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I use about a teaspoon full of liquid detergent and good advice about leaving the door open betweemn washes. This thing is great for septic systems, well water or dry wells.
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I use about a teaspoon full of liquid detergent and good advice about leaving the door open betweemn washes. This thing is great for septic systems, well water or dry wells.
Bird
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We bought small Maytag front loader washer and dryer and the 3 year extended warranty. The washer died shortly after the 3 year warranty expired and it would have cost more to replace the circuit board than I paid for the machine initially. The Sears service technician said he tells everyone that if you buy one of any brand with a digital display, you need to keep up the extended warranty or have a pocketful of money.
And yes, you need to use less detergent, and it should be one of the brands labelled with and "h" and "e" for high efficiency machines. We went back to a top loader but still use the high efficiency Tide.
And yes, you need to use less detergent, and it should be one of the brands labelled with and "h" and "e" for high efficiency machines. We went back to a top loader but still use the high efficiency Tide.
Travelover
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In this day and age, everything with a circuit board needs a good surge suppressor at the outlet. The manufacturers are charging hundreds of dollars for a few cents worth of circuit board because it is proprietary and they can get away with it.
Bird
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Yep, that little Maytag washer cost $664.99 plus tax in 2005 and last year they wanted $724.70 to replace the circuit board.
Travelover
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Yep, that little Maytag washer cost $664.99 plus tax in 2005 and last year they wanted $724.70 to replace the circuit board.
That is criminal. You can buy a decent new computer for half that.
alchemysa
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On 'hard-rubbish day' over here I always see heaps of dryers thrown out. I often ponder what minor fault has caused this, but people seem happy to rush out and buy a new one instead of making any attempt to repair them. There's not much inside any dryer that I've taken apart. Usually just a motor, a belt, and a heater. (They are much simpler than washing machines). So if you have no heat it could just be a burnt out element. (That was the recent problem with ours). They are pretty inexpensive and easy to replace if you have the time and some basic know-how.
Bird
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It's been a few years, but I've replaced some heating elements. The whirlpool products had a very simple one to remove the old element from the back with just a few screws, but on the GE/Hotpoint models, you had to take the top off and remove the drum to get to the heating element. And then why did the heating element burn out or melt down? You quite possibly need to replace a thermostat. Or was it because the timer was bad and never cut off? Sometimes they're simple and sometimes they're not.
I agree that they're simpler than washing machines, but the last washing machine I worked on just had a leaking pump that I had to replace and it was quite simple.
boatyard
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We purchased a Bosch front loading washer and dryer in March. It is great. Very efficient! A little bit of soap, 1/3 the amount of water and it sips electricity.
It uses longer cycles and an onboard heater to make the soap do it's magic at low temps and then the water is heated through a series of cycles. Well they made it sound great in the manual. Bottom line? It works great and the washer cost about $900.
It uses longer cycles and an onboard heater to make the soap do it's magic at low temps and then the water is heated through a series of cycles. Well they made it sound great in the manual. Bottom line? It works great and the washer cost about $900.
charlz
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Well, naturally, my wife had to replace the set.... can't have a drier that doesn't match the washer
The washer was toast, had been leaking fluid from the drive unit for 2 years and finally died (I got her to wait that long ) Rather than let them pack off the perfectly good drier I sold it on craigslist to a young couple looking for cheap appliances. I hate throwing out things I know are good or that I can fix.
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