House Meltdown Update
The sink plumber was a no-show without as much as a call, unless he has called Mac by now. Mac had to leave to go to KC.
The washing machine repairman came, I explained what was wrong, he took a quick look and then put in an order for a new motor and pump. Our issue is the pump, which is apparently a problem with our washer type. The other problem with our washer type is that Whirlpool had the genius idea to make the motor and the pump one piece, so we cannot just replace the pump. They realized the error in their ways, and now make them as two pieces, so we will have a new motor and a new pump put in the washing machine, and if one goes out in the future, we only have to replace that one. It seems these days that things are made poorly, but I don’t exactly think that is the case. I don’t place the blame on the engineers or the producers. I blame management. They are the ones that want thing out quickly, as cheap as possible, and the first thing that is cut out or goes down hill is quality assurance. The same can be said for software development.
In the meantime, I have to MacGyver the water out of the washing machine before it will run properly. Hopefully these pieces come quickly. The good news out of this is that it is all under warranty, so we will not pay for any of this. This repairman has visited us three times–the washer, the dishwasher and the refrigerator. I told him when he left that we will see him when the dryer breaks.
Ugh. What a nightmare. Hope you manage to enjoy your three day weekend.
(psst, lemme know if/when you want KCRF passes this year)
All you need is a short piece of garden hose and you can siphon the water out to a nearby bucket. You don’t need to be MacGyver, just an engineer. I’m not sure which is worse, though.
The water isn’t inside the bin that the clothes sit it. It is inside the washing machine. And it either tries and tries to pump it out, but can’t and gives an error code and shuts the machine down or the computer thinks that there already is water in the bin and never puts water in during the wash cycle and my clothes don’t get clean.
I also don’t have a laundry room. I have a laundry closet, and it is difficult to pull it out enough to unhook the drain hose that is attached to the washer without moving the dryer out which involves taking off the door to the laundry closet. We already went through the pain of getting the hose off to check if it was clogged.
As I’m reading more about my washer, I’m starting to think that the best plan is to sell it and buy a different one. It has garnered the nickname “The Collapso” and “Fetid Pile of Stinking Monkey Dung” and was bad enough that a class action suit was brought against Whirlpool and Sears.
If we have pump problems after this covered repair, that is exactly what I’m going to do.
I MacGyver it out through the drain hose while the pump is running.