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[scottiesmum]

TD  ... to save you having to do any  'shifting and lifting'  do you not have a supplier (one of the national outlets, where the prices are less than a local trader)  who will deliver, install and take the old one away ? This is standard practice here at no extra charge.   I understand that buying a new one is more costly than a spare part (perhaps ??    but it may be the 'simples' solution and you'll have a new machine  ......  FL again   

[oldfogy]

How much is a new washing machine these days, compared with the price of roughly £25 for a spare part, that is if he can change the part himself, obviously I am still 'assuming' that is the problem to begin with.

[scottiesmum]

Well I did say it was FL      ..... 

As a fragrant feminine      I would always go for the easier option - providing funds allowed ..... so if it was a choice between repairing a 20 odd year old machine, and getting a shiny new one - no contest for me, especially as I would feel that perhaps this  just could be the start of a collection of problems   ......  not that I'd expect any  male person  to agree 

[oldfogy]

That reminds me of my love of food, when my other half did the cooking it was the full monty, but when it was my turn it was beans on toast.

So when a working machine is required and presumably being paid for by ones other half then a repair might just be out of the question or at least at the bottom of the list would it?
Or if it was yourself footing the bill, would you consider a repair being one of the foremost options?
That way there will be plenty of pennies left for shoes and handbags.

[tonyappuk]

All safety interlocks are supposed to be fail safe as I know from working on high power broadcast transmitting equipment my whole working life. They are always designed to be fail safe i.e the micro-switches in their relaxed state should prohibit the action you are trying to protect against. In the industries where these interlocks are used they are regularly checked for correct operation but there are still failures. The door interlock can fail to the unsafe state and the machine still operate. You still can't beat Sod's Law!
Tony

[tuftedduck]

Thanks again for all the further comments, hints and tips.

Will take positive steps tomorrow and let you know what is happening.

[scottiesmum]

That way there will be plenty of pennies left for shoes and handbags.

That's the most sensible comment I've read all day  week   

[camallison]

That way there will be plenty of pennies left for shoes and handbags.

That's the most sensible comment I've read all day  week   

Sensible - male logic.  Men 1  SM 0

[renluop]

TD! It could be worse! 4 y.o. boiler at daughter's family home is in their garage and has gone phut with water all over floor, presumably cold weather caused. Husband closed door and the electrics failed. Now for the real fun!

Garage door is electronically operated, but on police advice they had disconnected the manual over-ride. Entrance gained via floor in elder son's bedroom and garage ceiling!

Of course they're all deliriously happy.

[tuftedduck]

OMG renluop, what a mess. Manual override will be enabled from now on I would think.

Have bitten bullet and bought new bog standard machine..it will see out TD.
Delivery Saturday.

this one

[roseway]

That looks like a good choice to me.

[scottiesmum]

That looks a good buy TD    .... happy washing 

[UncleUB]

Very nice TD 

I'm sure you'll both be very happy....and every time you switch it on it will remind you that its the reason you can't have a new computer

[tuftedduck]

@ unkyUb........

[renluop]

Good news , relatively speaking, as the boiler is powerful and expensive, the house being a 20s extended to 5 beds with conservatory, shower and utility room downstairs, the insurer has agreed to cover less excess.

Thought Bank of M&D might be called upon.