Just when you think everything is starting to come together, everything gets itself all fucked up. And though this may seem an overreaction to a washing machine that for some unknown reason is refusing to agitate - anything other than me that is - it's enough to make me want to scream in frustration. I do not have time for this! I do not have any spare cash for this! I am not a happy camper!
Why oh why can't one damn thing go right?
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A little more specific info and maybe we can help you troubleshoot it a bit? Worth a shot. :)
Before or after I took the baseball bat to it? Although something tells me if I get out my tool set, something much worse is going to happen ...
At this point, the drum won't spin and/or drain ... First things first, I'm checking the hose ... But I doubt that has anything to do with the spinning.
I am so *&#%!@ frustrated!
I dream of having the big, new, sweet washer and dryer at Best Buy..... lord knows I do.
It'll work out girl. I pray.
M.
:S
Sorry to hear it's playing up, washing machines are notoriously unreliable these days - ours is always going wrong.
Hard to tell quite what is up with it, if it won't drain or spin. Draining is down to the pump, could just be blocked. Spinning is the main motor, though if that's going wrong it could be expensive.
Is it insured? :S
Could have a trip override so that if it won't drain it can't spin... how old (or new) is this machine? Did it fill properly...and are there any sounds associated with the not working (like its trying but can't) or did it just die? Orbling's right about the main motor.....aren't you a renter? If so perhaps its covered by your lease. Also, there is a website called freecycle.org where people give away things they don't need anymore or can't take when they move...you could check that out, it's a pretty big site.
It sounds like you "fix" things just like I do, with brute force. Hope things get better .
Consider me hanging in there ... Though to be brutally honest washing machines ARE stupid, stupid things.
In fact, I too dream of walking into Best Buy or anywhere really and saying, "See that washing machine over there? It's mine. Load her up sonny and let's go home." And in my dream, it's paid for ... In cash.
Credit cards are bad Bren ... Money you don't have but put on plastic comes to bite you in the ass in the end and WITH interest no less!
Regardless of all that, and with some advice from all of you, combined with a do it yourself and fix the damn thing website, I went into the laundry room late last night with my baseball bat and my toolbox and intimidated the washing machine to work.
All appliances should fear me! I've always had a wonderful gift of taking things apart with the penchant for never being able to get them back together ... The washer sensing this, decided to make quick work of righting itself with only a little help from me.
So for now, it works. Albeit it's still on it's last legs and will need to be replaced eventually.
Not to worry though ... I'm planning on emptying a tin can and taking it to work where I can proudly display on my desk with a note that says, "Brother, can you spare a dime?"
On that note, things must get better ... For if they get much worse, I'm moving to Siberia and joining a religious cult that worships feather dusters ...
It's always something. You probably just saved money for something else but now you'll have to use it for a new washer, maybe.
Or not saved money for something else, and still have to use it for a new washer, maybe. ;)
This intimidation fixing technique sounds like a good idea. Many of my family use that to fix people in to concurring with them...
Siberia sounds nice, lots of trees, quite cool on the coast... I could live there.
If it's not one thing, you can damn well be sure it's the other ...
;)
Although at this moment, if the other is unknown, I'll take what's behind door number one.
"Better the devil you know."
An entirely valid proverb.
Though I've yet to establish a procedure for those of us that know many devils.
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