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Our washer gave up the ghost tonight. Anyone have a recommendation of someone we can call tomorrow? It's a GE.

I know Sears, and I saw Cashwell. Any others, or which of these two would you recommend.

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Marty Howard
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Andy's Appliance Repair 790-3505. The owner is Andy Staples. I use them when I can't fix it myself or don't have the time.

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Mitch Moore

There are only about 3 moving parts in a washer, it's a DIY job. It's the motor (that will usually squeak to high hell before failure), the transmission (get a new washer) or just a belt (cheap and easy).

I repaired our GE (replaced the motor) at about 5 years. I threw it out when the transmission siezed (10 years).

We now have a new High Efficiency Frigidaire and love it (it's sooo quiet).

IIRC the motor was about $50+ shipping. The tranny was going to be $175.

Scott

there are other parts that can go bad though, my water inlet valve went bad, but that was an easy DIY replacement job, part was like $25 from ebay (yes, you can even get dishwasher repair parts on ebay)

the symptom for this one is pretty obvious, no water getting into the washer

edit: I'm stupid, I thought you were talking about a dishwasher, not a washing machine. . .

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I've used Andy's too w/ no probs

What is it (not) doing? Our new GE quit working, wouldn't spin. Called GE service. seems it "ate" a polyfill stuffed pillow Donna washed and the polyfill plugged up the pump stopping it cold. Cleaned out the pump and the inside of the cabinet and it's been working since. Repairman told us the agitation on the GE was too rough for pillows, comforters and the like and will tear them apart, even on gentle cycle.
Transmissions are too expensive to replace, better to buy a new machine.
Even motors are getting expensive with the price copper is bringing.

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We are all fixed. it was a bad clutch switch in the motor.

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Marty Howard
2011 NASA SE Factory Five Challenge Champion
Track Events Logistics Coordinator - TZC/THSCC
2007 Factory Five Challenge Car.
http://www.mh-motorsports.com

Bump for more appliance repair.

Our dishwasher (6 year old Kenmore/Whirlpool). Has started to make a buzzing sound anytime the pump is supposed to be running.

The unit seems to fill and drain just fine, and even gets the bottom rack a little clean, but the top rack is mostly just a steam cleaning.

I've had it apart and found nothing out of sorts.

The pump motor spins freely by hand, and passes ohm meter tests (no winding shorts, or broken ground). The capacitor also passes (not testing the fun way).

I haven't gotten to run it since the disassembly because the seal for the sump (the biggest seal in the machine) didn't re-seal, so I have to repair that before I can check to see if take it apart-put it together fixed it.

I suspect a bad motor ($120-150) since all internet searching points in that way. The sump seal is $15. Any hints on bench testing the motor? Will a no-load test really tell me anything?

It's Memorial Day weekend and there will be sales. I need a final diagnosis in short order...

It's probably not worth paying a professional for repair services.

Scott

New suspect...

Faulty chopper in the dishwasher. Every time I check this thing it is plugged up (so the pump is pulling debris into it - thus a working pump), yet it doesn't ever seem to chop up the crap anymore.

Chopper = $20
Seal = $15
Pump = $140

I think I'll try A and B first. If $35 of repairs doesn't do it, I'll probably just replace.

No parts in stock locally, but I figured out the problem. It was the chopper in the dishwasher. The blade was spinning freely on it's shaft, so it didn't chop anymore.

Currently repair budget is a new tube(s) of 5 minute epoxy.

I have clean dishes and no leaks...

I did find a small, unrelated leak while it was apart. The fix for that was free (tighten a nut).

Scott