I'll second www.repairclinic.com, and I've gotten a number of parts from http://www.appliancepartspros.com/ for several appliances at home.
Got the control panel off without inflecting further injury to myself. The truth be known, SWAMBO opened it up. Found the plug for the lid switch. Checked it with the multimeter, dead! Put a jumper cable in the plug, and the washer runs!! Ordered the part from Amazon. Should be here Friday. $13 shipped.
Didn't realize Amazon was in the washer manufacturing business.:);):);):);)
Holy Cow, post: 432449, member: 50 wrote: Didn't realize Amazon was in the washer manufacturing business.:);):);):);)
That and space technology
:smarty:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Origin
Jules J., post: 432445, member: 444 wrote: Ordered the part from Amazon. Should be here Friday. $13 shipped.
I'm now inspired to tackle the temp sensor on my oven that at present has 2 settings, thaw and incinerate.
People survived for centuries with just those two options.
Holy Cow, post: 432548, member: 50 wrote: People survived for centuries with just those two options.
I know! Great excuse to charcoal grill everything, but one of these days I might want to bake bread or something. Working on gas appliances make me nervous I'll blow up my house if I put the temp jigger in backwards.
Once upon a time, about 45 years ago, I was working on our kitchen stove/oven. It was electric. Long story short. I can fly. Stars can appear in the middle of the day. The shank on a plain screwdriver can nearly melt in two when hit with 220v. Still have that old screwdriver as a reminder.
Holy Cow, post: 432548, member: 50 wrote: People survived for centuries with just those two options.
I love
Holy Cow, post: 432556, member: 50 wrote: Once upon a time, about 45 years ago, I was working on our kitchen stove/oven. It was electric. Long story short. I can fly. Stars can appear in the middle of the day. The shank on a plain screwdriver can nearly melt in two when hit with 220v. Still have that old screwdriver as a reminder.
I have a long standing agreement with electrical current; I don't mess with it...and it lets me live.
Once when I was young and bullet-proof I decided to tackle the job of repairing the automatic dishwasher in my kitchen. It had puked dishwater all over the kitchen floor. A little investigation with a flashlight revealed a small rubber drain hose had merely popped off the pump. All I needed to do was push it back on the pump and reinstall the little spring clamp.
It was a little harder to get to than I had imagined. I wound up laying on my back with a small flashlight in my mouth with both arms and my head stuck in the small recently removed inspection cover at the bottom of the dishwasher. I had a hold of the drain hose with one hand but needed to get both hands in there. I blindly reached around the motor assembly for a better grip....
There is no good place to grab an electric motor that hasn't been properly unplugged. I laid on the wet kitchen floor with 110vac surging through my dumb ass for what seemed like forever. On my back on the wet floor I could feel (and hear) myself sizzling like a piece of bacon everywhere my wet clothes were touching the water. Probably the most uncomfortable I've ever felt in my life. I finally pushed myself away from the mess with my flailing legs against the cabinet.
The repairman I called attempted to not laugh as I told him the story. He showed me the plug under the kitchen sink that could have aided in avoiding the entire incident. I knew it was there but just chose to not unplug the unit. Bad move.
Me and electricity have agreed to avoid each other since then....;)
Jules J., post: 432059, member: 444 wrote: I was washing clothes today. Ran the first wash, and to the dryer. Put my sheets in the washer. It filled the tub, then nothing. DEAD! With a full tub of water! I plugged a lamp in the outlet. It's got power. Guess I need to dip the tub empty. Get the sheets out and go to the other house where there's a working washing to complete the sheets. But now I've got to figure out what steps to do next. I hate working on washing machines with a passion. I hate paying repairmen worse!
Any ideas where to start?
thanks,
Jules J.
Some manufactures have simple reset routine, with Maytag if I recall, its unplug the machine, pull the nob out, wait 60 seconds and open and close the lid 10 times, no joke.
BK9196, post: 432562, member: 12217 wrote: Some manufactures have simple reset routine, with Maytag if I recall, its unplug the machine, pull the nob out, wait 60 seconds and open and close the lid 10 times, no joke.
I wish it would have been that simple. The washer we have is a simple analog system. Dials and switches.
