Cost of appliances

[Whatinthelord]

We’re moving to a new house and need to buy all new appliances.
Shocked to total up that it was cost around a grand for a dishwasher, washing machine and drier.

Is this what everyone else would expect it to cost (total) for those 3 appliances……or are we missing some trick to get cheaper appliances?

You’re looking at about that much new but you could find cheaper secondhand - although obviously won’t have a warranty etc. Another option is to buy through somewhere like AO that offers an interest free payment plan. We’ve done that with a few things.

I think that's probably about right. We didn't bother with a drier; we make do with a heated drying rack (which serves as heating in our office when it is on) and washing line in fine weather.

Ex-display could be cheaper; also only buy in a sale. My DH's employer has some discounts arranged as a company benefit, so that it is a bit extra off too.

Washing machines don't need to be the best brand, but in my opinion you want one with a decent capacity that adjusts the wash to suit the load, and a timer function so you can get your laundry out the moment it finishes which avoids creasing and means we have been able to eliminate ironing completely from our lives (hallelujah!).

Yes we want new just because we’ve had a bad run of appliances and just want them warranties.

Glad to know that’s a standard cost….think I was just surprised and thinking we were well overpaying.

I think a grand sounds pretty reasonable really. But I also think that you can get some massive bargains, either secondhand for a fraction of the price or buying warehouse damaged stock. I've done both - - Bosch dishwasher only about 18 months old, bought second hand for £150 and still going strong 4 years later

• Samsung washing machine with damage (scratches on the side panels which you can't even see!) which I won on ebay for several hundred less than the new price, but still with full guarantee.

I’ve just looked at Curry’s website
You can get all 3 for about £620.

If you buy a washing machine cheap it will only last a few years. A repair person told me that recently.

Seems a standard price for mid range appliances, brand new. You could spend an awful lot more than that. The WM and DW could easily be £1k+ each on their own if you look for higher end Miele, Siemens or Bosch models.

I'm guessing maybe around £400 each for the WM and DW and £200 for the drier? Sometimes you can save a bit from places like Curry's because they have 'spend £X, save £50/100' type offers, which may help.

Also shop around and look for deals. Or sometimes you can get offers via workplace schemes to buy vouchers at a discount price. I sometimes do that if I'm planning to spend a lot at Curry's because I can get 5-7% off.

Don't discount eBay. We had to replace our oven in a hurry after a grill fire and I managed to get a graded one from ebay for £280, which was around half the new price from Currys/JL etc for the same model.

It said it was dented and scratched in the corner, but I had a good look when it was delivered - it seemed that the people selling them did their own deliveries, small family business type thing, but I couldn't even see anything wrong with it.

I'd concentrate less on the price and look at reviews. Some cheaper appliances are fine, but other times, the performance or longevity is suspect. Or sometimes, more expensive brands like Miele are so expensive that they'd have to live for about 40 years to get your money's worth compared with 2/3 cheaper ones.

But possibly it is an area where you shouldn't skimp if you can afford it, as good machines make life easier, could be cheaper to run and sometimes don't cost any more over time, than replacing cheaply made ones more frequently.

We've replaced our dishwasher and washing machine in the last 2 years and the tumble dryer and ovens about 5 years ago. Dishwasher was most expensive at around £650 because I wanted certain features and a Bosch one made in Germany, so it seemed worth paying the extra. We got a really good deal on an AEG washing machine due to combined offers, so it was £380 instead of about £550.

But for reasons I can't remember, we got an Indesit tumble dryer (we only really use it in an emergency so probably didn't think it was worth spending the money on) and it is utterly shit. I really regret that one and am almost willing it to break but it will probably last forever, seeing as we hardly use it.

Another thing to consider is energy rating. We have recently bought new washing machine and fridge freezer and paid £500 each. For the fridge, after a couple of years, the money saved on energy is the difference in buying a cheap one.

But yes, if you have the time, you might be able to get nearly new appliances quite cheaply second hand. People might sell them due to moving house, or change in circumstances.

Years ago I sold a 2 YO freestanding cooker for £90 because we had a kitchen extension built and went for integrated, for example.

@crossstitchingnana

If you buy a washing machine cheap it will only last a few years. A repair person told me that recently.

Mine cost £120 second hand from a company that refurbishes them. Lasted for 8 years.

Second one cost £100. Still going after 3 years.

Not had to have any repairs. Yet. Touch wood.

Easily £300 upwards, integrated more so with less choice. However it depends on how much you use them. We've had two White Knight dryers for less than £150 each, lightly used they last ages.

Our first tumble dryer was a White Knight. It lasted nearly 20 years and still worked to a degree, when we got rid of it. The hose had rotted away and you had to advance the timer past a dead spot, but it still dried things a lot better than the shitty Indesit consensor that we replaced it with due to a change of house layout.

Beko is a cheaper brand that has definitely stood the test of time ime. My dishwasher and drier are beko and do a great job (equal to the dearer brands I had previously). I did go for a more expensive washing machine as it gets challenged with more work than the others and I wanted but if capacity, good energy rating and longer warranty.

@crossstitchingnana

If you buy a washing machine cheap it will only last a few years. A repair person told me that recently.

And expensive don't last much longer there not made to last anymore its all about money.

Lost count how many times my more expensive one has had to be repaired.