A faulty coffee machine: Not worth repairing? Think again!
Coffee machines are like printers: the most expensive parts are the coffee beans, pods, capsules and cartridges, so getting them repaired is hardly worthwhile. That’s what you think. But what may be good for your bank balance is far from good for the environment. Swiss coffee machine manufacturers are also aware of this and are increasingly offering repair services to their customers.
Imagine your coffee machine goes on strike. What’s the first thing you do before your mood hits rock bottom? Do you search the Internet, or do you look for a replacement in the shops? Wherever you look, attractive discounts on machines and accessories are available almost everywhere. And since there are also many compact, small coffee machines, there’s a good chance that you’ll be able to pick up a cheap coffee machine at Coop, Migros, Manor or MediaMarkt the same day. Or even better, thanks to the same-day delivery offered by Galaxus and the like, a new machine for CHF 99 plus 100 free capsules will be on your doorstep that evening. It’s that easy! Or will you be left with a bitter aftertaste in your mouth despite your freshly brewed coffee?
Repair and reuse
In fact, if you don’t check what is actually wrong with your old coffee machine, it often makes no sense from an ecological point of view to simply discard it – not even if you dispose of the appliance properly at a shop or a SENS collection point. The first thing to do is to check whether you can still repair the appliance. The Circular Platform can offer you initial assistance in this regard. You can find out in no time at all whether it is still worth repairing your appliance or whether there are alternatives to recycling so that the appliance remains in circulation for as long as possible.
Not worth repairing? The environment says different.
Due to the low value of many electrical and electronic appliances, it may not seem worthwhile to reuse or repair them at first glance. But did you know it often is from an environmental point of view? Convince yourself at www.circular-platform.ch.
24/7 repair and drive-in service at Jura
More and more appliance manufacturers are also committed to a long service life for their appliances and are offering their customers straightforward repair services for the sake of the environment. This also includes Swiss coffee machine manufacturer Jura. With its 24/7 service at over 48 locations in Switzerland, it proves that repairs don’t have to take longer than buying a new coffee machine. And at its headquarters in Niederbuchsiten, it even offers a modern “drive-in service” for faulty coffee machines.
Zuriga: “Design for Repair”
At Swiss manufacturer Zuriga, the pistons of the coffee machines are made of wood, the water tanks are made of glass and the housings are made of steel. All connections are plugged or screwed so that every single component can be repaired or replaced. And all this is possible in the company’s own factory in the centre of Zurich, where the 318 individual parts are assembled to order in 2 hours to create a high-quality appliance. Faulty appliances are repaired in just 24 hours. With its “Design for Repair” promise, Zuriga is consciously focussing on the durability of its machines and demonstrating that even small appliances are worth repairing. The fact that Zuriga machines have now achieved cult status in certain circles makes it clear that the ecological promise is also paying off for the company.