Repair or Replace : OKO-LAVAMAT 1271 ?

[Dockland]

I have a AEG Oko-Lavamat washer dryer that I have owned for 11 years, last weekend it started oozing smoke and stopped working.

A lot of comment s I have read suggest it might be the drum bearings, but I not knowledgeable enough about these things to say if that is the case or not.

Now I have the choice of repairing or replacing. The problem with repairing is that I would have to pay a call out charge get someone in, they assess the problem and make a judegment on wether it is worth repairing.

I wondering if this is worth paying or just biting the bullet and buying a new machine

[Phidom]

Re: Repair or Replace : OKO-LAVAMAT 1271 ?

A new washer dryer of comparable quality would cost several hundred pounds more than most repair jobs you might need on the AEG so I would recommend you get someone to look at it. If you buy a new AEG machine it will probably be of inferior quality to your current model.

[Dockland]

Re: Repair or Replace : OKO-LAVAMAT 1271 ?

Hi Phidom

Thanks for the reply.

Out of curiousity do you know what is the normal lifespan for a Washing machine.

Is a 10 year old machine generally considered to be at the middle or end of its expected life span?

[Phidom]

Re: Repair or Replace : OKO-LAVAMAT 1271 ?

With average use of say one wash a day I would expect a German made AEG to last at least 20 years. If you bought a new Indesit today you would be lucky to get more than 5 years.

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