Washing machine broken - What could be the problem?

Hello

I gave my AEG washing machine a new hose over the weekend. It is 20 years old and in good condition. The hose was porous. The replacement hose cost an outrageous 49 euros. Installation took about 1 hour. Here’s to the next 20 years.

Steven

Ok, I have now ordered this heating element from Bosch for €78. My husband wants to sacrifice himself to install it. If that doesn’t work, a new one will be bought.

The answer is simple: without regular renewal, every company sooner or later ends up in a dead end and is then swallowed by the next best thing.

It's not primarily about revolutions in product development. Rather, it's about staying present in day-to-day business.

Thus, the devices only differ marginally but keep the business running and the company in the market.

... and that is exactly correct, as you say. You are just misinterpreting it.

Regular renewal is precisely further development, aka innovation. If the pressure to innovate is missing, companies become complacent ("this works fine as is") and get truly existential problems as soon as a competitor brings something radically new. This is nicely seen currently with the automotive industry – little competitive pressure, as it is politically protected. And suddenly, within a few years, a Tesla appears on the scene. Always just new exterior paint and displays in ultra-hyper-super-giga-bubble-YHGXWGA resolution is simply not enough...

That is exactly the point. Day-to-day business necessarily requires progress. No revolutions, rather evolution.

Best regards

That’s exactly the point. Day-to-day business urgently needs progress. No revolutions, rather evolution.

And evolution does not happen automatically when you can sell old wine in new bottles every few years due to obsolescence. On the other hand, a further development with real added value can also be sold even if the old still works.

That was my argument against Mycraft’s position.

I find it a bold thesis to see customer benefits in the fast pace of products. The fact that companies with a different product portfolio might not (ought to!) reach certain sizes is a different matter: If you see size, market value, etc. as an end in itself, of course many things make sense that would otherwise be pointless.

It is shocking how normal it has already become for many to live in a throwaway society. Basically, I am also in favor of progress, but not at the expense of the environment. If washing machines only last 5 years, manufacturers should be forced to take them back.

That is actually a good idea. If the thing doesn’t start up anymore, I will dispose of the device at Bosch and dump it right at their feet! :mad:

Among older and more conservative customers, there is a market for longlife. We drive our cars for 10 years. My notebook, it was very expensive once, is from 2011. And it still works. My phone is a 5s from 2015, it runs like on the first day. Our TV is from 2010, our speakers from 1989, our Yamaha system somewhat younger. I say: whoever buys cheap, buys twice. Therefore always something good, but also for a long time. Karsten