixing that, my BEKO washing machine has packed up.

Any1 here fix them or know of any1 that does around leicester?

[G]

What is this machine you talk of Chris?

[kayj_prod]

After the tele problem Chris, you probably know now that I'd just take it to bits!

[scatty]

G, on 04 October 2012 - 06:43 PM, said:

What is this machine you talk of Chris?

lol.....

im suprised mloc havent got you to take it apart and fit nitrons and uprated tumbler bits to it, being the mechanical gods that they all are (deanb obviously excluded)

id just tell you to take your washing to your mums.....

Edited by scatty, 04 October 2012 - 07:03 PM.

[Chris_edeson]

G, on 04 October 2012 - 06:43 PM, said:

What is this machine you talk of Chris?

G its summat becka uses when shes down here!

Other wise known as a piece of shit in the utility room that doesnt work now

[flibberflops]

What exactly wrong with it?

There is not a huge amount of things to go wrong in a washing machine... motor, clutch, belt, bearings, heater element, pump, logic board and maybe a pressure switch or two.

Some bits are easy to fit and cheap to source.

[Chris_edeson]

At a guess bearings as it spins so slow and sounds like sumat grinding.

Going to take it to bits on saturday or sunday and have a look!

[flibberflops]

You should be able to easily check by (with the thing switched off) open the front door and spin the drum by hand. Yeah, it won't spin fast because it is connected to and off motor by belt but it should be smooth... and you will feel if the bearings have gone.

If they have gone... and the machine was cheap, then you are in trouble. Bearing change is almost guarranteed to be a complete drum dissasembaly (virtually taking the whole thing to bits). This would cost ££££ in labour alone... it would be a right off.

However, the sound could be other things... including something simple, like something trapped in the drum (like loose change or a bra wire!)

[IAN G]

these things are are not usually worth reparing these days especially the cheap makes like beko unless its still under gaurentee buy a new one , i just got a top of the range indesit machine for £235 delivered and take old one from argos

[Steve J]

We found cheap machines are not worth repairing. Plus getting spares seems very restricted by the manufacturer. Best bet is to get a new one.

[scatty]

Looks like you are going to have too un sew those pockets again.

If it makes you feel any better mrs scatty made me contribute to a new fridge freezer, new carpets and a new fence this week!!!! She will soon have no redundancy money left!!!!!

Edited by scatty, 05 October 2012 - 03:21 PM.