I'm all in a spin

Hey,p1kef1sh....LOL, don't forget built in obsolescence...BUT you know, what, my friend....there is a belt to drive the spin system...and it sounds like to me, that the belt is broken! They are one of the first things to go....mostly from "off=centred" loads. Get a "strong like Bull" gentleman, have him take the back off the machine, there should be two belts! Check to make sure both of them are intact...and NOT stretched! If it is NOT the belts, it will be your "brain box"....the programmer and that might be as expensive to replace as buying a new machine! I know I didn;t make your day...but check the belts FIRST, the cheapest route to go...before you call in a technician. Rainbows to you!

That is a very short life span, three years. Do you know whats wrong, maybe the burr brushes or it is sticking so won't go into spin. I had a spin dryer up until about 8 years ago, great machines but I also had a twin tub rather than an automatic so it was very useful to have. A spindryer does tend to leave the clothes almost dry once it has finished eh! I hope you get the washing machine sorted as they are expensive things to replace. Ellie :D

Do you mean like on the twintub things they used to have? I don't know anyone who still has one of those I am afraid! We had a similar problem with out old washer way before it broke down and all it needed was another belt - worked great for another 2 years after that - even though it was a bit awkward to fit! The manufacturers make it harder and harder for us to fix these things as they want us to keep buying them so they make more money - I try and outwit them and sometimes it even works! lol You know if you do a search on your washing machine and the problem there will probably be some tips out there on how to go about fixing it - I have done that for loads of things! Hugs xxx

I have never even seen one of these, I don't think! LOL

I have a stacking washer and dryer. The dryer sits on top of the washer and when it's spinning it dances all over the washer. But you Brits make me laugh with the washers you have in your kitchens. I think you need to hire a window washer than can also spin in circles like a dirvish and spare yourself the expense of a new machine! LOL

I have a washing machine that is 9yrs old, when I bought it I took out insurance for 10yrs. I have called out an engener Only 4 times but the cost of the work he did would have cost £548. The insurance was £147. So I feel it was worth having, when I have to renew the insurance I will without any problems. It is the best way to make sure your machine will work for you!

i agree with you... modern technologies are great and very helpful to assist us in our daily life... but when they break down, it can become a real nuisance for us... i never use a spindryer before... i never even heard of it until i read your post... anyway, good luck with your washing machine and hope you can fix it... take care and have a nice day...

I am not sure I even know what a spindryer is.... My Grandmother had an old wringer washing machine.... it would slosh the clothes around to clean them then you had to put each article of clothing through the wringer that rolled out the excess water then you would empty the tub and rinse doing it all over again.... I remember her filling it with the garden hose as it was out on the back porch LMAO.... So what is a spindryer?

I do not know that I know the difference between a "Spin Dryer" and any other dryer. I will say this though, your dryer should not have conked out in three years. I would suggest that you wait for the new and improved version, before buying another one. That way, you can upgrade to one that will last longer. I do not think that I have had anything that should have lasted much longer, go out that soon. Seems like I would have found a way to get a refund or something. I think that as a special favor to your Mylot friends, you could give us the name and model so that this does not continue to happen to unsespecting customers.

yes p1ke modern technology is great ,but give me something that you do not need a degree to use.sometimes i think the new modern washing machines with all there settings and buttons are crap,and i would much prefer a older machine that would last more than 3 years.cheers sue

a what? I guess that answers your question. I grew up helping my great grandmother wash our laundry in a wringer washer and the only thing we had to dry them with was the sun. In the fall/winter she would hang them on lines throughout the basement to dry. a spindryer...hmmm.

Spin dryers,well,that brings back memories!..we always used a spinner at home and then i had one when i was married at first..the one problem was that they spun the clothes with no mercy..the clothes were practically in a corkscrew when they came out of it,plus they were always in a great tangle...but lol they were spun well!!!..if you didnt put the clothes into the spinner so the weight was equally distributed,it used to dance around the kitchen!!...but a while ago my washer was playing up ,we took the back off of the machine,to find the filter..I know..they are normally in the front..but we couldnt find it!!...then after all that hunting,we moved the bottom plate ,and hey presto ..filter was there...and I have no idea what we di..but it went again!!I suppose the one consolation is that you can at least replace the machines without spending an arm an a leg now,this one i have is at least four years old,and touch the wood still going strong..now ive said it!!and it wasnt much more than £150..which means it has been good value.

I have a dryer but I am not sure what you mean by a spin dryer.. My dryer spins the water out of the clothes while the heat dries the clothes.. But I don't think this is what you are talking about.. I don't think that I could do without mine, but I am going to have to have it worked on, a new belt of some kind, I think, it does make quite a screeching racket.. But I have used it for nine years, so I have had quite a bit of use out of it, I don't know if I could go back to hanging my clothes on a clothesline again..

Oh how long ago that has been. I can remember my Mama using one. When she got an electric washer she would watch it for a while. It was funny. Oh how I would love to see that day again!!

Our washer quit spinning a few days before Easter and so that is how we me and my hubby spent our Easter day,by replacing the belt on it it has worked fine since. Maybe that is what it wrong with your washer? Maybe the teeth is wore off the belt and so it doesn't spin like it is supposed to so it messes up the programs and gets itself confused..I guess it is best to start saving for a new washer. I hate wringing close out by hand it kills my hands and did so when I had to wash clothes out by hand when the washer messed up. I don't recall seeing a spin dryer, I had to wash clothes out by hand while growing up if I didn't we(me, my brothers and parents)didn't get clean clothes. I would have loved to have had a spin dryer it would have saved me alot of time and hand pains. I have a dryer but a few days after the washer was fixed the dryer must have gotten jealous because then the dryer started acting up and so now we have to line dry which is good it saves electric and maybe some on the invironment but it is he'll when it is raining all week and you need dry clothes.

Hi there P1key.....I don't have a Spin-Dryer.......But they are very effective. In my younger years....I used an Extractor ( where I worked ) The Brakes on it did not Work! But This thing was Huge......It was a Monsterous Centrifuge for Laundry. It would spin fast enough that you could not see the clothes in it . Since I was Under pressure from the Clock to get my Job done....I would Improvise and take a Large Towel and wrap the Towel around My Hand......and use My hand as a Brake. The towel Kept me from getting burned from the Metal's spinning! I made an Art out of stopping this Doo-hickey....... The Clothes were essentially dry after 5 or 10 Mins. Of spinning! But I would never want something like that in my home....( that's for Sure ) too much temptation for little-Ones to stick their Hands in there to Stop it.....and it would just pull them in. ( Nightmare!!!) Fun Topic P1key.......Fond Memories! ( oddly enough....it was my Boss whom taught me how to stop the Extractor )

Our wash machine has a built-in spin drier. It replaces the old-fashioned wringer that was turned with a hand crank. When I was first married we had a wash machine that we wheeled out into the Farmhouse kitchen. It had an electric wringer that returned the water to the rinse-tubs ( on a stand beside the washer) when the wash was done we wheeled the washer over to the kitchen window and stuck the hose out to drain the washer.Our drier consisted of a wire between two posts in the back yard. In freezing weather we brought the clothes in using a wheel-borrow because the long winter underwear was frozen full length, and we couldn't fold it.

Yes I do and I can't live without either my washer OR my dryer! I feel for you that your washing machine isn't spinning on all cylinders (kinda like you ) Hopefully you can get it repaired, or buy a new/used one soon.

To be honest, I love letting my clothes dry outside on a clothesline. I love the way they smell when they come in from the line. Not to mention the money it saves on electricity!