My ancient washing machine finally died mid-cycle yesterday

I was doing laundry in my apartment in Cincinnati and the thing started shaking like crazy, then just stopped with a full load of soapy water inside. Turns out the belt snapped and the repair guy quoted me $250 for a fix on a 12 year old machine. Anybody else have a major appliance kick the bucket at the worst possible time?

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anthonyhunt3d ago

Oh man, "ancient washing machine finally died mid-cycle" is exactly what happened to me last year. I had a load of towels sitting in soapy water for like three days before I could deal with it. I called around for repair quotes and they were all around the same $200-$300 range, and the guy basically told me the machine was on its last legs anyway. Ended up just buying a new one from a local shop that had a sale on floor models, saved like 40% off retail. My advice would be to see if any appliance stores near you have clearance or returned units, that's what worked for me and the thing's been running fine for almost a year now lol.

lane.angela3d ago

Respectfully, I see it different. That $250 fix would have bought you another year or two easy, and a new machine is gonna cost way more than that upfront even with a discount. My old Kenmore lasted 15 years and I kept it running with cheap parts off eBay. You could probably find a belt online for like 15 bucks and watch a YouTube video to swap it yourself. Takes maybe an hour and a half tops. Not saying everyone's handy but that quote sounded like a ripoff anyway.