Would you spend £45 on new wheels for a 9yo dishwasher?

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No, I'm not talking about DD1.

Our Zanussi Dishwasher has almost no functioning wheels left, so pulling out the crockery racks is fraught with danger. Buying replacements will cost £45.

But it's 9 years old! Admittedly, it works pretty well (apart from the drying fan that sounds like a dead bird caught in an aeroplane propellor), but is it just throwing good money away?

Would we be better off just putting the £45 towards buying a replacement?

How long do dishwashers generally last??

9 years is pretty good! I would buy a new one. They're not that expensive...

That's what I'm wondering.

If a set of wheels was £20, it would be worth a risk.

If it was £150 - no way, I'd be off to Currys.

But £45........

i would buy the wheels. cheaper and more eco-friendly

I'd buy a new one. 9 years is longer than any of my dishwashers have lasted, so having replaced the wheels I think it would need something else quite soon.
A new one is likely to be more Eco friendly in terms of electricity and water consumption.

Good points, both of you....

I just can't bring myself to spend such a huge sum on a few bits of plastic. I'm not even buying a full set for the upper tray, or the bill would be over £60!

Is it any wonder no-one bothers getting household goods repaired nowadays?

have you shopped around?

i found our local independent shops tend to be good for this kind of thing, they'll often give you ones off old display models and stuff for much less money...

See i dont think 45 is bad. I had zanusi at other house and it was fab. I'd pay more to have it back.

Pay 45 and get another 5 years most likely.

Fan issue though

I did buy new wheels for ours a few years ago, just for the lower rack - can't remember how much the wheels were or how old the d/w was...

a decent new one would be c £400 though so worth getting the wheels - if you get just one more year out of the old one it's worth it!