LOL, he might be laid out cold on the floor......
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Appliances dangit - worth fixing ?
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Take the agitator out and stick an outboard motor in it.......LOL......Just came to mind.......Seriously we have a 20+yr old one that quit running. Had a repair guy look at it, can't get parts anymore. We were lucky that our new to us house came with a set of washer and dryer. So we've been using those. We'll buy either a Speed Queen or a Maytag for out new set and keep the old working ones for a spares
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Should the drum rotate by hand when not running ? Mine's pretty solid right now.
I'll be dead, or dribbling in a wheelchair, by then, so I think something much cheaper and look at warranty options
Tried running a cycle and everything functions apart from no drum movement at all. Thinking of just buying a clutch and coupler and hoping......
you might need the Speed Queen running to clean up the towels from all the dribbling. LOLI'll be dead, or dribbling in a wheelchair, by then, so I think something much cheaper and look at warranty options
Tried running a cycle and everything functions apart from no drum movement at all. Thinking of just buying a clutch and coupler and hoping......
Ive still got a hotpoint from the mid 70’s for a backup. Parents bought it after they got married. I say fix it. But Im also one cheap mofo. New stuff doesnt last.
Just don’t expect the new ones to last even 5 years. They are crap.
Open the door of the washer and put the dial on spin cycle and then push the button all the way down with your finger. It could be a little adjustment there and out of whack. It might be necessary to push the button down past where the switch housing allows it just to be sure. Another possibility is the switch could be bent so make sure that's in order as well.
My dad was a Maytag appliance repairman as a second job when I was young kid. Used to pay me a dollar to get in behind there and do all the work. That's basically where I learned to be a mechanic was behind the washer dryer taking them apart and putting them back together again. I could do that before I was 10 years old.
In a washer all there is is the agitator motor, Water pump, printed circuit board and the switches. Also try lighting in the load a little bit and see if that will work. Also you can check the power to the motor to see if it's getting juiced during the spin cycle if not the case then it's the switch up on the control board. Or could be the motor all together. Also make sure the washer is completely level sometimes those units have a level in them that it won't allow them to spin if they're not level.
Some repairs you have to lift the whole housing off the machine to replace inside items like the motors and whatnot. Also there's an inspection cover at the bottom rear you can remove to do some checking so that you don't have to lift the whole dryer housing off the base tray. At that point you'll just have to make a decision whether or not it's worth your time or the money to replace the motor if it is indeed that. But like I said before go with the pieces that have no luxury items and you'll save yourself a fortune and they'll last a lot longer as well.
Good luck and God bless ya!
If you have to replace the appliances as a whole don't get the ones with a bunch of electronic bullcrap on them. Get the ones that have analog gauges and as few electric gizmos as possible.
Yep, my wife has a few of those.
