We have been repairing washing machines in Dublin since 1999, and the question we hear more than any other — on the phone, on WhatsApp, at the door — is a fair one: what is this going to cost me? Not a range so wide it means nothing, not a headline price that doubles once the engineer is standing in the kitchen. An honest number, before anyone lifts a screwdriver.
This page is our full price list — the same list we work from when we quote at your machine, checked and dated, because prices written once and left for years are how people get caught out.
How much does each fault cost? The full Dublin price list
Most breakdowns are one of a short list of faults, and most are fixed on the first visit. The table below covers the jobs we do every week across Dublin 1 to 24 and the Fingal towns. Every repair starts with the same €79 call-out, and that €79 is credited in full against the job — it is never charged twice. The typical total is the whole bill: parts, labour, and the credited call-out included.
| Fault | Likely part | Call-out | Parts | Labour | Typical total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocked filter / pump clear | None — blockage cleared, pump tested | €79 (credited) | €0–€10 | €149–€189 | €149–€199 |
| Not draining | Drain pump | €79 (credited) | €45–€70 | €104–€139 | €149–€209 |
| Door won't lock or open | Door interlock | €79 (credited) | €30–€55 | €119–€164 | €149–€219 |
| Drum not turning | Drive belt | €79 (credited) | €15–€30 | €134–€189 | €149–€219 |
| Motor runs rough or not at all | Carbon brushes | €79 (credited) | €20–€40 | €129–€179 | €149–€219 |
| Not filling or overfilling | Inlet valve | €79 (credited) | €35–€60 | €114–€169 | €149–€229 |
| Washes cold, trips the switch | Heating element | €79 (credited) | €50–€85 | €99–€144 | €149–€229 |
| Leaking from the door | Door seal / gasket | €79 (credited) | €55–€95 | €94–€154 | €149–€249 |
| Loud on spin, rumbling, shaking | Drum bearings and seal kit | €79 (credited) | €60–€110 | €219–€310 | €279–€420 |
| Motor failed | Motor | €79 (credited) | €140–€220 | €139–€200 | €279–€420 |
| Dead controls, erratic programmes | Main PCB (control board) | €79 (credited) | €150–€260 | €129–€160 | €279–€420 |
Prices checked November 2026.
Be clear on one thing: the table is the honest range, not a quote dressed up as one. Machines vary — a seal on one Bosch is a twenty-minute job and on an integrated model it is an hour of careful work — so the range reflects that. What never varies is this: at your machine, after diagnosis, you get one fixed price for the whole job, and that is the price you pay. The fixed price at the machine is the price.
What does the €79 call-out actually cover?
A call-out fee should buy you something real, so here is exactly what ours buys. It covers the engineer travelling to your home, the full diagnosis at the machine — covers off, components tested, the fault proven rather than guessed — and a fixed written price for the complete repair before any repair work starts. If you go ahead, the €79 comes off the bill in full.
And if parts have to be ordered, the return visit to fit them carries no second call-out charge. One job, one call-out fee, however many visits it takes us to finish it.
Do I still pay if the machine can't be fixed?
Yes — and only that. This is our dead-machine policy, in writing: if the diagnosis shows the machine is not worth repairing — bearings gone on a twelve-year-old machine, a main board that costs more than the machine is worth, a drum or tub damaged beyond sense — we will tell you plainly, show you the reasoning, and you pay the €79 call-out and nothing more. No labour charge for work that did not happen, no pressure at the door, no part ordered "just in case". We would rather earn €79 honestly and be the name you give your neighbour than take €400 off you for a machine that dies again by spring. Since 1999, that policy is why the phone keeps ringing.
"No call-out charge" — why free usually isn't
Plenty of people search for washing machine repair dublin no call out charge, hoping to avoid paying anything for a machine that might be scrap anyway. We understand the instinct. But watch the maths, because a call-out is never actually free — the engineer, the van, the diesel and the diagnosis all cost somebody money. A firm advertising no call-out charge has to recover that cost somewhere, and there is only one place it can go: loaded into the repair price, where it is much harder for you to see. The "free" visit quietly becomes the dearest pump replacement in Dublin.
