How long should a washing machine last with daily use?

[JKCR2017]

Bit of a random post. So our Beko washing machine is nearly 7 years old and I believe it could be on the way out.

My OH insists 7 years old isn’t that old for a washing machine and should of lasted years longer than this. I think 7 years is a pretty good life span for a washing machine used daily. We have two messy DC so it’s used daily and it was used about 50 times last week as D.C. caught the dreaded bug.

7 years, good life span or not?

I’m secretly hoping it will go wrong as I want one with a bigger capacity to save me time 😂

I think it depends on the make. I have a Miele machine still going strong after 15 years.

Ours is three years old, and i use one of those washing machine cleaners monthly

Yet it seems to be on its way out, sometimes the door wont open, at times itll spin itself round the kitchen, and sometimes wont spin, and never does the fabric conditioner now either...it seems to be developing a few issues - and im pissed off as ive really looked after ths one (ive never bothered doing the cleaners before )

I was told recently that modern washing machines don't last as long and 5 years is considered good. I've had my Bosch washer since 2005 and still going strong but DSil is on her 3rd washer in 8 years. We live within a couple of streets of each other so our water is the same level of hardness and we both have 2 mucky DC.

7 years is good for a modern machine. Older one lasted longer, but also were more expensive as a proportion of the household income (30 years ago a washing machine was a months salary, today it's a weekish). As prices have come down so has quality. The cheaper the machine the shorter it's lifespan on the whole (there are exceptions to this of course).

I've had a few lasting about 3-4 years I use daily but only bought cheap ones . I bought a new one 12 months ago I've took out extra warranty on so and I use one of those washing machine cleaners monthly so I'm hoping it last a bit longer this time .

I think 7 years is good age for a machine these days!

My first machine was my mother's old Zanussi, don't put it on a J programme it will flood the kitchen, sometimes.
We had it years, then passed it on to dh's grandma who needed a stop gap emergency machine, don't put it on a J programme it will flood the kitchen, sometimes.
Then she passed it on to another cousin. don't put it on a J programme it will flood the kitchen, sometimes.

Goodness know how old that was before it went to off to flood the WhiteGoodsGraveyard with its iffy J programme.

Problem is you are looking at the arse end of £100 to get a man* out to look at the bloody thing, before he's even ordered parts from god knows where and come back a fortnight later

You can get a new one delivered by teatime and avoid loads of aggro.

My hoover one is 8 years old, and showing signs sometimes that it might be on the way out (doesn’t always spin out, needs to be put on for a second spin etc) but despite at least daily use or more it won’t just bloody die so I can get a new bigger capacity one. I reckon 10 years is a good expectation, but I think the average life expectancy is around 5 years.

oh forgot

*man: women can be washing machine engineers too :o

Just about to replace our Bosch washer dryer after 3.5 years

Had an engineer out yesterday who quoted £700 to fix it, so we are getting separates. Such a waste and not great for the environment either.

As an aside, what are “good” makes? I thought a Bosch would last longer!

We've had 2 washing machines in 24 years but they've only been used about 4 times a week.

First one we left working in our first house when it was 11 years old and the second one that we bought new that's now still working and coming up to 13. I'm also secretly hoping it will break so we can get a bigger drum and shorter programmes.

Both mid range models (Bendix I think and Zanussi).

I think water hardness might be a factor in WM longevity - we have very soft water.

My washing machine repairer (fantastic chap. Usually asks between £10 and £20 if we go get the parts ourselves) says that the brushes are almost always 6 years old when they need replacing. Two washers on and yeah, he's been right so far.
They don't make anything to last these days. There's just no money in it for manufacturers. That goes for the more expensive models too though they do last a little longer.

My first washing machine lasted.....15 years
I doubt any washing machine will ever last as long again. Most appliances are not built to last anymore.

I don't think Beko are known as a particularly good make (generally) so I think you've been lucky to get 7 years out of it.

I've just been told by the person who bought my last house that the inexpensive Bosch that I left there is still going strong. So...it's over 20 years old.

Thanks all. It’s a Beko. Not sure how good they are. My OH already had it when I moved in.

I also live in a very soft water 😊

It’s having issues spinning I think. Everything coming out soaked and needing another spin. Also adds extra time on. Re started it self 4 times the other day ££££

Seven years is good going for a Beko. Our Indesit is on its way out after six years and I don't think it owes us anything.

We’ve had our beko for 4years and my husband has just replaced the brushes because one was completely worn 🙄 depending on the make you can google the error codes and it can tell you what’s wrong 🙂

Well, the energy use calculations are based on three loads a week, so if we assume that 7yrs is a good run on those numbers, I'd expect to need a new machine every 4 years or so seeing as I wash at least every day. Things just are not built the way they used to be, they really aren't.

I think it depends on how much you spend in the first place. We bought a new cheapish one when we moved house 15 years ago, and I think it packed up after around 5 years. Spent a bit more on the next one and it's still going strong ten years later.

We’ve had our Miele washer/dryer for 15 years. Bits have needed replacing (mainly to do with the dryer) but it’s still going strong.

It’s pretty bomb-proof and still looks like new. It was a shop-floor display model and was already end of line when we bought it, so we got a bargain price for it.

I will definitely cry when it finally dies.

We bought our Miele in 1997, and we’re still using it. It cost £700 at the time, but it was money well spent. May just have been lucky.

I thought price would be an indicator too. Bought a top of the range Bosch dishwasher and it lasted less time than its Beko predecessor.

have you have the ickyyicky drain out JKCR2017 ...mine does the not draining and not spinning if there is something jammed in there.

it's usually fluff from the creatures or one of dd's kirbys or bobbles.

yes, ickyyicky drain is in all the machine handbooks

Mine has lasted well for 15 years. Its a Siemens....DH has changed the bearings tho and it would have been scraped 2 years ago by anyone else for a cracked bit of plastic pipe that DH replaced at a cost of £13. I think it cost £450 and i know that older appliances were better built