Euromaid ETL1000RCW

Happy - till repair time – Washing Machine was good value for capacity of 10KG from Costco for $800. But if loading washer really full of heavy clothes, outcome never the best due to small agitator at bottom. We live in a rural area with less than ideal water. Machine still got clothes clean on just washing powder. The washer also has a removable pump filter plug at lower rear of machine. Very handy feature if you remember it...

Machine is not recommended. (As similar to all other clutch assem plate type machines)

The bearing/clutch assembly only lasts just past warranty period (2 years) And that was with moderate use. The bearing sounds like a howling jet engine prior to seizure failure, and the cause is that the rubber seal lets water down around the shaft into the bearing... The sealing surface with the tub external held up ok. (so no large tub water leak flow to floor) I consider it next to impossible to obtain a similar flange shaped seal for replacement. (edit: found, its less than $10.) YB Y-27-70-9-19

Edit 3] Good luck in freeing the hub shafts to get access to swap in new seal though...

The washing bowl (sits inside the tub), has an interior white painted plate attached to bottom that is starting to corrode in a big way after two years. Needs removal and blast paint again. should have been stainless. The bowl also calcifies up on the exterior. But they all do that with bad water etc, Pressure wash clean every 3 years... But Euromaid do not sell separate bearing/seals for tub shaft. Its just one nearly $400 aftermarket clutch assembly common to a lot of their washers... No DIY realistically...

Edit 1: Euromaid warranty people have reached out and offered a store credit for the machine, just a shame that all washing brands have gone up in pricing, and the dollar inflation eroded... Still, fairly awesome to honour a warranty 5 months past expiry.

Edit 2] And of course the indonesians etc, find a way to break the expensive (only part available) clutch assembly down to access the seals and bearings, turns out this clutch mechanism is very similar to a lot of other washing machines, eg Haier. Will attack with a portapower jaw expander tomorrow. Aliexpress has chinese clutches very similar for about AU$100. Take the risk maybe?

Edit 3: No luck; the assembly's gearbox hub/tub shaft too corroded to get apart, and cutting top off of hub did not help either (another video). Getting the lower bearings off took two days of soaking; & cutting one inner race off finally. Its all too corroded to go back together well. Blame our water quality I guess. Bad design with leaking seals/weep holes all channelling water down over components. But industry appears to have standardised upon these clutch assemblies; even plastic non corrosive bearings would be an improvement...