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Post# 930334   4/3/2017 at 11:50 (2,569 days old) by spinningup (Glasgow)        

Hello, I am a new user of AutomaticWasher, I don't know how to introduce myself here, but I'd like to share wih you a relative's Chinese made Zanussi ZWG1140M washing machine. As the video on http://youtube.com/embed/uXeb79uRwX0 shows, this machine has bad bearings. Apart from a replacement which is impossible because of the sealed tub, what can I do to help reduce the noise? Any estimates on how long it will last? Any suggestions for a new machine? This is running on an empty drum. Also, is there a motor fault? If not, what is causing the pitch and speed fluctuations in the video? It seems like something is struggling. Please help!




Post# 930510 , Reply# 1   4/4/2017 at 05:02 (2,569 days old) by hotpoint9534 (UK)        

Hello and welcome to the forum! What you have there is a Wuxi Little Swan machine. According to the exploded diagrams it is possible to split the tub and change the bearings on these, although I'd need the PNC from the rating plate to be sure. The longer you use it in that condition, the more chance there'll be damage to the drum shaft.

Tom

Post# 930567 , Reply# 2   4/4/2017 at 13:41 (2,568 days old) by spinningup (Glasgow)        

I'm unwilling to change the bearings, and no one around me knows about this stuff. (I'm busy and have no time) What will happen when the drum shaft is damaged and when will that start happening? Will the machine still be usable? Also, what can I do to help the machine last longer like selecting a slower spin?
Since it is a relative's machine and not mine, I'll only be able to check the PNC when I come back to her house.

Post# 930674 , Reply# 3   4/5/2017 at 05:18 (2,568 days old) by hotpoint9534 (UK)        

Changing the bearings is no easy job anyway because it requires a complete strip down of the machine. Eventually the bearings will start to collapse and this is when the damage to the drum shaft occurs. If it gets really bad the belt will come off the pulley and that'll be the end of it. On such a low end machine I'd question the value of making any expensive repairs on it, as something else is likely to go wrong in the not to distant future. Slower spin may slightly prolong the life of the machine.

Tom

Post# 930677 , Reply# 4   4/5/2017 at 06:19 (2,568 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))        

A washer with bearing failure is rarely run until it actually dosen't work anymore. Usually, the noise (which you can't do much about except for lower spin speeda) gets way to loud before significant play is in the drum. Once the drum is abled to move up and down, it'll scrape on the heater, tub and seal causing something to fail in the end. But at that point, it long has not been safe to run that machine. Just one bad out of balance situation and the machine can tear itself apart, literally.


Side note: I don't think that one is ELux made, seems more like something along the lines of Little Swan or companions.




Recomendations for a new machine: Get what's cheap, add a good extended warranty, and you will be fine. Just check for a good RPM (if you only hangdry, 1000 or 1200 are ok, I personally believe that there however is no need to life with anything below 1400, and 1600 is great if you dry a lot in the dryer) and a good drum size that fits the needs (don't be fooled by KG ratings, there is information for pretty much any manufacturer out there that tells you the drum volume in liters; ~40l is good for singles, ~50l for couples or maybe 3 persons, 60l for your normal family of 4 or 5, and beyond 65l for big familys or just big amounts of laundry in general; what you have there should be something in the 50l range).

Post# 930767 , Reply# 5   4/5/2017 at 17:30 (2,567 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
I shouldn't bother luv.

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Replacing bearings on such a machine is more than the job is worth. Washers with sealed tubs almost universally mean purchasing an entire assembly. In the end you'll likely end up spending near or above cost of a new machine.

If this were a vintage washer or something else worth bothering about I'd say go for it; but these new washing machines out of China are literally "throw away" appliances.

Post# 932385 , Reply# 6   4/14/2017 at 13:43 (2,558 days old) by ServisLover (Devon,UK)        
Midea

 I believe it is made by Midea who makes Currys Logik/Kenwood washing machine, Some of the early Currys Essentials washing machines and Currys Essentials Dishwashers.

Post# 932689 , Reply# 7   4/16/2017 at 06:16 (2,557 days old) by hotpoint9534 (UK)        

It's made by Wuxi Little Swan. I have access to the technical information.

Post# 933486 , Reply# 8   4/20/2017 at 06:42 (2,553 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK)        

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Hello and welcome to the group!

I can't offer much advise in the way of repairing your current machine. As the other guys have said, it's not a proper Electrolux made machine.

If you're looking to replace it, Miele are probably the best widely available machine's you can get these days and the only thing the comes even close to the reliability and performance of older machines. However, they can get pricey. Bosch and Siemens are a good alternative, but avoid the entry level machines - series 4 upwards should be fine, around the £350-£400 mark.

High end Beko machines are also proving themselves to be good machines, especially for the price.

Here's 3 suggestions across the range.

1. Miele

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2. Bosch

ao.com/product/wan28050gb-bosch-s...

3. Beko

ao.com/product/wmb71543w-beko-was...


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