Pullstart 62,905 #26 Posted January 7, 2023 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,632 #27 Posted January 7, 2023 @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 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CCW 1,295 #28 Posted January 7, 2023 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. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,632 #29 Posted January 7, 2023 @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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ohiofarmer 3,276 #30 Posted January 7, 2023 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. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,137 #31 Posted January 7, 2023 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenneth R Cluley 527 #32 Posted January 7, 2023 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. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,594 #33 Posted January 7, 2023 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... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 9,756 #34 Posted January 7, 2023 (edited) 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 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sailman 1,291 #35 Posted January 7, 2023 (edited) 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,307 #36 Posted January 7, 2023 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,632 #37 Posted January 7, 2023 @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 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,594 #38 Posted January 7, 2023 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... 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
