It could certainly be a costly repair and probably not worth it for a ten year old appliance. I'd go for a new "no frills" washer which should be about $400
Those expensive machines with a lot of electronic controls ...in my opinion ...are a big waste of money
You can either buy a new machine or pay a serviceman $80 to tell you it will cost a bunch of money to fix it.
I'd go for a new one. I can see that being a repair costing 75% of a new machine and you still have a 10 year old machine that can break down for another reason.
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Depends on how old yer last machine is. I usta fix my own. Buy a manual and have at it.
OTOH, if you have a newer machine, maybe not. I notice many generic major appliance parts stores have gone by the wayside. I recall our's closed and when I went to the appliance store to inquire why, they told me the older parts were becoming unavailable and new appliances harder to repair. Whan I asked about my particular problem --bad thermostat/controller in newer model GE fridge-- they told me the tool to change the part cost more than the original refrigerator. These were the same guys that usta run the parts store. 8|
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Are they lying? Doubt it. But they say "highly improbable."
To prevent: Wash garments as soon as practical after wearing, using more detergent than normal and the hottest wash water fabric can stand.
To correct: Rub in undiluted detergent, let stand 30 minutes and rewash, using hottest water fabric can stand.
? If your water is extremely hot, 150 degrees or higher, the water inlet hose(s) could start to break down, causing black greasy stains on clothes. Refer to the Use and Care Guide for your water heater, set the temperature accordingly, and replace the inlet hose(s). "
Another possibility to look at. Fabric softener - this repairman says it's made of oil and has to be used correctly. It's not your machine, but might be relevant.
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FWIW: My Whirlpool has now gone close to 28 years without a single thing ever going wrong with it. My guess it that "they don't build them like that anymore."
Easy way to find out. Thoroughly clean the washer. Remove all signs of oily ring with a good greese cutting detergent (dawn dishwashing soap is a good example). Then get some clean old towels or other ultimately expendable fabric and run a cycle with a small amount of the greese-cutting detergent - then run the load again with clear water - look for any signs of oil on the drum. If none, run the load again with your normal detergent and check again.. If there is no oily deposit you are pretty safe to assume there is no oil leak in the washer.
If you are using a fabric softener, double check your "dosage" as too much WILL leave deposits.
Also check your laundry detergent and if your water is very hard, use washing soda or water conditioner like "calgon" to reduce or eliminate hard water scum.
My Kenmore, made by Whilrpool, has gone 36 years, but it did need a belt-tightening some time in the last 5 years.
That was not exactly hard but it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. Had to get a pry-bar to push on the motor while I tightened the bolt that held it in place. Might have used the 14" jack handle iron from most GM cars in the 60's and 70's. But it didn't stick the first time or two. I'd have to start the basket spinning in the spin cycle. Partly because it too crowded behind the machine to be on my knees, so I had to sit with my legs folded. And partly I think because I'd really be better off with a new belt. Don't they stretch or glaze or something?
My dryer is also 36 years old and it stopped working for the first time
2 weeks ago. It's either the belt or the wheels the basket rests on. Makes a shrieking or grinding noise, iirc. Also I use the How Much Wetness cycle and it depnds on where the knob is whether it does anything or not. I don't remember that before. Even harder to work on because the basement is crowded and first I have to move the washer.Had to dry my laundry all over the place last time, and it worked pretty well until I used three pairs of underpants and couldn't find anymore. I had to open my reserve package of brand new. Later found five pair on the shower rod.
If you do get another one, offer this one free until you find someone who has the time to fix it. Freecycle or Craig's LIst if you say everything that is wrong with it, etc. or maybe an inner city appliance repairman, who will go to the trouble of combining two scrap machines and make one that works Who'll save this one until he gets the machine with matching parts. If someone like that doesn't want it, and he may not, you'll be positive if wasn't worth fixing.
Although when you buy a new one most times the delivery guy will take away the old one. What he does, I don't know.
OT, I took my stove, ruined by fire, to the city dump, and a guy at the entrance wanted it. He was waiting there for people like me. I guess either of them were going to make scrap metal out of it, but he actually wanted it and the dump just took it because they had to I had it on one of those trays that plug into a trailer hitch receiver, and he had a pickup truck.
Very interesting. Definitely worth cleaning the oily ring off and running another load with different items.
Should never assume the worst about almost anything without retesting.
I bought mine because it was belt-less
I don't know if they made that kind 36 years ago, but I didn't buy the washer anyhow. The guy I bought my house from picked it out. He didn't buy the most expensive, I think, but he didn't buy the cheapest either. I think he bought what I would have bought.
Good idea about the guy leaving the washer behind.
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