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Longer lasting appliances herald a golden age of tinkering The have-a-go handyman has reason to be thankful for new rules compelling white goods manufacturers to make their products easier to fix 10 March 2021 • 7:29pm There’s no sound quite like the death rattle of a washing machine on its last legs. Which was the dread clatter I heard a couple of weeks ago, as our much-used Bosch began to spin slowly off to the great launderette in the sky. It was then we realised it was only eight years old; too old for its warranty, but too young for farewells. The previous machine, bought after our wedding as a gift from family members, had laundered 17 years’ worth of dirty linen. (Before that my husband had soaked everything in his bathtub like an Edwardian washerwoman, but no wife should live that way.) ....
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I bought this mixer when I was pregnant. My son is now 35 : Guardian readers on the appliances that just won’t quit Guardian readers Kenwood Chef mixer and a Magimix 2000 My wife inherited the Kenwood stand mixer from her grandmother about 30 years ago, and it still has the K-shaped beater, dough hook and whisk, plus two bowls. We think it’s from the late 70s. As for the Magimix 2000 food processor, my mum passed that to me about 25 years ago, along with the blade, graters and various other attachments. I think I remember her using it in the mid- to late 80s. Both are in perfect working order and are used at least once a week – I wouldn’t dream of replacing either until such time as I could not repair them. We’ve got friends who have been through multiple variants of similar, more modern machines in the time that we’ve been using these – they are (touch wood) indestructible. ....
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