final(ish) costs
The rest of the machine has come up pretty well, although I could do with a replacement upper door seal retainer, as the pictured one is a bit tatty. Are they still available new?
I also could do with a chrome door and some plastic trim strips for the lid to finish it off but at least I have a functional machine.
BUT: How much did it cost to buy and do up?
1. Purchase £26.00
2. Second-hand timer £16.00
3. Second-hand module £5.00
4. New door handle kit £4.74
5. Side trims (new) £4.96
6. New drum spider and bearings £21.00
7. Motor brushes (genuine, new) £4.99
8. New genuine door gasket (a lucky eBay find) £6.00
9. Front half tub gasket (new) £3.95
10. Belt (new, genuine) £3.69
The total is £96.33; so I have met the aim of reconditioning the machine properly for under a hundred quid – although with the lid strips still to get, that may just tip it over budget.
However, with a brand-new basic 5kg 1000 spin washing machine costing £150 from Currys (although some branded machines of this specification start at £200 ish), is it really that good value? Only time will tell...
R
