The Home Repairs Thread

[Monkeydad]

Well, it is fixed. Took a while but wasn't hard...most of the time was shopvaccing the tub of dirty water out, took about 10 trips to the bathroom to dump the vac.

I replaced the lid timer switch and also took the pump apart to find a baby sock wrapped around inside of it...clogging the whole drain line up. Spent extra time cleaning all of the parts up while it was apart so it runs and LOOKS new too.

I don't think the sock was the cause of the breakdown because it smelled and looked nasty like it was in there a while. My dad recommended the lid switch first too and he (and the link above by mredskins) was right.

Total repair cost was $42.97. Could have gotten the part for $30 online but I didn't want to wait. My wife has laundry to do!

Glad I didn't have to buy a new one. Fixing something yourself and saving half a grand is such a satisfying feeling.

Thanks for the advice. FRPLG - your pump suggestion made me take a look down there for clogs...good job.

Had some trouble getting the cabinet back on so I pulled up a Youtube video of some British guy with the same washer and there was a trick to it...was easy then. Times like these make me love the internet.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

Well, it is fixed. ... Had some trouble getting the cabinet back on so I pulled up a Youtube video of some British guy with the same washer and there was a trick to it...was easy then. Times like these make me love the internet.

Another "Internet saved me money & grief on repairs" Couple years ago, during a sewing emergency (don't ask!), my wife's sewing machine stopped working at 2:00 a.m. on a project needed at 8:00 a.m.

I got on the internet, goggled the make/model - came up with post with diagrams explaining the problem as a common one caused by a jammed gear. Disassembled the sewing machine, found the issue exactly as described/shown, fixed it, reassembled it and had it working all in ~45 minutes.

Fixed a TV per the internet also. Truly amazing the info that is out there.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Another "Internet saved me money & grief on repairs" Couple years ago, during a sewing emergency (don't ask!), my wife's sewing machine stopped working at 2:00 a.m. on a project needed at 8:00 a.m.

I got on the internet, goggled the make/model - came up with post with diagrams explaining the problem as a common one caused by a jammed gear. Disassembled the sewing machine, found the issue exactly as described/shown, fixed it, reassembled it and had it working all in ~45 minutes.

Fixed a TV per the internet also. Truly amazing the info that is out there.

I wonder how anyone ever fixed anything before the internet. The number of things I have fixed or made directly through internet advice is unknowable at this point.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

I wonder how anyone ever fixed anything before the internet. The number of things I have fixed or made directly through internet advice is unknowable at this point.

We didn't ... we either pulled it apart to try and fix it, breaking irreparably in the process, or we called a repairman.