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Post# 323877   1/12/2009 at 21:58 (5,553 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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...to a nice warm laundry.. 1989 ASEA Cylinda 12000 has original books (still with their 'plastic bags') and the sales brochure with it. All cycles work but the electomechanical timer is a little slow to start the cycle..... This machine has been well looked after and was very expensive ($1290.00 or $2100.00 today) when I bought it nearly 20yrs ago There is a slight...very slight water 'dribble' (about 1/4 cup) on the final rinse from the detergent drawer. I personally think that it is a slightly perished inlet hose, but have been told I am not allowed to pull it apart to have a look.... |
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Post# 324042 , Reply# 1   1/13/2009 at 15:36 (5,552 days old) by newwave1 (Lincoln, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Post# 324204 , Reply# 2   1/14/2009 at 03:20 (5,552 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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.....that Ezy scrap are coming to take it away (ha ha ho ho he he).... Mum is adamant that the timer is about to go so she isn't even interested in me fiddling to fix it for the coast house.... She did mention that she thought 2 washing machines in 40 years was pretty impressive by any accounts......and I did just remind her that she wasn't going to get anywhere near 20yrs out of her new one no matter what she does.... CLICK HERE TO GO TO ronhic's LINK |
Post# 324666 , Reply# 3   1/16/2009 at 03:45 (5,550 days old) by twinniefan (Sydney Australia)   |   | |
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You are 100% correct Ronhic,in fact I am having trouble again with the G.E. fridge(not water hose leaking this time now it was the water valve leaking) and the chap who did the repairs said to me the days of the fridge,dryer, washing machine lasting 20 or so years is over these days they are made to last about 5-7 years and then off to the scrap heap. It is good your Mum's 2 washing machines lasted her 40 years, mind you if we are going to be replacing them every 5-7 years look at the fun we will have shopping around again. Cheers. Steve. |
Post# 324669 , Reply# 4   1/16/2009 at 04:26 (5,550 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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I was chatting to a bloke in our IT departement today and we got around to fixing things... ...turns out he likes to tinker with old electrical things and lawnmowers so he is coming to pick up the Asea tomorrow. I am so pleased that it isn't going to be scrapped and am actually looking forward to helping him lift the (damn) heavy thing... |
Post# 324686 , Reply# 6   1/16/2009 at 07:47 (5,549 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 324691 , Reply# 7   1/16/2009 at 08:29 (5,549 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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Chris...thanks for the offer, but the timer is doing more than the clickty noises it made when it was bought. There is an amount of 'juddering' and 'hesitation' that seems to take minutes rather than the 15 seconds it used to take. I'll let Nic know that I may be able to get him some parts should he need them. I'm sure he will be very appreciative though (and thank you) Louis....Fisher and Paykel offered 2 front load machines. A 6kg from Beko and a 7kg originally from Bauknecht. The Bauknecht machine they were buying in (I believe) was the one that had electrical issues mainly with things melting and catching fire. They then moved to both Beko machines and now have 3 Beko machines 6,7 and 8kg and a Beko condenser dryer. Fisher and Paykel have never marketed a machine made by Siemans (in this country) to the best of my knowledge. Some of the current Bauknecht machines are sold here as Maytags. CLICK HERE TO GO TO ronhic's LINK |
Post# 324706 , Reply# 8   1/16/2009 at 10:29 (5,549 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Chris, Hmmm, perhaps I am mistaken with Kleenmaid? I remember some brand downunder using having Siemens frontloaders in their range. Age and Nutrasweet... LOL Ah yes, Bauknecht! Least is said... F&P made a wise decision to change to Beko, at least they are less repair prone than Bauknecht. I think your mother bought herself a handsome washing machine. Hopefully it will serve her for many years. Twenty years would be indeed a bit too much to hope for but then again whitegoods are so much cheaper than they used to be. |
Post# 324767 , Reply# 9   1/16/2009 at 15:12 (5,549 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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