Tumble dryers!
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It's rare for washing machines and tumble driers to last too long these days, nothing much seems to be "built to last".
The mother's condensing unit is about 7 years old with no callouts, engineers or problems, but my father in law's one died withing 15 months. Mind you, he went to the shop he bought it from to buy another, told them what happened and they said "oh, thats never happened before, Indesit will probably replace it for you at no charge"
"Oh shit"
"whats wrong?"
"I Ikea'd it"
"what you mean?"
"It's now flatpack
"
The mother's condensing unit is about 7 years old with no callouts, engineers or problems, but my father in law's one died withing 15 months. Mind you, he went to the shop he bought it from to buy another, told them what happened and they said "oh, thats never happened before, Indesit will probably replace it for you at no charge"
"Oh shit"
"whats wrong?"
"I Ikea'd it"
"what you mean?"
"It's now flatpack
"
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Yep, I'm pretty sure its by design - same goes for cars - they have built in product lifespans to promote demand - extremely poor use of rescources tho - puts household recycling into perspective...
Nate
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One of my colleagues never buys anything new as he's capable of repairing anything 
except he usually botches it, such as when the washing machine turns on(at night automatically) it switches on his bedroom lights!
Maybe we should start looking in to handyman courses so we can prolong lifespan of things ourselves.
except he usually botches it, such as when the washing machine turns on(at night automatically) it switches on his bedroom lights! Maybe we should start looking in to handyman courses so we can prolong lifespan of things ourselves.
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That's pretty much my way of looking at things. I won't claim to be able to fix anything but I'm not afraid to try - and what's more, we have the internet full of service manuals for everything from washing machines to rampant rabbits, theres always someone who's found a nack, always someone that's repaired that particular item at least once.
That's one of the things I love the internet for. I'm no mechanic but thanks to the internet I've replaced the head gasket, railbolts and inlet manifold on my car, entire exhaust system, brakes. I've changed a drum, belt and motor on a washer/drier and lots of other things. And generally all these things have lasted 10 years previous to me getting hold of them and I hope they last for another 10.
That's one of the things I love the internet for. I'm no mechanic but thanks to the internet I've replaced the head gasket, railbolts and inlet manifold on my car, entire exhaust system, brakes. I've changed a drum, belt and motor on a washer/drier and lots of other things. And generally all these things have lasted 10 years previous to me getting hold of them and I hope they last for another 10.
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True but if your house burns down due to an electrical fault you'd feel a bit silly?
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There's obviously limits - quite happy wiring lights, sockets and spurs, and I've fitted a boiler and a shower before, but only knowing that a relevantly qualified sparky/plumber was looking at it later.
Common sense plays more part than anything else though - there's far too many people who THINK they can do it or THINK they know it all when they've got about as much common sense as the average england footballer.
Common sense plays more part than anything else though - there's far too many people who THINK they can do it or THINK they know it all when they've got about as much common sense as the average england footballer.
Gat_Decor
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I have been buying condensing type tumble dryers but get through about 1 a year which cant be great
jesus how often do you use it.. (see my reply above) but you must use it all the time after every wash or something.. try a washing line or clothes horse or something similar to dry stuff.. think of the Polar Bears ffs
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Might try Bosch - killed various Miele devices - most notably their dog/cat hoover that couldnt cope with our super hairy husky fur!
Miele also have a bad safety record - read a story on the 'white plague' - thousands are killed in Italy making white goods - nasty business...
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jesus how often do you use it.. (see my reply above) but you must use it all the time after every wash or something.. try a washing line or clothes horse or something similar to dry stuff.. think of the Polar Bears ffs
Every day I think - comes from having masses of kids who get through multiple clothes changes a day I guess - its like hell for Dryers here
Our ancestors didnt drag themselves into the technological age just to have us hanging damp clothes around the house
Plus many things dont dry properly if you hang them in in-clement weather and can go a bit 'musty'.
The Polar bears just need to go urban like foxes - then they can live at the dump eating landfill - everyones happy