SuzieQ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #1 Posted February 11, 2019 H 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #2 Posted February 11, 2019 Probably simple enough. Unplug some doodads, plug in new doodads. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzieQ Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted February 11, 2019 14 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Probably simple enough. Unplug some doodads, plug in new doodads. having an issue getting the old doodad off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #4 Posted February 11, 2019 1 minute ago, SuzieQ said: having an issue getting the old doodad off 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted February 11, 2019 Share #5 Posted February 11, 2019 A little WD-40 should fix that right up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #6 Posted February 11, 2019 you are making me look bad...I'm gonna have to do my toilet and install my light. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #7 Posted February 11, 2019 20 minutes ago, SuzieQ said: having an issue getting the old doodad off Still stumped? We can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted February 11, 2019 Share #8 Posted February 11, 2019 Repair or install? With my dishwasher debacle I told the guys to just drop the new dishwasher in my garage and I’d figure out the install. It was a PITA and I made several mistakes I had to undue or go back and redo but ultimately we got it done. If I can do it you can too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted February 11, 2019 Share #9 Posted February 11, 2019 That is a ground wire. Very important in the end. Washing machines are fairly compartmentalized and it looks like you are well into your repair. What are you replacing? YouTube is your friend but you probably already know that. It looks like you haven't unhooked the water supply yet. That could be important... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzieQ Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted February 11, 2019 27 minutes ago, 2Far said: but I need to get a new wire on, so that won't help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #11 Posted February 11, 2019 5 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Repair or install? With my dishwasher debacle I told the guys to just drop the new dishwasher in my garage and I’d figure out the install. It was a PITA and I made several mistakes I had to undue or go back and redo but ultimately we got it done. If I can do it you can too! When we got a new clothes washer and dryer, it came with "free" delivery, installation, and take-away. When delivery came, the installer removed the old washer & dryer, set up the dryer (very easy to do), but then took one look at our existing overflow pan and showed us that the new washing machine would not fit. Front loaders are much deeper than the old top loaders We had to get our plumber out ASAP to install the larger pan (it has a drain), but luckily it all got done fairly quick that week. Still, a royal pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzieQ Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share #12 Posted February 11, 2019 Just now, Kzoo said: That is a ground wire. Very important in the end. Washing machines are fairly compartmentalized and it looks like you are well into your repair. What are you replacing? YouTube is your friend but you probably already know that. It looks like you haven't unhooked the water supply yet. That could be important... replacing the lid switch - don't have it yet, just ordered it from amazon. I don't have a spanner or socket or whatever to get that ground wire off - pliers don't want to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #13 Posted February 11, 2019 1 minute ago, SuzieQ said: but I need to get a new wire on, so that won't help Could drill a pilot hole nearby and self-tap a new screw with the new ground. Probably scuff off the pain first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #14 Posted February 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, SuzieQ said: but I need to get a new wire on, so that won't help 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #15 Posted February 11, 2019 1 minute ago, SuzieQ said: replacing the lid switch - don't have it yet, just ordered it from amazon. I don't have a spanner or socket or whatever to get that ground wire off - pliers don't want to work. EVERY home should have a basic tool set - including a bunch of normal metric & SAE sockets. A good and relatively inexpensive investment. Usually has the normal stuff like screwdrivers, pliers, wire cutters, a few smaller wrenches, and the socket set. Maybe even a hammer or some hew wrenches. Really "normal" but essential tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzieQ Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share #16 Posted February 11, 2019 I shall go buy sockets now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #17 Posted February 11, 2019 6 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: EVERY home should have a basic tool set - including a bunch of normal metric & SAE sockets. A good and relatively inexpensive investment. Usually has the normal stuff like screwdrivers, pliers, wire cutters, a few smaller wrenches, and the socket set. Maybe even a hammer or some hew wrenches. Really "normal" but essential tools. Vise-Grips FIFY 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #18 Posted February 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, SuzieQ said: I shall go buy sockets now ? One thing you might check, is that if you have a screwdriver with interchangeable heads (a couple phillips, a standard flat, etc), that often matches those little screw heads as well. In other words, don't put a screwhead bit in, and see if it fits the screw in the washer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted February 11, 2019 Share #19 Posted February 11, 2019 With the lid switch, I have taped them into the operating position. I have also cut the wires and twisted them together to defeat the faulty switch. P.S. Don't tell 2Far. He gets weird when I don't do things his way. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted February 11, 2019 Share #20 Posted February 11, 2019 A set of nut drives from the hardware store will do the trick. Likewise vice-grips will work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #21 Posted February 11, 2019 1 hour ago, SuzieQ said: I shall go buy sockets now ? You could buy 1 polish speed wrench 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #22 Posted February 11, 2019 1 hour ago, donkpow said: With the lid switch, I have taped them into the operating position. I have also cut the wires and twisted them together to defeat the faulty switch. P.S. Don't tell 2Far. He gets weird when I don't do things his way. That’s what I do. That switch is just to shut the washer off if you open the lid on spin. Someone would have to be pretty blonde to do that anyway. My new washer locks the lid so you can’t open it at all with the washer running. I don’t need that much safety but maybe someone who lets their toddlers play with the washing machine unsupervised it might be a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted February 11, 2019 Share #23 Posted February 11, 2019 Remember that it is easier to buy meth than make it. Washing machines are poor choices for manufacturing it, despite Breaking Bad's attempt to make you think otherwise. