Woe is me

Dymphna

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You may recall a few months ago, my washing machine crapped out on me. After several months of nursing it along, going back and forth with a repairman and heading to Mom's house with the laundry, I bought a new one.

Well.....


My dryer broke last night. :ohwell:



I hate doing laundry. :burning:
 
Dymphna

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kwillia said:
:poorbaby:

What's wrong with it...what are the 'symptoms'...:shrug:
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Well, I went to empty the lint trap and there was an impression in the lint of a small foam letter (a bath toy). This thing is about an inch by an inch and a half and about 1/16 of a inch thick. The letter itself wasn't in the trap any longer, so I assume it fell back down into the lint trap cavity.

After deciding that there was no way to retrieve it, I figured it was no worse than a glob of lint, so I started the machine.

It made the most awful noise, like gears trying to mesh and not making it and it won't start.
 
Sharon

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Can't you just open the back of the dryer and clean everything out from behind the drum?
 
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kwillia said:
:yikes: May it R.I.P...:dead:
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Well, I've got a call into a repairman (a different one this time). If it is just that toy, they should be able to pull it apart and get it out.

I've got a LOT of laundry to do though. I've been too busy all week to fool with it. I've done clotheslines before, but it's pretty darn in convient in this weather and I don't have a lot of room in the basement.
 
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Sharon said:
Can't you just open the back of the dryer and clean everything out from behind the drum?
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I can't see how to open it without messing something up.
 
Suz

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Dymphna said:
Well, I've got a call into a repairman (a different one this time). If it is just that toy, they should be able to pull it apart and get it out.

I've got a LOT of laundry to do though. I've been too busy all week to fool with it. I've done clotheslines before, but it's pretty darn in convient in this weather and I don't have a lot of room in the basement.
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Dryers have very little to them. It is usually a lot cheaper to fix then buy a new one. I feel for you though. been a long time since I did the clothes line thing myself.
I know it's a major inconvenience with the little ones...........
good luck!
 
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danceintherain said:
There are several dryers listed in the somd classifieds.
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I am reluctant to take on someone else's castoffs. Afterall, if it worked right in the first place, why are they getting rid of it?

When my washer finally gave it up, I DID accept one from a friend as a temporary measure until I could research new ones. It lasted a month.
 
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Chasey_Lane said:
I think Tigger has one in her yard, too! :yay:
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:killingme

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Chasey_Lane again.
 
deino2002

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Dymphna said:
I am reluctant to take on someone else's castoffs. Afterall, if it worked right in the first place, why are they getting rid of it
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Alot of people purchase them for when they rent houses or apartments & then when they decided to build or buy a house it comes equipped with one, so instead of leaving it behind they chose to sell them :shrug:
 
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deino2002 said:
Alot of people purchase them for when they rent houses or apartments & then when they decided to build or buy a house it comes equipped with one, so instead of leaving it behind they chose to sell them :shrug:
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That was kind of what happened with the washer I got from my friend... the one that lasted a month. They moved into a house that had a washer/dryer and they had one from the place they rented before that they brought with them. They kept the better of the two sets.
 
Vince

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Suz' said:
Dryers have very little to them. It is usually a lot cheaper to fix then buy a new one. I feel for you though. been a long time since I did the clothes line thing myself.
I know it's a major inconvenience with the little ones...........
good luck!
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Not much to a dryer. Belt makes it go roundy round and heating element puts out the heat, timer, a few switches (door switch), etc. Alot cheaper to repair unless the motor is burned up. Then, it's like replacing a compressor on the refrigerator. Cheaper to go buy a new one. Had the compressor on my freezer go bad. Lucky the warranty was still good. $600 for that little monster. :yikes:
 
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