Well, we’ve lasted since 11/09’s washer repair completed here…
These last couple of weeks, the washing machine’s been limping along because
- it started going in only going in (1) direction;
and, there was no "agitation".
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The washing machine still SOUNDS LIKE it is "agitating" ~ You know, the sah-WOOM-woom-SAH, back & forth "machine sound" over & over ~ >>>
Still, we’re an all-girl household, so the laundry was at least as clean as a good handwashing: We were content to "let it be" since we don’t really "get our clothes dirty".
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But today, of a sudden the washer blew the fuse!
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Hmmm…
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The only "diagnostic" I’m able to share is that the motor "hums" when in "spin" - including in the spin-to-empty-for-rinse cycle.
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It only makes the usual hum of "I’m "on" & all is well with the world" sound;
it doesn’t make any "unusual/special/peculiar" noise(s) at all.
it still fills and goes through the "1-way wash cycle" - even now it still will do that.
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But, within scant seconds of entering the drain & spin after washing, when only the "hum" is heard, _>>>CLICK!<<< the fuse blows.
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We re-set the fuse about 12 times, but it was no use;
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we had to hand bale the laundry water.
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We used a special yellow hose (15’?) just for draining the water heater’s tank every Spring.
I used our flower watering can with a long narrow spout to fill the hose with clean water while another gal held the other end up.
When the hose was full of water, I plunged one end into the washing machine tub, being careful to hold the open end just barely above the bottom & flat.
The other gal sat her end outside the laundryroom doorway & down (2) steps, to drain outside, into a flower bed.
It took maybe 10-15mins to drain the washing machine tub’s water this way.
To us, it sure seemed better than baling it out a cup at a time & making drips on the floor, etc.
No muss, no fuss! YES!
OK!
So, then we revisited the removal of the fabric softener dispenser & agitator, same as in 11/2009 here.
We’re tickled pink to report there’s NO HAIR tangled in there this time & the "gunk factor" was negligible! YES!
Still, I used a small flat screwdriver to clear any bits of grit from that metal central "hub" thingie with all the bolts & the axel, or whatever the main central piece is, etc ~ It was minimal "gunk & grit" - mostly seemed like fabric softener residue this time. We tidied it all up, again, "like-new".
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Then again, last time was after about 15 years
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and this time was after only (1) year! So,…
OK!
So, there being no aparent problem inside the tub, I thought maybe the washing machine is getting "tired", for lack of a technical term…
My thinking was with the load of water at a medium setting with (1) top + (1) towel + (1) pair of jeans now removed AND the water all removed, MAYBE the washer would have the "strength" to go ahead and spin ~
In other words:
I was thinking maybe the washer was now too old for more than a small load of water and 1-2 items…
So, we plugged the washer and dryer back in and pulled out the timer control knob to reactivate the machine.
We’re sad to report:
The washing machine made the SAME EXACT HUM as when the water & laundry load was still in it.
So, we pushed the control knob back in immediately (BEFORE the fuse could blow, again!) and unplugged the washer & dryer, again.
THEN, we removed those (2) flat-headed screws at the bottom front, which let us "pop out" the "front panel".
That’s where we are at now ~
We see the big black drum thingie that holds the wash tub + the big black hose in the lower right front corner inside there (the "cabinet?) ~
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BUT, we do NOT see the "belts"…
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Isn’t this supposed to be a "belt replacement" pair of issues? (Clothes go 1-way/don’t "agitate" + tub no longer spins nor drains)???
___PLEASE: Advise!
Thank you in advance for assisting us, again, with our NEW washing machine repair need(s)!
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The (3) Ses FULL of SUCCESSES (but with a broken washing machine, again)
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