Beko Sealed Tanks?

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I think it has been sealed drums all round with Beko stuff for a while now, looked at a 3 year old 8kg machine around 6 months ago, it had very fekked bearings and a very sealed outer drum 🙁

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captaincaveman1 wrote:Not good this is it I’ve a feeling our industry is to follow . 🙁

All manufacturers seek to have low production costs and high volume sales. Cheap clip on and hook up components giving a short life span………. Built to dump, cheap as chips. A market place where the likes of Beko hold steadfast and others strive to emulate. It is rumoured that they currently hold a 7{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} share in the market which is said to be on the increase year by year with their refrigeration side being even stronger.

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funkyboogy wrote:true martin , but ive got a feeling that even beko customers will think about buying beko again when they get hit with a £100 plus repair bill to replace a tub unit

That sentiment would echo throughout most, if not all, makes of washer in pretty short order. Any right-minded person faced with such a high repair cost would reject it outright naturally. As is more the case over a range of replacement parts being so expensive coupled with a shorter life span. The public are getting more and more mindful of machines having ‘sealed drums’ and many are trying to avoid buying them. But, as most manufacturers are fitting them, they are faced with little choice but to buy a new machine from some other maker. And with scant regard toward its eventual lifespan. The up-shot being that more and more folks won’t even undertake any repair due to the costs inflicted. And will simply go out and buy another.

I can only imagine the thinking behind manufacturers choosing to fit sealed drum units was made entirely to reduce cost. Manufacturing technology focussed on producing a cheap and efficient unit that would guarantee them a functional component but with limited life. Production of these units is now so far advanced that they (I wouldn’t doubt) have managed to cut production costs dramatically. Sadly these high tech sealed units are big bulky items that don’t lend themselves easily to becoming cheap, off the shelf, spare parts. So they will always be extortionately expensive to handle to a point of impracticality anyway.

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eastlmark wrote:good. When it comes to plastic tubs. has anyone ever made a profit on bearing changes on a split plastic tub, doubt it.

I wouldn’t mind betting that that would provoke many to answer yes to that question. But I for one saw the futility in such and undertaking and have never ever done one in fairness to my customers and my business logic. 😈

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You must put forward convincing reasons why someone should shell out £170 to repair an ageing machine Jim. Folks down these parts wouldn’t even consider spending best part of 75{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} the cost of buying new. (apologies for straying a tad off topic by the way)

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75{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of the cost of buying poor quality machines. I inform them of the cost of what I consider to be an decent ( not great ) machine, and also inform them of the likely early demise of anything under £250 and it is not hard to do with the more level headed, sensible Northeners I have as customers. 8)

I forgot to mention that I also fitted four WM drum supports in the past week as well. They rot through so fast in this area that the bearings are not even needed 50{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of the time.

Jim.

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i would say that a hell of a lot quicker doing full tub than spitting etc – so on a plus point good if speed is required ..

has anyone had the pleasure of doing a beko split tub .. not the one with the front plate – i mean the one that splits in the middle

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