Washing Machine repair

[blue2]

Hi

My washing machine broke down last night (it kept going for hours but there was water still in it) and I am moving from the rented flat on staurday so i asked a maintenace man that has delt with the boiler to have a look at it. It's 8 years old so i had a plan to have it taken away by the council for £20. I'm being charged £50 for 1 hours work, no parts were used, he just drained the machine (which i think he made a meal of)

Should it cost £50?

Thanks

[ChuckFickens]

£50 is what a call out charge just to look at it before doing any work would normally cost.

[AlBags]

TBH .. It's reasonable. I wouldn't charge that much for a drain .. but what can you do?
Secondly .. I wouldn't drink your washing machine water. Did he not get any lunch? : ))

[ladybird49]

Go on your local gumtree site and put in" wanted " , people take washers dryers fridges etc for free then sell them for scrap

[bednobs]

you should have established his prices before you engaged him

[nohorn]

blue2: Here is a report on how it is done inAmerica. I just got my good old machine fixed. We had to haul into the nearest repair place. (50 miles). I don't know what I would have done if I had to empty the water out it. Would have had to figure something out.


My problem was that my machine was leaking when it took in water.
It cost $70, for them to look at it and assess the repair problem. We discussed this ahead of time. I am glad I wasn't surprised with it., paying that fee upfront. I was fortunate in that they only found a bad valve, part , which cost about $70. Then they upclogged a screen in the intake hose, so the entire repair came to $170 including labor. It is a very old machine that is a real work horse, not like they make them. nowadays in outer Mongolia.

[vignon]

To empty a washing m/c,take the grey emptying tube off the drain connection ie:-near the sink outlet and lower it below the level of the washing m/c drum onto the floor,have a bowl ready