White Knight ‘A Class’ cracked drum

[PiaMaria]

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kwatt wrote:Usually a drum, which if it’s the same as the photos in the original post show faulty, then you’re looking at in excess of £100 to fix it. Not good.

It’s not quite that bad as yet, but it’s exactly how it started the first time so it’s headed that way if i carry on using it. (I’m not, because it’s LOUD and i’m having neighbour probs, as in, they’re noisy and i don’t want to be a hypocrite 😆 )

edit – here’s a pic i took a min ago http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ … 010221.jpg

Higher-water-level wrote:Hi PiaMaria,

Just out of interest are you using the 8 hour A class programme? Because if you are your drier is doing 4 times more work per load than it needs to! So will only last 25{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} as long as a normal Crosslee made machine would. Hence the regular faillings.

I also have a White Knight A class (84AW) just over 3 years old, it makes noises it really shouldn’t do so as far as I’m concerened they are not really worth putting great money into, so when mine fails (unless its a cheap repair) its had it chips for something better. They are made about 2 miles up the road from my home, so I thought I would buy locally and put money into our economy, well won’t be doing that again. I hate to say this but I may even consider a Miele.

I heard some of Crosslees employees talking the other day, lets just say quality control has gone out of the window. I won’t say anymore on that as you can get sued for telling the truth these days!

Oliver.

Hi – no, i very rarely use the 8 hour setting, it’s not the quietest of machines even when the drum isn’t cracked so i don’t like having it blaring all night.

I’m wondering if i could sell the machine for “spares or repair” to help put some money towards a new one. What do you think?

Actually, i’m on the lookout for a new one and the only one bigger than 3kg that’s within a low price range is this White Knight (groan) from Asda @ £125 (+ rip-off delivery) http://direct.asda.com/White-Knight-427 … lt,pd.html

Would i be really foolish to go back to White Knight after this?! 😳

[Penguin45]

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You absolutely will get what you are prepared to pay for. WK is definitely budget end these days – find an extra few quid and get get a Zanussi with timer (not pcb) control and you’ll get a good few years with little bother.

Penguin45.

[PiaMaria]

You’re right that you get what you pay for… Just things are tight i guess and i always hope i’ll be lucky to get one with no probs!

What’s pcb? I’m off to look at Zanussi’s then…

Edit – (again!) – I’ve never heard if this website but this seems cheap (i’d be looking for some reviews on that site before parting with any money though!).

What do u think? Free delivery too? http://www.davidshomegoods.com/kitchen/ … ml?added=1

Could be dodgy, but anyway, is that one a good machine?

[Penguin45]

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Modern controls – you either buy something nice and simple with a timer knob to turn which counts down with a “tick-tick” action, or you buy something with a display and flashing lights (pcb) for rather more. When the pcb throws a wobbly, it’s more than the machine is worth to fix it…….

Penguin45.

[PiaMaria]

Ah right, thanks. I edited my last post (slowly, it seems :p), can you take a look at the linky

[PiaMaria]

Okay forget that, it’s not being sold anywhere else and Davids Home Goods is scammy looking to me.

Soooo next option is this, prob works out £50-ish dearer than WK but that’s more cost effective than replacing it in a years time
http://www.johnlewis.com/230596767/Prod … urce=14798

[don]

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Hi

Yep I`d certainly leave that site well alone 😉 John Lewis is a much safer bet. The Zanusssi ZDE47100 would be a good choice, well made machine, sensor dry option as well as the standard timed drying. Another reason to buy from JLP is you get a full two year warranty.

HTH 🙂

Don

[andyjawa]

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Last time I ordered a new tumble dryer drum from Crosslee direct it cost me £35.00 including delivery…..in 2008, Can`t see why it should be near £100 now- did you ask them the cost of a drum or have you based the costings on what the repairers are going to charge?

[Martin]

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andyjawa wrote:did you ask them the cost of a drum or have you based the costings on what the repairers are going to charge?

This thread is 3 yrs old plus…….lot of water gone under the bridge since then……changing a Crosslee drum these days is not an option for any right minded person to even consider let alone undertake.

[andyjawa]

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Damn it your right Martin, did n`t see the old date, will watch out for that one in future. Happy New Year by the way.

[PiaMaria]

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Ha, i wondered why the thread had been bumped.

I’m now trying my luck with a 7KG Beko machine, feels a lot better quality than the White Knight which went to the rag n bone man.

[andyjawa]

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“Wonder why thread was dumped”- yeah me too!
Ref Martin-And I can`t see why, if you can get a new drum at a cheaper price you would not attempt to repair a White Knight or anything else for that matter if the price is right. I sometimes feel I`m in total despair at this trade I really do and I`ve been in it for 30 years.
Good luck with the Beko. Off on a tangent, I like the cheaper brands, (most monitors on this forum hate them, I wonder why? Could it be they can`t repair them for sensible money and so only like Bosch and AEG, or rip off to repair Miele perhaps) for at least you have the option of scrapping them without being caught in the `was expensive to buy, too expensive to repair trap`as a percentage i.e. e bay is full of washing machines/ dryers that don`t work- and sold as not working- at the moment there is a Bosch w/mch 3 years old with a u/s motor at £4.00, considering the machine cost £500 approx when new this is one way of losing a lot of dosh very fast- what would you rather devalue to almost nothing from a machine that cost £500+ or one that cost £200 or less? Both potentially can fail prematurely as we all know.

[iadom]

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andyjawa wrote: I like the cheaper brands, (most monitors on this forum hate them, I wonder why? Could it be they can`t repair them for sensible money and so only like Bosch and AEG, or rip off to repair Miele

Forgive me if I misunderstand your rant, but are you suggesting that the forum moderators like to ‘rip off’ people?

You have obviously been lurking since 2007 without bothering to make a single post. What has prompted your participation yesterday?

[Martin]

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andyjawa wrote:Ref Martin-And I can`t see why, if you can get a new drum at a cheaper price you would not attempt to repair a White Knight or anything else for that matter if the price is right.

In the repair trade we generally assess the financial viability of all work we are commissioned to undertake. Having our customers best interests at heart and, using this White Knight dryer as the example, replacing the drum is a major repair and costly from the outset. Therefore using the most basic rationale we would advise our customer against such an undertaking. Several factors are used to come to such a decision such as its age, amount of subjected usage, overall condition of other working components AND, above all else, costings in order it be put back into full working order.

If you were in the trade I would like to hope you see OUR take on these matters a little more clearly now, do you?

[andyjawa]

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Re Iadom “Forgive me if I misunderstand your rant, but are you suggesting that the forum moderators like to ‘rip off’ people?” No and if you read it correctly I do not say that in the context of the article at all as the emphasis is on the word Miele and no one else.”You have obviously been lurking since 2007 without bothering to make a single post. What has prompted your participation yesterday?” Correct. Due to boredom I thought I`d help a few folks out, beginning to wish I hadn`t bothered. But thanks for fed back.

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