Please or to access all these features

Property/DIY

Join our Property forum for renovation, DIY, and house selling advice.

Is it worth fixing this washing machine?

3 replies

hexsnidgett · 28/10/2026 18:56

The paddle inside the drum has fallen off, the screw has ripped out of the metal, so not sure it can be replaced.
It's an machine that came with the house, so not sure how old it is.

OP posts:
ACynicalDad · 29/10/2026 07:25

I guess you need a full new drum with labour that will add up, you can Google the model and ask when it was on sale but you’ll see Black Friday stuff in a week or so, not all are good deals but you might find something.

RedRiverShore6 · 29/10/2026 08:00

Could you do it yourself with a part off eBay, if it's under £50 it might be worth the bother but it sound like the part will be expensive if it's the drum but you can get a new washing machine for around £300 if you don't want to spend much. You must want one quite soon though, it sounds unusable. Things that are generally worth doing yourself on washing machines are seals and small stuff like that. DH did ours recently, it was quite straightforward but very fiddly so lot of swearing.

hexsnidgett · 29/10/2026 08:06

Yeah, did some research last night and it looks like it could easily be upwards of £300.
New machine ordered, sadly it is integrated so not so cheap. Thanks for the advice.
Everything in this kitchen was probably fitted at the same time so everything is failing. £££!

OP posts:
New posts on this thread. Refresh page