Others search for cheap washing machine repair dublin, and the same logic applies. Cheap is not the lowest headline on the advert. Cheap is a fixed price agreed before work starts, genuine parts, and a repair still working next year under a written warranty. A €99 repair that fails in six weeks and has to be done again is the most expensive repair of all. Our position is simple and it is on this page for anyone to check: €79 call-out, credited in full against the repair, so a completed job never pays it twice — and if the machine is beyond saving, €79 is where your bill stops.
Why do quotes vary so much between companies — and between machines?
Two machines with the same fault can honestly cost different amounts to fix, and it is worth knowing why, because it is also where dishonest quotes hide. The brand matters. A heating element or control board for a Miele or a Bosch costs more than the equivalent part for a budget brand, and some premium parts come only through the manufacturer's own channel. We fit genuine or manufacturer-approved parts, and the difference between brands in the table is mostly the price of the part itself, not our labour.
Integrated machines cost more in time. A freestanding machine pulls out, the back comes off, and the engineer is at the fault in minutes. An integrated machine sits behind a cabinet door and a plinth that have to come off and go back on square — that access time is real work, and it is why an integrated repair can sit higher in its range. Parts availability in Ireland matters too: common Bosch, Samsung, LG and Hotpoint parts are on shelves here and often on our vans, while an unusual part for an older or less common model may have to come from the UK or Europe, which affects the wait more than the price. And age matters: on an older machine, fix one part and you sometimes uncover the next worn part behind it — which is exactly the conversation we will have with you honestly before you spend anything, not after.
One Dublin factor most price lists never mention is limescale. In the hard-water parts of the city — homes normally supplied by Bog of the Ring at around 336 mg/L across north Fingal, and the Leixlip supply at around 200 mg/L feeding much of the west and north-west — heating elements fur up, split and fail years earlier than they should, so element replacements are simply more common there. Homes on the softer Vartry and Ballymore Eustace supplies, around 75 mg/L in the south of the county, are kinder to elements but not immune. If your element has gone, we will show you the old one; in a hard-water home you can read the scale on it like rings on a tree.
Is it worth repairing, or should you replace it?
The rule of thumb we use at the machine is the 50% rule: if the repair costs more than half the price of a comparable new machine, and the machine is past halfway through its expected life, replacement usually wins. A decent new machine in Ireland costs €419 to €999 or more, before delivery, fitting and taking the old one away — so a €189 pump repair on a sound six-year-old machine is good money spent, while a €420 board replacement on an eleven-year-old machine is money into a machine with little life left to protect.
That judgement is sharpest on the two big jobs. Bearings and main boards on a machine over ten years old are where we most often advise people to stop: the repair itself is sound, but everything around it — motor, suspension, seals — is the same age, and the next failure is a matter of time. For the full working — brand-by-brand life expectancy, the calculator logic, your rights against the retailer, and the EU Right to Repair — read our repair-or-replace page, where the verdict for each situation is set out in full.
Renting in Dublin? The repair is usually the landlord's bill
If you are a tenant, most of these cost questions are not yours to pay. Under the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019, Regulation 7, the landlord must provide a washing machine in a rented home and keep it in proper working order — so when the machine in a rented property breaks down through ordinary wear and tear, the repair bill normally belongs to the landlord or the letting agent, not to you. Tell your landlord or agent first, before booking anything yourself. We deal with landlords and letting agents across Dublin every week: we can diagnose, quote the fixed price to the agent directly, and invoice them, so you are not left carrying a cost that was never yours.
Book a repair with the price agreed up front
If your machine has stopped, is leaking, or is making a noise it should not, call us on 645 465-6305 or email hello@washingmachinerepairdublin.com. Send the brand, the error code if there is one, and your Eircode, and we will book you in — diagnosis at your home, a fixed price before work starts, and a 1-year workmanship warranty on the repair. Washing Machine Repair Dublin, O'Connell Street, Dublin City Centre, Dublin 1, D01 — serving Dublin 1–24 and the Fingal towns since 1999.
