Bosch Washer Front Door seal. Success story.

[Nick]

...Fixing white goods is generally easy, or doable at least, and very satisfying, but I don't enjoy the pressure. If we had space, I'd keep spares. We have spares of just about everything else, after all...

There's a law of diminishing returns on fridges and freezers - there comes a point where, despite personal pride and determination to fix stuff, the sensible and most ecologically correct option is to have it recycled, especially if the compressor has died.

Where fridges and freezers are concerned, new ones are generally far more efficient than those belonging to pre-history, so are greener, plus they don't have ozone-depleting refrigerant.

I'm happy to replace controllers, front panels, buttons, lights etc. (eBay is full of suitable spares), but there is a line you should not cross!