Appliances dangit - worth fixing ?

[greg vess]

Yep, my wife has a few of those.

What? Does she wash your clothes in the Ganges River?

 

[StuP]

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.

Thanks for the advice. I ran a cycle with it empty and all seems to work fine apart from no drum movement.

Time isn't on my side, so I'll try to test power to the motor. Ordered a clutch and coupler for $20, don't expect quality for that price, but just to validate if one of them's the problem. If the motor's ok, swap those out then if no go admit defeat, (which I hate do !!).

If I have to buy one it'll be the cheapest base model name brand I can get in a reasonable timeframe

 

[dcline9163]

What? Does she wash your clothes in the Ganges River?

The Etowah

 

[greg vess]

The Etowah

Well it's cleaner than the Ganges or the Nile. Not by much but it is cleaner! LOL

 

[greg vess]

Thanks for the advice. I ran a cycle with it empty and all seems to work fine apart from no drum movement.

Time isn't on my side, so I'll try to test power to the motor. Ordered a clutch and coupler for $20, don't expect quality for that price, but just to validate if one of them's the problem. If the motor's ok, swap those out then if no go admit defeat, (which I hate do !!).

If I have to buy one it'll be the cheapest base model name brand I can get in a reasonable timeframe

That new coupler might be the problem on that drum movement.

 

[BH-ATL]

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.

What?? All those commercials about Maytag repairmen being lonely were a lie? I am crushed - crushed I say. BTW I did my mechanical classes during "Hold the Light" sessions outside on the car.

 

[Ken Ford]

Everything can be fixed, but at some point you will be making repairs more and more often. Really depends on your tolerance for repairs.
But they are simple.

 

[greg vess]

What?? All those commercials about Maytag repairmen being lonely were a lie? I am crushed - crushed I say. BTW I did my mechanical classes during "Hold the Light" sessions outside on the car.

" Hold the light " LOL as funny as that is my first run in on auto mechanics was shortly after we moved from Virginia where he did the Maytag gig. For a reward he got a 1972 Cadillac sedan DeVille. He was to short and big to reach the points and plugs and all that. It had a 472 C.I. engine with a factory Holley carb. So take a guess on who got up in the engine compartment and did the work. Yep! You got it, yours truly. I would set the points and change cap, rotor, condenser and points. Also he would break the spark plugs loose and I would finish that as well. I was only 10 or 11 at that time. Then I had a Yamaha YZ 80 that I had to upkeep then as well. So needless to say I started very early in my mechanical repair passion. I loved it until I tried it as a full time job. The grease on old cars and working in other people's crap in the cars and trucks was too much. I love to work on my own stuff and teach a friend but as far as doing it for full time work it's the sh**s!

 

[Ken Ford]

Oh and it it was just the men, then fixing would be the only answer.
But with the wives, not a minute should pass without the capability, even if it’s not necessary right now. LOL

 

[greg vess]

Everything can be fixed, but at some point you will be making repairs more and more often. Really depends on your tolerance for repairs.
But they are simple.

If I sticks, jams or jars force it. If it breaks it needed to be replaced anyway!. LOL