Whenever I need to do a repair, but I don't know how I like to google youtube videos of the repair and see if it looks like something I can do myself. Usually I can, but every now and then it looks too difficult or requires specialized tools that I don't have.
Well, the washer went out a couple of days before Thanksgiving. I googled the error code it displayed and discovered that it's water pump had failed. Then I googled Youtube videos of the fix to see if it looked doable. To make a long story shorter, I looked at two videos and decided it was easy, so I ordered the part $150 with tax and shipping. Way less than a new machine or a professional repair.
Got the part this afternoon, so I took the washer out into the garage and laid it on its front as described in the videos. Loosen one plug, three screws, and three hoses. The old one is off in about a minute and a half. Put the new one on and reconnect everything (or so I thought) in about 3 minutes. Dragged it back inside and reconnected the water supply, drain, and electric. Then I put the items that were inside when it broke to rewash.
Uh oh - water is coming out from under it as it fills. Something ain't right. Disconnect everything again, drag it back into the garage, lay it down, and voila - I forgot to reconnect one of the hoses.
After mopping up the water and dragging it back in, reconnecting everything again I started it over. Yes, it works properly now. I just needed to slow down and make sure I reconnected everything I had to take off. All in all it was a very easy repair. Hardest part was that I had to take off two doorknobs to get it through the laundry room and into the garage. It wouldn't fit through the door otherwise.
So yes; Youtube is good for something as long as you're careful who you believe.
Curiously, one of the guys I watched on the tube found a nail in his water pump. After he removed it it worked fine, and he just put the old one back on. Mine, too, had a nail in the water pump. I didn't try to reinstall the old one though. Lots of rusty looking buildup inside from that nail, so I tossed it out.
Gotta check my pockets more carefully in the future before I put stuff in the wash.
Well, the washer went out a couple of days before Thanksgiving. I googled the error code it displayed and discovered that it's water pump had failed. Then I googled Youtube videos of the fix to see if it looked doable. To make a long story shorter, I looked at two videos and decided it was easy, so I ordered the part $150 with tax and shipping. Way less than a new machine or a professional repair.
Got the part this afternoon, so I took the washer out into the garage and laid it on its front as described in the videos. Loosen one plug, three screws, and three hoses. The old one is off in about a minute and a half. Put the new one on and reconnect everything (or so I thought) in about 3 minutes. Dragged it back inside and reconnected the water supply, drain, and electric. Then I put the items that were inside when it broke to rewash.
Uh oh - water is coming out from under it as it fills. Something ain't right. Disconnect everything again, drag it back into the garage, lay it down, and voila - I forgot to reconnect one of the hoses.
After mopping up the water and dragging it back in, reconnecting everything again I started it over. Yes, it works properly now. I just needed to slow down and make sure I reconnected everything I had to take off. All in all it was a very easy repair. Hardest part was that I had to take off two doorknobs to get it through the laundry room and into the garage. It wouldn't fit through the door otherwise.
So yes; Youtube is good for something as long as you're careful who you believe.
Curiously, one of the guys I watched on the tube found a nail in his water pump. After he removed it it worked fine, and he just put the old one back on. Mine, too, had a nail in the water pump. I didn't try to reinstall the old one though. Lots of rusty looking buildup inside from that nail, so I tossed it out.
Gotta check my pockets more carefully in the future before I put stuff in the wash.
