Advice needed - Washer broke

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Advice needed - Washer broke

Postby adagirl » Sun Jan 15, 2012 3:47 pm

Okay, so my washer broke and it would cost more to repair than it is worth. What parts, if any, should I remove before the Lowes guy gets here to deliver and pickup the old washer?
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Re: Advice needed - Washer broke

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Jan 15, 2012 6:58 pm

Per pound, the wire and the motor due to the copper.
Pedal to the metal.

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Re: Advice needed - Washer broke

Postby adagirl » Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:07 pm

Thanks. I am about to start on this.
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Re: Advice needed - Washer broke

Postby hobo finds » Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:31 pm

tell the lowes guy you will keep it, pull the motor and cut the wires and then scrap the steel as well
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Re: Advice needed - Washer broke

Postby Hades12 » Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:58 pm

If you can pull it down to the motor then you can pull it down to repair it. What is broken?
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Re: Advice needed - Washer broke

Postby adagirl » Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:16 pm

Hades12 wrote:If you can pull it down to the motor then you can pull it down to repair it. What is broken?

Well, that is where I am a novice, but I am determined to learn. The spin cycle will not work, it just makes a loud noise. I have the washer out now so I am going to take a hard look at it in the morning.
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Re: Advice needed - Washer broke

Postby Hades12 » Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:00 pm

The first thing in fixing broken stuff. You can not mess it up any more then it already is. Meaning go to it and see if you can fix it, will not hurt to try.


Some have a belt that break.
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Re: Advice needed - Washer broke

Postby hobo finds » Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:21 pm

Well how did it go on the washer?
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Re: Advice needed - Washer broke

Postby misteroman » Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:55 pm

lol he got stuck inside! :D
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