Just recently my washing machine seems to be taking an age to complete the wash. I've always used the same program and it usually takes around an hour or so, Just recently it is taking considerably longer.. I've had this machine for quite some time and repaired it on several occassions, I would like to have a go at fixing this issue if possible before buying a new machine.
Please help.

Many many thanks.

Andrew Greenaway, March 2011

Belt will not cause wash times to be longer!
Most common one is the filter being blocked up causing it to drain slowly.This in turn makes the program times run longer.Not heating up can also cause issue on older models

ck, March 2011

you could check the belts and make sure that there are not too worn , and slipping on the drum cycle, if so get a new belt for it and see how long it takes to wash,, worth a try before getting a new machine,

n, March 2011