plastic washing machine tanks

[sce]

Hi. Anybody know what actually happens to used plastic tanks? I can`t get an answer to this question, I even phoned up a waste carrier and asked and got a very coy none answer. Are they land fill dumped, cut up into pellets and then what happens, cut up into micro particles so breathing them in is easier, or dumped at sea-on pretext to making a nice homely plastic reef.

[Allsorts]

Re: plastic washing machine tanks

They are chipped and then processed to make other products.

[madangler1]

Re: plastic washing machine tanks

I believe Indesit have been re using the inner drum from the 5490 welded drum recently. They have been having them cleaned up and put in new outer tanks. You can see some dents and marks in the back if the inner tank, don’t know if its a perminant thing or just to get past shortages.

Seen a few fail relly soon as we’ll so I’d guess they have not allways been changing the spiders either.

[stratfordgirl]

Re: plastic washing machine tanks

So the sealed tubs Indesit are supplying are recons rather than new?

[madangler1]

Re: plastic washing machine tanks

I would not say that’s the case for all of them but I heard that the 5490 or now the number ending in 604 were in very short supply. Then I was told that some may be being refurbished Then I had a few in and the inner drum did not look as other new ones did. They looked lightly scratched all over. Like it had been spun with pea shingle in it. Lifters were new. However the last pair I had look like brand new ones again.

Can’t say for certain it’s all whispers and rumours but I can only believe what I see. For a period they looked different to what thy normally looked like and it fitted with the story I was told.

[washtronics]

Re: plastic washing machine tanks

i used to break into the plastic 1605490 tanks and remove the inner drum to reuse, the drum supports were always easier to unscrew. They are the same inner drum as used on the WMA machines even though they were classed as 6kg they are the same as the 7kg

[larry]

Re: plastic washing machine tanks

Manufacturers using these sealed up tubs should be taken to task over it.they must be the most environmentally unfriendly part ever made. Just wondering if any clever person has found a way to cut them open repair and reseal them yet.

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