...are, as we know, usually not worth it.
But increasingly I'm finding appliances lasting less and less; in the last month a 5 year old neffnaff oven and an 18 month old ikea(whirlpool) dishwasher have been junked for knocking out the RCD. The trouble is this kit is wapped together in china so cheap it's not worth looking at unless it's top-end kit.
I'd say, if your appliances are on RCD protected outlets, extended warranties may be worth consideration (but read the small print, many aren't worth the paper they're printed on)
but here's a thought; the government keep thinking of creative new ways to charge us eco taxes... if they were serious about the environment then every appliance manufacturer should be made, by law, to offer and advertise his product with 3 prices:
1 year, 5 year, and 10 year guarantee's. No BS guarantee that is, the appliance is fixed sharpish or you get a new one, if it fails a set number of times/frequency you get a new one.
Would be interesting to see which brands come out "cheapest", what ya think?
But increasingly I'm finding appliances lasting less and less; in the last month a 5 year old neffnaff oven and an 18 month old ikea(whirlpool) dishwasher have been junked for knocking out the RCD. The trouble is this kit is wapped together in china so cheap it's not worth looking at unless it's top-end kit.
I'd say, if your appliances are on RCD protected outlets, extended warranties may be worth consideration (but read the small print, many aren't worth the paper they're printed on)
but here's a thought; the government keep thinking of creative new ways to charge us eco taxes... if they were serious about the environment then every appliance manufacturer should be made, by law, to offer and advertise his product with 3 prices:
1 year, 5 year, and 10 year guarantee's. No BS guarantee that is, the appliance is fixed sharpish or you get a new one, if it fails a set number of times/frequency you get a new one.
Would be interesting to see which brands come out "cheapest", what ya think?