How much?

[brummybear]

Hi all, My LG 11kg has got dementia ! Its 4 years old and it can no longer decide which way it should tumble.

Its supported to rock back and forth then tumble followed my a brief spin. Instead it sort of judders a bit then tumbles while juddering But its spins fine!

I call LG who inform me that its £130 to walk through the door. I informed them I could get a new washer for that at Argos. I don't have that sort of money.

I no longer think its worth while buying a high end washer when the repairs are so steep.

 

[iheartmaytag]

What a Miracle

You found someone that would be willing to work on an LG?

 

[fido]

You would be better calling a local independent repairer who will probably have a call-out charge of about £40.

 

[dave886]

oh man this made me laugh, have you ever thought of taking out a insurance, it will be a lot cheaper.

 

[dj-gabriele]

I no longer think its worth while buying a high end washer w

That's not correct, it's just not worth spending money on Cino-Korean crap machine as they're hugely overpriced and just as UNreliable as they are!
Stick with ANY European brand and you'll have much lower labour, call and parts costs! (Not to mention reliability! Even a low end Candy will be better!)

 

[brummybear]

£40

Local repair man coming today at 2pm £40 to walk through the door but free if he fixes the machine. I will keep you posted.

The hart foundation shop up the road is selling a reconditiond 7kg Bosh Maxx for £130 what do you guys think?

 

[brummybear]

Frayed

Well he found the problem, a frayed ribbon wire, he had not got one but should do in a few days. He hopes it has not buggerd the motor board up as its a sealed unit and not fixable you have to replace the whole thing.

 

[brummybear]

Will it live?

Theres a full load of towels and so far so good. Total cost £75 Barr Humbug to LG.

 

[aquarius1984]

lessons learnt?

So what has been the total cost of this machine including purchase price and all the repairs you have had to pay for over the years?

And can you honestly say hand on heart that EVERY cotton wash you have washed in it has been 11kg?

The fact you seemed open to a 7kg Bosch tells me that the capacity is not an issue and probably never will be.

Ignore the advice to take out insurance. YOU SHOULDNT HAVE TO. What is already an expensive machine should have some reasonable life expectancy because the extra drum capacity certainly does not cost the extra £200 odd compared to the 6/7/8kg models.

 

[aquacycle]

Its 4 years old

That's funny, because my best friends 4 year old £210 Beko is still going strong, despite washing for 2 adults and 2 kids on a regular basis - it has never missed a beat.

LG have always been vastly overpriced and overhyped. If you're going to buy an expensive machine, choose the machine carefully. As stated above, stick with European brands like Miele, Siemens/Bosch, AEG, V-Zug, Gorenje etc if you're splashing out for an expensive machine. Most of these brands come with warranties and guaruntee's (I got 10 years with my Miele) so you're covered.

 

[brummybear]

Cost

It cost £800 and so far about £225 in repairs,

When we first got it there were 8 adults of us living in the house 5 women 3 men and 3 children. The machine never stopped to be honest it worked its ass off. I honestly thort a 12kg machine costing £800 would work out well, and it was before I became a member of this great community.

People moved out and now there are 4 of us and a 12kg is no longer necessary but it dose go on about 3 times a week and 80% of that is full ( we discovered that a small load was a no no as balancing was a problem). LG did replace the machine once after a big rant at them because of the balancing problem)

It currently seems ok and is busy catching up.

 

[brummybear]

foot note

My two hotpoint toploders both well in the 20s are still working with only minor reapirs.

 

[dj-gabriele]

I totally second what bummybear said about reliability!

I have an wonderful Candy Washer dryer that is exacty my age and the only repair so far was a new motor capacitor and dryer fan! (30€ in 27 years!)
I must say I only changed the boot because I felt like I wanted a new one! (PS: Candy has ALL the spare parts of such an old machine 27 years later...)
Compare this to LG that keeps spares only for 8 years (said to me by a respectable member and technician of that brand!) and draw your conclusions! (Samsung and some Electrolux brands are even worse I've been told!)

 

[brummybear]

What do I do?

It Coughed up blood and died on Friday! It sat there dead as a Dodo. The repair guy came Saturday and tinkered with it and concluded ( as I did) that the main control board was the problem costing £115

The question is. Do I A cut my loses on this machine ( £800 New) and buy one from the charity shop?

Or B fix this pile of dog mess?

Heres a pic of the old lady showing the whipper snapper how its done.

 

[ozzie908]

Or C

sell it on for spares and use a toploader )

Austin

 

[brummybear]

Another pic.

And another

 

[dj-gabriele]

The old Hotpoint top loader is charming!

But rest assured that one wash in the top loader will cost you like ten on any front loader, but you should put the "ohhh" effect in consideration then!

Otherwise as you said a machine from the charity shop could be an interesting idea too! Go vintage if you feel like it!

And anything is better than LG for sure! :O

 

[superelectronic]

10 times as much?

...now then, let's not exaggerate! When tested for the energy label, apparently consumption was 170l water and 3.84 kwh electricity for a 4.5kg load on 60C cottons. Give the old lady her dues: it's more like only 4 times more expensive. And I don't think it needs 4 times as much detergent; the last recommendation was just double the quantity. Why, she's positively miserly in operation!!

 

OK, tongue out of cheek now...I know which one I'd prefer in my kitchen despite the water hog tendencies, even without its console...but I am an obsessive fan! Apologies for going off on a tangent here but I have a request: after pouring over your profile pic, Brummybear, I really want to know how wide and deep the wash bowl in the HPTL actually is. By sight, it doesn't seem any bigger than in the Supermatic twin tubs yet is supposed to manage an extra 3lbs of clothes. And how wide is the bowl/tub gap? It's an odd request but I might as well ask just in case you're feeling generous.

 

As to the LG, well...I suppose the questions are: (1) do you like it when it works; (2) how much do you mind the thought of the waste in throwing it out and (3) would getting shot of it be more cathartic than trying to do the "good" thing of keeping it going?

 

[dj-gabriele]

Oh gosh!
That's 70 litres of water and 2,2 kWh more than my old Candy for the same cycle! (and it's rated 5 kg vs 4,5!) Those machines were hogs even 30 years ago! :/

Still adds to the "wow" effect if you tell somebody

Why don't you get a nice Gorenje machine if you're going for something new? Or a wonderful SMEG W/D with 5 years warranty on everything?