Beko WDR854P1N1W washer dryer

Yes indeed. The 70s and 80s was the perfect combination of a thriving independent appliance repair sector and manufacturers service. Back then the manufacturers totally accepted the independent repairers and proactively helped us.

They sold us full technical manuals and circuit diagrams, and supplied us with all spare parts at good discounted prices.

Since the early 90s and onwards the independent repair sector has been massively reduced. In Sheffield it used to be highly competitive, with possibly hundreds of individual repairers and shops.

It’s all changed now. Even the manufacturers can no longer make a normal repair service economically viable. They’ve mostly all moved on to insurance and maintenance based policies instead of single repair charges.

The reasons are complicated and a lot needs to change to get anywhere near a sustainable system.

Regarding the new “right to repair”, I recently wrote an article where I explained why I don’t believe it will change anything- white goods right to repair

Thanks Andy. I'll read through the topic and decide my best approach.

Had a long conversation yesterday with another independent repairer and I can see from his experience that manufacturers are no longer interested in sharing their latest developments with the independent repair sector, in preference to appointing single repair partners. This works against the public interest because there is no opportunity for price competition.

The consumer either takes the quoted price for the repair replaces the appliance. Manufacturers are controlling the marketplace to suit the bottom line of their companies. All the talk about CSR & sustainable longevity for appliances is nothing more than greenwash.

Many thanks again for your help.

Here it is

It’s not necessarily the same fault. Unfortunately it’s a risk fitting one in case it isn’t that though it does sound similar.

Hi, thank you for your advice. On balance, I would go direct to replacing the PCB rather than testing individual components. The cost of the replacement seems reasonable if I do this myself, which is feasible. I was wondering though whether the problem was in the control panel circuit board. Hence my request for help in making a more precise diagnosis.

I will look again for forum thread for Beko.