Wash Machine Woes

[Pullstart 62,916]

2 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

A good washer and dryer is on my watch list.     My Whirlpool set is nearly 20years old.

Sounds like you already found them 

[peter lena 8,637]

@Pullstart   both my  washer  / dryer   are over 35 year old  whirlpools  , about 5 years back  replaced a few relays , switches , found a good site on line , for how to,s , don,t know if  the site exists , hunt around .  what I  can recommend is to  hold on to them , they are bombproof , compared to todays junk .  do the same maintenance  on my  central A/C  unit . keep it going , pete   

[CCW 1,299]

12 hours ago, Bill D said:

If you do have to replace your washer,  buy a Speed Queen top loader.  Built like tank, and made in the USA.  Best washer I've ever owned.

 

Had to replace the old Maytag.  Only washer not completely digital was the Speed Queen so we bought it.

 

[peter lena 8,637]

@CCW   good going on that , would suggest , that you do a search on possible  how to service site /  related .  get it while you still can , pete

[ohiofarmer 3,276]

28 minutes ago, peter lena said:

@Pullstart   both my  washer  / dryer   are over 35 year old  whirlpools  , about 5 years back  replaced a few relays , switches , found a good site on line , for how to,s , don,t know if  the site exists , hunt around .  what I  can recommend is to  hold on to them , they are bombproof , compared to todays junk .  do the same maintenance  on my  central A/C  unit . keep it going , pete   

 

 

The only thing I would add to that is there are a bunch of small farm and small town auctions happening all the time. Grandma does not live forever, and she knows how to take care of her old appliances.Kids today want to start out with new junk and the old stuff is a steal and built much better Risk a hundred bucks at an auction sale and Grandma will smile down from heaven that her machine is serving a hard working family of good thrifty people..

  I have never bought a new machine since our first one when we got married. Tenants leave them behind. My sister wants new stuff. That type of thing..My mom bought Norge. machines. They were tanks.

[squonk 41,158]

My Grandmother moved out of her house about 25 years ago. Her washer wasn't new then. My brother has it. He says a panel keeps falling off of it but it's still going. I think it's a Whirlpool.

[Kenneth R Cluley 527]

I agree on the "GIFT" recommendations. Wives are a little touchy about those things. Once i told mine i got her a washer and dryer for Christmas. She asked where it was, I said, look under tree. I had wrapped a towel and washcloth. Didn't seem as funny to her! Definitely agree on repairing older appliances as long as possible.

[SylvanLakeWH 25,602]

7 minutes ago, Kenneth R Cluley said:

I agree on the "GIFT" recommendations. Wives are a little touchy about those things. Once i told mine i got her a washer and dryer for Christmas. She asked where it was, I said, look under tree. I had wrapped a towel and washcloth. Didn't seem as funny to her! Definitely agree on repairing older appliances as long as possible.

Brave, brave man... 

[oliver2-44 9,761]

I replaced the drain pump twice on my Maytag top loader. 3rd time I junked it.  The pump was made out of the least steel conceivable. it had a steel core, plastic open frame which also served as the bearings and waxed cardboard spray shield, no exterior case. Definitely made with the least amount of the cheapest material. Same replacement pump fit a long list of washers/brands.

Edited January 7, 2023 by oliver2-44

[Sailman 1,291]

14 hours ago, Bill D said:

If you do have to replace your washer,  buy a Speed Queen top loader.  Built like tank, and made in the USA.  Best washer I've ever owned.

Agreed! Bought the Speed Queen washer 5 years ago then the dryer 3 years ago. US built and solid.

Edited January 7, 2023 by Sailman

[lynnmor 7,308]

5 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

 That's the going price for large appliances at my local weekly estate auction.        Some are junk and some look like new.

A good washer and dryer is on my watch list.     My Whirlpool set is nearly 20years old.

 

My last and final tenant trashed every appliance. For example; the dryer was pushed aside by two tenants and I fixed it for very little money.  This last Registered Nurse expert finally finished it off by NEVER cleaning the lint filter and melted it down.  I bought like a new washer & dryer at a yard sale for $170.  A stove, dishwasher and vent hood was bought for $150 total.  I still need a refrigerator and have seen some on FB Marketplace for about $150 but haven't pursued one yet.  I doubt that I will ever buy new again, they are cheap junk and parts are harder to find than for the old ones. 

 

Before going to a hospital, I would like to show you a photo of the inside of the dishwasher, you might want to stay home.

[peter lena 8,637]

@WHX??  the less  features you have an anything new , the better , those features  consistently fail more often and with a  out of warranty service call at $ 100 +, the novelty  of  fades very fast . pete  

[SylvanLakeWH 25,602]

We bought washer dryer set about 10 years ago at Lowes. Mrs. Sylvan goes right to the non-digital, fewest knobs etc. machines... which coincidentally cost less  and according to our salesman break down less... in her words - they need to spin, drain and dry... everything else is nonsense...

 

Older salesman helping us whispered in my ear "you are one lucky man"... That I am, in more ways then I can count...