How many hours did you spend fixing your washer? I replaced every important sensor and a switch, (essentially rebuilding the electrical system), in less that two hours. Most of that was figuring out how to take the back off.
Tom C wrote: > I think the new technology is often easily repairable. It's just that most > of the electronics is now manufactured overseas and it's incredibly cheap. > A company makes more profit replacing an entire circuit board that costs $20 > and charging $250 + 1 hour labor, than they do trouble shooting the board > for an hour and replacing $.10 and $1.00 parts. For the company, time is > money. Also, the customer unable to diagnose othe problem, is happy just to > get the serviceman in and out. > > 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 14:40:39 -0400 >> >> Front loads have been around for a long time, even here. The old >> technology is much easier to repair, and usually costs less than new >> electronic devices, which seem to designed to not be repaired. >> >> Tom C wrote: >> >>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> 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 >> > > > > -- 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
