Do-It-Yourself washing machine drama
12/06/10 08:18 PM
I just wanted to give you an update on our washing machine drama. So here goes. The other day I mentioned that we had some trouble with our less than 5 year old washer, well we had discussed calling a repair guy to come out and look at it. So the next day I left for work thinking that Molly was going to call the repair guy. When I get home and go into the laundry room the washer is in pieces. When I asked what happened here is the story I got.
Molly said she started thinking it was the lid switch. So she “googled” for a solution. She starts taking the top piece, where the dials are, apart. In order to get the top thingy off, you have to reach under and above the tub part and push these little latches on both sides to release the housing that holds the dials. She said that she was pushing on one of the latches and the next thing she knows her thumb gets stuck between the latch and the washing machine body. In other words she was STUCK and couldn’t get her thumb loose. Know it would be really funny if I would’ve come home and seen her stuck there, but she was able, after several minutes to get her thumb loose.
After almost filling the laundry room with water and a few scrapped knuckles, working together, we were able to determine that it wasn’t the latch but the pump that pumps water out of the tub.
So after all that, I called the repair guy and he showed up today at 5:30 p.m. He took the pump apart and found a PINK SOCK stuck in the pump.
Now the washing machine is working and we are able to wash clothes again. But that’s not the end of the story. Molly and I were standing there admiring our working washing machine and the refrigerator in the laundry room starts up it’s cooling cycle. The fan motor starts making this awful noise. Luckily we were able to fix it fairly easily by disassembling the freezer area and adjusting the cover that goes over the fan motor. You know I am starting to hate appliances!!
I hope you enjoyed the stories. Nobody was hurt or injured during any of these events. Molly was a huge help and if not for her we likely would have paid a lot more for the repairs. I have been forced to find my inner handy-man
Molly said she started thinking it was the lid switch. So she “googled” for a solution. She starts taking the top piece, where the dials are, apart. In order to get the top thingy off, you have to reach under and above the tub part and push these little latches on both sides to release the housing that holds the dials. She said that she was pushing on one of the latches and the next thing she knows her thumb gets stuck between the latch and the washing machine body. In other words she was STUCK and couldn’t get her thumb loose. Know it would be really funny if I would’ve come home and seen her stuck there, but she was able, after several minutes to get her thumb loose.
After almost filling the laundry room with water and a few scrapped knuckles, working together, we were able to determine that it wasn’t the latch but the pump that pumps water out of the tub.
So after all that, I called the repair guy and he showed up today at 5:30 p.m. He took the pump apart and found a PINK SOCK stuck in the pump.
Now the washing machine is working and we are able to wash clothes again. But that’s not the end of the story. Molly and I were standing there admiring our working washing machine and the refrigerator in the laundry room starts up it’s cooling cycle. The fan motor starts making this awful noise. Luckily we were able to fix it fairly easily by disassembling the freezer area and adjusting the cover that goes over the fan motor. You know I am starting to hate appliances!!
I hope you enjoyed the stories. Nobody was hurt or injured during any of these events. Molly was a huge help and if not for her we likely would have paid a lot more for the repairs. I have been forced to find my inner handy-man