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Re: Indesit WE14 – “door” error
Jim, thanks for the great reply – wish I’d been aware of Indesit’s rep before I bought it 4yrs or so ago. I was desperately broke at the time, so, I guess I didn’t have a lot of choice but in the following years I’ve opted for an AEG dryer and a Bosch dishwasher, both of which I’m very happy with.
Well, I’m out of guarantee on the Indesit so, if I remember correctly, I’m looking at just under £100 for a Merloni engineer to come out and if the logic board, or even just the door electronics need to be replaced, that will probably be quite a bit more, possibly even a second call-out.
The ironic thing is that, while it was under guarantee, the one thing that did go wrong a couple of times was that the belt slipped off and that was something I was able to fix myself easily enough.
By the sounds of it, even if I shell out £150 or whatever to repair it, some other damn thing will wear out soon enough anyway.
Looks as if the best thing to do would be to follow the advice here and on Washer Help and put the repair money towards buying a new, higher quality machine. I’m still trying to get my head around all this but it sounds as if the best washing machine bets are Miele, Bosch, AEG and the ISE ones you’re promoting. A quick trawl through Comet also alerted me to LG’s machines which certainly sound very innovative and are backed up with a 5 year parts & labour warranty, suggesting their pretty confident regarding their quality.
One thing I would really appreciate advice on: is this a terrible time of the year to buy a washing machine?
Obviously, most consumer goods get sold at a healthy margin in the run-up to Christmas but I’m not sure if this applies to white goods as well – perhaps the prices of these big ticket items remain relatively stable? And, also, I usually comparison shop online, perhaps that ultra-competitive arena remains equally cheap all year round?
So, is it worth waiting for the post-Christmas sales? Given that it’s already the 6th and I’ll be heading back home to Ireland for a week on the 20th, perhaps I’d be better off using the local laundrette for the next fortnight? As I say, I’m thinking of shelling out for a high-quality machine (£500-ish?), so, any discount would make a real difference.
Again, I appreciate any and all advice.
Donnacha
