On Tuesday, 12 February 2019 21:00:54 UTC, T i m wrote:
On Tue, 12 Feb 2019 09:49:36 -0800 (PST), misterroy
wrote:

Time has arrived for a new washing machine.
Any advice as to which one to get so that it can be fixed when it starts to age?

There was a range of machines where reparability was built into the
'concept' and parts were supposed to be available outside warranty at
cost plus_a_bit, not 'whatever we can get away with'.

This would be in direct contrast with the 13 month old Zanussi machine
we picked up on Freecycle that was an insurance write-off because it's
design meant it wasn't 'economical to repair (the main bearings)'. We
repaired it (for little) and got another 7 years out of it?

Unfortunately, too many people seem to be quite willing or even keen
to buy new appliances after just a few years, even if they are still
working ok? ;-(

So what chance (commercially) was there for something that could last
(have an extendable MTBF via cheap parts and labour), especially if it
was a bit more expensive (comparatively) in the first place?

It was £800, too much.


So what gets me is that we have so much 'choice', many manufacturers
selling similar spec models at similar prices where I suspect 'most
people' would be happy with just a few models to cater for different
needs.

Or do (more) of what the car and printer manufacturers do and just
change the cosmetics and name but use a fairly common platform (and so
share spares etc (Zannusi / AEG etc)).

dishwashers used to be like that


As mentioned elsewhere, I wonder how many of is might buy the cheapest
machine that ticks the basic / minimum boxes and comes at good price
and with a good reputation? How many people buy the most expensive
machines and then use most of the features?

Cheers, T i m

Russian goods are designed more for repairability. Perhaps there is a Rigonda washing machine in 1950s colours waiting to be imported.


NT