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W6021 Asko Washer Dryer Combo Stackable - $500 (Washington, DC) |
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Post# 845221   10/11/2015 at 00:52 (3,112 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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A "steal"? .....
AD: " Washer: Height 33 inches Width 23 1/2 inches Depth 24 inches ART. NO: 107602110 SERIAL NO: 050510519536 Dryer: Height 33 1/2 inches Width 23 1/2 inches Depth 24 inches ART. NO: 10770110 SERIAL NO: 023920136274 This is an older unit that has been used with love and care. The dryer still works. The washer needs repair. You can have the washer repaired and use the whole unit or you may like to buy it and use / sell it for parts. Either way, it's a steal at this bargain basement price. You must be able to pick up the unit yourself from this location, with care not to scratch the floors, walls, or doors. " CLICK HERE TO GO TO ovrphil's LINK on Washington DC Craigslist |
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Post# 845225 , Reply# 1   10/11/2015 at 01:48 (3,112 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Craigslist is full of Asko washers and dryers both as single units and sets going for much less. More often than not if a set one or both units require some sort of repair. That does not stop sellers from asking often odd prices (such as $500 for the set above) for these units.
It is the abundance of Asko units that prompted me to instigate my posting in a different forum to find out what is the deal with Asko units. Judging from the CL and other classified listings along with Internet postings Asko laundry products do not seem to be the most robust of machines. Certainly not on the level of say Miele or other European units. You can find recent models from Asko on CL for very little money. Now if someone is technically able and has access to parts then some of these units may prove to be a bargain. |
Post# 845227 , Reply# 2   10/11/2015 at 02:30 (3,112 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 845228 , Reply# 3   10/11/2015 at 02:45 (3,112 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Not only does the seller want to basically get someone to pay for removal of a non-working appliance, he wants care taken to mind his floors and walls in the process.
We don't know what exactly is wrong with the washer but can guess it would cost more than a few hundred to repair. I say this otherwise seller would have had the thing repaired himself. |
Post# 845261 , Reply# 4   10/11/2015 at 09:15 (3,112 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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Post# 845350 , Reply# 6   10/11/2015 at 18:50 (3,112 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Do persons looking to sell their items even bother doing any research?
CL is full of Asko laundry appliances (dishwashers as well) at often give away prices. So why would anyone pay $500 for a non-working one? My guess is the rationale goes people are or will pay for the working dryer but seller won't separate the set. Again forcing someone to do the heavy work of removing the broken appliance from their home and paying for that kindness as well. When you consider front loading washers are often much heavier and difficult to shift than dryers it just adds more insult in injury. Thing about Asko units of this vintage is they seem to be money pits. Once one thing goes wrong something else surely will follow. A pump here, motor there and pretty soon you've spent enough for a totally new machine. IIRC a common fault with this series of Asko washers is that the brushes have gone (unlike Miele Asko washer seem to eat the things). From what one has read on the Internet technicans often tell customers the entire motor must be replaced instead of just fitting in new brushes. That and or some motors actually cannot just have the things swapped out at all easily. |
Post# 845378 , Reply# 8   10/12/2015 at 00:28 (3,111 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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I had numerous models and loved all but one which,oddly enough,taken back by the seller. As it was being moved,some idiot used the door opening to carry it and broke the hinges. The ones I had worked flawlessly and sold for over a thousand when I got bord watching them anymore. The LGs had just been introduced and I got a hard on. So,my Asko relations were severed and to be no longer needed. Easy to repair and, my last set had the electronic touch pads and a whopping 1800rpm final spin. It also heated the wash water to boiling if needed. |
Post# 845382 , Reply# 9   10/12/2015 at 01:14 (3,111 days old) by arris (Rochester New York)   |   | |
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