Justin Lui
Used appliances are a tricky bunch. I've bought NEW and OLD and if I can get 5 years from either one -- great. Hopefully $350 for a used washer here (that is probably 5 years old) will last another 5 years (***only got it 8 months). The new one I had lasted 3-5 years (for $550) and decided to use this one from Bonneval. He gave me a 3 month warranty, BUT if it fails, I have to bring it back. So the people who have had issues (1-star reviews), I think bringing it back totally stinks but that might be the wiser of options rather than relying on them sending a tech. Again, these are USED appliances that broke/wore out early in its career. ***After 8 months: a) I've replaced water inlet valve ($25 part) after 3-4 months b/c it was leaking very slowly (worn gasket). b) Then 4 months later, it didn't spin dry well (Jan 2026). So I checked at the bottom, and found a broken speed sensor ($15) and worn washer belt ($25) that lost about 30% of the material. (Thank God for YouTube bc it took me 5 minutes to figure out speed sensor and another 15 minutes to put on the new belt later.) c) A week later, the tenant said it magically turned on in the middle of the night (Jan 2026). I googled that: it can be fixed by: resetting it (which I did the week before), finding a fried capacitor (few dollars), or changing out the entire board ($100-300)...I decided to get another washer for the time being. I think it washes still but didn't want to troubleshoot the electric issue on a re-USED washer -- that has been repaired by them & then by me, twice. 3rd time by me? I'm gonna think about it. I could bring it in and they fix it for $100 or $300 but it's based on the issue. That means I have to unload, move, and bring it in. The most difficult? My house has 6 steps and it's heavy enough to make it feel like I am scaling the Himalayas w/ those 6 steps.