People chuck relatively new appliances because the cost of repair (parts, labor, etc...) can and often does equal cost or near buying new.
We all have repaired vintage items in our collections, and once that is done the things go back to work.
Old top loading washers could often be repaired and kept running until something major such as a tub rusting through occurred. Commercial Laundromat front loaders past and most now are all built to be not only repaired but in some cases rebuilt. You can find scores of Wascomat/Wascator front loaders from say the 1980's or even 1970's still chugging along. They may have been rebuilt/refurbished but still.
As noted in above posts and in the video above modern appliance design and construction have largely produced machines that while cheaper than in the past, also have a certain planned obsolesce.
Font loading washing machines for domestic use now by and large come with one piece inner/outer tub, bearing and seal assemblies. If something happens to one part the entire thing often must be junked.
We all have repaired vintage items in our collections, and once that is done the things go back to work.
Old top loading washers could often be repaired and kept running until something major such as a tub rusting through occurred. Commercial Laundromat front loaders past and most now are all built to be not only repaired but in some cases rebuilt. You can find scores of Wascomat/Wascator front loaders from say the 1980's or even 1970's still chugging along. They may have been rebuilt/refurbished but still.
As noted in above posts and in the video above modern appliance design and construction have largely produced machines that while cheaper than in the past, also have a certain planned obsolesce.
Font loading washing machines for domestic use now by and large come with one piece inner/outer tub, bearing and seal assemblies. If something happens to one part the entire thing often must be junked.