So the washing machine was on spin cycle the other day and started making a knocking noise. Thought it was overloaded because it was stuffed with towels. Same thing happened today despite having a lighter load. It's quite a loud knock but only on the spin cycle. Quick look on google (as you do) to find several possibles. Loose concrete weights, checked, no problem. Drum shock absorbers worn or broken, checked no problem. Worn drum bearings seem to be the problem. Turning the drum by hand makes a noise at the same point of turning but would the bearings become noisy all of a sudden or gradually become noisier (which they haven't} It was quite an expensive machine, a Siemens and is about 6 years old so is it worth changing the bearings. It seems it is a bit of a complicated job, nearly a strip down of the washer, or buy a new one.
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Current thinking is to ignore it and see how long it lasts .
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Sounds like a decent enough washer to give new bearings a shot at £37, at least with a decent machine you can replace these things. The only uneconomic repairs on half decent appliances tend to be control boards etc. but if you get 2 years of it after this you're £140 up on a cheapo machine. Plus it probably actually washes your clothes properly unlike the sub £400 machines.
The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes...
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
I have done the job of which you speak on my Hotpoint. In my case, the drum spider had broken because the bearings wore and allowed so much free play in the drum it hit the heating element, stopping the drum and the cheap cast spider sheared.
If you have some basic mechanical skill, then fix it.
Over the years, I've replaced the bearings, spider, heating element, door seal, motor brushes and controller. On the dishwasher, I've replaced the impeller housing twice, the upper spray arm, the upper spray arm seal three times, the detergent dispenser, the door switch, the heating element and had the controller repaired. My appliances are like Trigger's broom! Later on today I'm going to modify the band's mixer to give me an extra pre-fader aux-out, then reassemble the graphic EQ I repaired last weekend.
Unfortunately, Mrs Fab is keeping all the women clamouring at the front door away.
Offset "(Emp) - a little heavy on the hyperbole."
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes...
The best thing about the original one is I bought an extended warranty for £180 which had a cashback scheme where you could get the money back if you hadn't claimed. Of course they made it really difficult to do this - you had to send the original letter back within two weeks of the warranty expiring, with no reminders from the company. Tell me the rules and I'll play your game. The company (Currys I think) had a lot of bad press at the time for this sneaky tactic, most people weren't astute enough to comply with the conditions.
The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes...
The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes...
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
That's the plan. Probably mean being without a washing machine for a good few days but that's no problem 'cos I usually wear my underpants for a week anyway.
It was an Indesit built Hotpoint fridge freezer that started the Grenfell fire.
Bosch are coming tomorrow to fix it, it’s 12 years old. Bosch want £95 for the call out and all labour then have to pay for any parts on top. Priced up the parts I think and it’s still cheaper than a new one.
Offset "(Emp) - a little heavy on the hyperbole."
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein