Our existing washing machine has stopped working (more on that elsewhere). As a fix it was decided to buy a cheap second-hand spare off Facebook Marketplace to fill the gap. For £50 enter a Beko WTL74051W washing machine. Beko is a Turkish brand (the machine was made in Turkey) of Arçelik A.Ş. which also owns Grundig, Indesit, Hotpoint, Arctic, Ariston, Leisure and Blomberg. They aren't great machines, but have a reasonably good reputation for being cheap and cheerful (just not in terms of energy efficiency).
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| Beko WTL74051W Washing Machine |
This particular one came from under a tarp in someone's back yard, but it didn't look too bad (and was being bought from a friend of the Major's). Unfortunately the whole process was completed in a bit of a rush and I forgot to look at it properly. I didn't even spin the cylinder to make sure the bearings were OK, 😟. Once it was on the van I did notice that underside looked OK, if a bit cobwebby. But, stupidly, the fact that one of the feet was missing passed me by.
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| Wonky washer |
The vendor couldn't find the original foot. So now there are two broken washing machines in the house 😞.
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| Beko washing machine underside showing foot placement inside and out (circled) |
On inspection the feet are screw-threaded with a plastic lock nut and fit into a press-moulded tapped socket made from the case of the machine. As you can see there is a bit of rust on the case under the front right foot, actually the one that was missing. Hopefully this won't be a problem…
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| Original and replacement Beko washing machine feet |
Fortunately getting a replacement foot wasn't a problem and was only a fiver. I washed the other feet as they were a bit grotty and gave the insides a light vacuuming. After that it was simply a matter of screwing the feet back on and pushing the machine back under the counter after it had been plugged in and connected to the cold water supply. Levelling the machine was straightforward and an empty test run was uneventful.
JOB DO…
Then the Major then came along, after previously expounding on her expert knowledge of washing machines, and put three times the recommended soap powder into it causing it to leak everywhere. Working on the basis that, A) it will be sold at some point in the nearish future and B) the designers should have planned for this misuse case, I've elected to cross my fingers and assume that it will be OK to keep using it as is. However I still think I'll need to extract it from under the counter and give it a once over, but I'll let it dry out properly before attempting that as I don't want tip it and get water into places the machine isn't designed for.
JOB DONE
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