Well I don't claim to be a rocket scientist. It usually take me 2 or 3 trips to the parts store or tool store before I get things right because I learn as I go. I was happy to have saved at least $325.
Two advantages of the newer front load washers (long popular in Europe and only becoming popular in the USA over the last decade for home use) is that they use about 1/3 the water as older top load washers and are much easier on clothes. Tom C. >From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but... >Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 12:49:04 -0400 > >And it drys cloths no better than the 30 year old dryer I bought for >$25.00 12 years ago, and fixed for less than $10. Replacing all of the >temperature sensors and door switch in less than two hours. (I ended up >giving it away 6 months ago as I had no place to store it). > >Tom C wrote: > >> What all these problems really indicate is how cheap, low-spec most > >> of the electronic components being used are, even in high-end > >> cameras. Curiously, my 1966 RCA transistor radio that cost me $20 > >> (expensive back then!) is still going strong. > >> > >> Godfrey > >> > >> > > > > Likely planned obsolescence? > > > > On a side note, I just fixed our 2000 Maytag Neptune washer which had > > stopped spinning clothes in the spin cycle. If it had failed about two >yeas > > ago I could have gotten it fixed for free under the terms of a class >action > > lawsuit. > > > > It was going to cost upwards of $400 for a service call, an entire new >main > > control board, and an item called a wax motor which is essential to >locking > > the door. I replaced the wax motor (ultimate source of the problem) >along > > with a blown resistor and two transistors on the main board. In the >process > > I ruined a metal 'leaf' spring that holds the wax motor in place and >super > > glued a switch closed, until the new parts arrived. Cost of my repair > > including parts which I runied in the process was under $75 dollars, >though > > I have about 10 hours invested in it. > > > > Tom C. > > > > > > > > > > >-- >All dogs have four legs; my cat has four legs. Therefore, my cat is a dog. > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
