I need a washing machine repair man!!

[Giddysquid]

Arrgh!! My washing machine has given up the ghost!
Can anyone recommend someone that could bring it back to life again?
Any contacts are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[Wing]

These days, unless you have a fairly new expensive machine, it's not worth the cost of repairing. Factor in the callout charge, parts and repair cost it is cheaper to get a new machine. Same thing with TVs.

[Juwlz]

Well I wish I could remember who repaired our washing machine - that was 8 or 9 years ago and its still going strong! Sometimes its just the pump that goes (that was what happened to ours anyway), in which case they just have to replace the pump and its certainly not as much as getting a new machine. I think it set me back £90, all that time ago and as I say, we've not had a problem since.

Now I've said that'll it'll break.

[simon]

Dont know the name of the business but the West Indian feller next to Ken Lloyds Carpets, a few doors up from Trattatoria Rafeal, has helped me out a few times. He is cheap and reliable and, most importantly, honest. He'll tell you whether its worth reparing or not. He sells second hand machines and when we first moved here I was looking at some. He told me I would be better off buying a discounted new Hotpoint for sale at the TV rental shop up the road, doing himself out of a sale but earning my trust in the process.

[ALIB]

i recently had call to use the repair services of the dhap a few doors from Whites pet shop. It cost £40 for a call-out and diagnosis. Our machine was beyond economical repair, but if we were to buy a replacement machine from them, the £40 would be deducted from the cost.
Unfortunately ours was a fitted machine, so we had to purchase from a specialist shop.
£40 seemed a bit steep to me

[Chazza]

Arrgh!! My washing machine has given up the ghost!
Can anyone recommend someone that could bring it back to life again?
Any contacts are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Washing machines are pretty simple things - if you post the symptoms, it should be easy enough to diagnose the problem. My uncle's washing machine is 20 years old and still going strong after a couple of pump and brush changes.

As a guide, the last time I changed a washing machine pump (for my mum), the pump cost £18 and the job took about quarter of an hour.

[GillM]

0208 691 7867. Just used him to do my fridge and my sisters washing machine. Only £10 call out. Really good. Think his name was Gary.

[user100]

Hi, does anyone else have any recommendations please?

I used the guy beside the carpet shop before, bit of a long story but I wasn't really that happy as he failed to diagnose the problem correctly initially and put a new part in before he realised. I think it was an honest mistake, but still, based on what it turned out to be....he should have spotted it.

Anyone else used Gary as mentioned above?

Or anyone else please?

I don't mind a 40 pound call out as long as they are honest.

Thanks very much.

[ALIB]

These days, unless you have a fairly new expensive machine, it's not worth the cost of repairing. Factor in the callout charge, parts and repair cost it is cheaper to get a new machine. Same thing with TVs.

SPOT ON

[mikej]

I've used D Sanderson on 83010251 for several repairs to washing machine, tumble drier and dishwasher. He's good and reasonable too.

[Eagle]

I agree not worth repairing an old washing machine.

New ones fairly cheap and use a lot less energy

[chris_thomas]

I've used

A.B. Heating & Domestic Appliances
49 Croydon Road, Beckenham
Kent BR3 4AB
020 8663 1819 ()
www.abdomesticappliances.co.uk

Had no probelms with them.
The also sell appliances too.

Regards
Chris Thomas
Publisher
www.palacemag.co.uk