How to replace a drum in a washing machine

After a very long period of use or as a result of factory defects, the drum may fail in the washing machine. Moreover, such breakdowns from the category of unrecoverable when the wall rots and a hole forms in the drum, or when the seat for the sleeve rots and collapses, or when it “cuts off” the fasteners of the rebuilders at all and after that there is no way to use this drum. One solution - replacing the drum. About whether it is advisable to make such a replacement and how to do this, read the article.

Do I need to change this part?

When deciding whether you need a drum replacement or not, first consider what you will be guided by. Some people just get used to their "iron assistants" and for them the question of replacing the washing machine is not at all worth it. No matter how much the repair costs, they will do it, unless of course it is some kind of prohibitive amount. Most people are more pragmatic, they will prefer buying a new washing machine over expensive repairs, everything will depend on the amount of this repair. So let's roughly determine how much it will cost to replace the drum of an Indesit machine (or any other).

Important! Manufacturers, as a rule, do not supply drums separately; in the vast majority of cases, complete tanks with a drum are sold.

Let's start with the cost of the drum itself, along with the tank, here are some examples of prices (as of May 30, 2016):

• The assembly of two parts with all components for the Beko, Blomberg washing machine, part number 2918900100 - costs 3,100 rubles.
• The assembly of two parts with all components for the Indesit washing machine, part number С00109633 - the average cost is 5600 rubles.
• The assembly of two parts with all components for the Indesit washing machine, unit number С00293409 - the average price is about 5800 rubles.
• The assembly of two parts with all components for the Ariston washing machine, number С00259987 - costs an average of 10,200 rubles.
• The assembly of two parts with all components for the Indesit washing machine, Ariston C00145034 - the price is 9600 rubles.
• The assembly of two parts with all components for the washing machine Electrolux, AEG, Zanussi 3484159839 - the average cost is 13800 rubles.

As usual, if you do not begin to repair the washing machine with your own hands, then the cost of spare parts will have to add a call to the master, troubleshooting and repair work. In Moscow, the cost of such a complex repair can reach 4500-5500 rubles, on the periphery the appetites of the masters are more modest, but still the amount is not small 2500-3000 rubles. Suppose you need to buy a tank and a drum for an Electrolux washing machine in an online store. For the drum, you will lay out 13800 rubles, plus forwarding 800 rubles, plus the installation work of 3000 rubles. The total amount of 17600 rubles.

Agree the price tag is rather big. Now let's see how much the new washing machines cost. Since we have taken as an example a spare part from an Electrolux car, that means we will look at the prices for washing machines of this brand.

1. Electrolux EWS 1064SAU - costs 20,990 rubles at a discount.
2. Electrolux EWS 1052NDU - the price is 17,990 rubles.
3. Electrolux EWS 1276COU - the cost of 26500 rubles
4. Electrolux EWS 1054NDU - costs 23800 rubles.

It turns out that if you did not undertake to repair a very expensive model of washing machines, repair work is not economically feasible, since the cost of the new budget washing machine from Electrolux is almost equal in value. On this issue, we have formulated our conclusions, but the final decision, of course, is yours.

What will be needed for repair?

If your decision to replace the washing machine drum with your own hands is unshakable, then you need to carefully prepare for the repair work, namely, prepare tools and materials. With materials in this case it’s easier, because you will need to purchase a tank and a drum assembled together, which means that there are already installed bushings, bearings, and a cross. Although this does not have to bother. But with a set of tools, not everything is so obvious. We will need:

• a set of screwdrivers, both flat and Phillips;
• a small adjustable wrench and another keys separately 19.8.9;
• pliers;
• nippers.

That's the whole set.As you can see, when replacing the entire unit, no special tools are required, all you need to find in the pantry. When the tools and materials are in stock, you need to be patient and get to work, we are waiting for the replacement of the drum.

Note! For more convenient work on replacing the drum tank, ask for help from one of the households, at least at the stage of dismantling old units and installing new ones.

Work process

As you already understood, replacing the drum is not the easiest job and it will undoubtedly require some skill from you. First you need to properly disassemble the washing machine and dismantle the old tank, along with a drum. How to remove the washing machine tank, described in detail in the same article on our site, we will not repeat. Let's talk about the procedure for the installation of a new tank and drum.

1. Install the pulley.
2. Together with someone, we take a new tank with a drum and put it in the washing machine body through the upper part of the body.
3. Dress on a drive belt pulley.
4. We insert the heating element into place, we hook the wires to it.
5. We catch the drain hoses.
6. We mount the connectors designed for the locking sunroof device.
7. We put the cuff of the hatch and pull it with a clamp.
8. We establish a counterbalance.
9. We put the top cover and the work can be considered finished.

To summarize, we note the replacement of the drum in the washer of any model is a very expensive and time-consuming procedure and, by the way, is often economically completely unjustified. Think a few times before deciding on such, good luck!