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #24 Posted February 11, 2019 You have clothes in that machine. Bypass the switch and get your laundry done. When the new switch come in you can install it, or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted February 11, 2019 Share #25 Posted February 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Longjohn said: That’s what I do. That switch is just to shut the washer off if you open the lid on spin. Someone would have to be pretty blonde to do that anyway. My new washer locks the lid so you can’t open it at all with the washer running. I don’t need that much safety but maybe someone who lets their toddlers play with the washing machine unsupervised it might be a good idea. I think the lid switch came to be in order to prevent people from having their arms wrenched, at least. The agitators were fairly heavy back when and the spin cycle under power could probably do some serious damage against a young housewife's arm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzieQ Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share #26 Posted February 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Longjohn said: You have clothes in that machine. Bypass the switch and get your laundry done. When the new switch come in you can install it, or not. but it won't empty or spin, the switch is totally broken. You mean I don't need a switch at all?? I don't care about safety, Nix and the cats can't lift the lid, they don't have thumbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzieQ Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share #27 Posted February 11, 2019 3 hours ago, Razors Edge said: One thing you might check, is that if you have a screwdriver with interchangeable heads (a couple phillips, a standard flat, etc), that often matches those little screw heads as well. In other words, don't put a screwhead bit in, and see if it fits the screw in the washer. I have those, I have a lot of tools! Yesterday I even had to use my reciprocating saw to get the railings off from the front of my house. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzieQ Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share #28 Posted February 11, 2019 2 hours ago, maddmaxx said: You could buy 1 polish speed wrench we call that a spanner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #29 Posted February 11, 2019 Does that switch have two wires going to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #30 Posted February 11, 2019 1 minute ago, SuzieQ said: we call that a spanner No we don't! Not in the US of A! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #31 Posted February 11, 2019 1 minute ago, Razors Edge said: No we don't! Not in the US of A! I think it’s French, we call it a crescent wrench. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #32 Posted February 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, SuzieQ said: we call that a spanner Yes. It's called that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted February 11, 2019 Share #33 Posted February 11, 2019 Just now, maddmaxx said: Yes. It's called that too. Agreed - Sometime called an adjustable spanner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzieQ Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share #34 Posted February 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, Longjohn said: Does that switch have two wires going to it? Yes two and then the grounding wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #35 Posted February 11, 2019 Just now, Kzoo said: Agreed - Sometime called an adjustable spanner. Can't we just get back to an America where that is a "wrench" or, at most descriptive, and "adjustable wrench"???? Jeebus! Thank god for Home Depot keeping it real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #36 Posted February 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, SuzieQ said: Yes two and then the grounding wire Honestly, a top loader is inefficient. Chuck it and get a front loader. ? ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #37 Posted February 11, 2019 Leave the ground wire alone, cut the other two and strip away enough insulation off the wires to twist them together. Either use a wire nut or electrical tape to cover the splice. Try your washer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted February 11, 2019 Share #38 Posted February 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, SuzieQ said: Yes two and then the grounding wire If the switch is normally open (which Im pretty sure it is) then all you have to do is jumper the 2 (non ground) wires and you closed the safety circuit and put it back together. I recommend ordering the new switch and putting it back together correctly. Most locations have appliance stores you can get the part from. A repairman has to get his parts from somewhere. If you have Amazon Prime you could have had it on a truck a delivered by tomorrow. If you cut it like LJ suggests leave enough tag end from the connector block to splice it back later. Lon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #39 Posted February 11, 2019 3 hours ago, Razors Edge said: EVERY home should have a basic tool set - including a bunch of normal metric & SAE sockets. A good and relatively inexpensive investment. Usually has the normal stuff like screwdrivers, pliers, wire cutters, a few smaller wrenches, and the socket set. Maybe even a hammer or some hew wrenches. Really "normal" but essential tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #40 Posted February 11, 2019 1 minute ago, jsharr said: Monkey says you can fix anything with that tool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted February 11, 2019 Share #41 Posted February 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, jsharr said: That will come in handy when she tries to but it back together. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted February 11, 2019 Share #42 Posted February 11, 2019 11 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Honestly, a top loader is inefficient. Chuck it and get a front loader. ? ? Why would it be less efficient? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzieQ Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share #43 Posted February 11, 2019 7 minutes ago, Kzoo said: If the switch is normally open (which Im pretty sure it is) then all you have to do is jumper the 2 (non ground) wires and you closed the safety circuit and put it back together. I recommend ordering the new switch and putting it back together correctly. Most locations have appliance stores you can get the part from. A repairman has to get his parts from somewhere. If you have Amazon Prime you could have had it on a truck a delivered by tomorrow. If you cut it like LJ suggests leave enough tag end from the connector block to splice it back later. Lon I ordered the new part from Amazon - it will be here Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #44 Posted February 11, 2019 Just now, Randomguy said: Why would it be less efficient? It definitely doesn't have "high efficiency" in it's name. Duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzieQ Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share #45 Posted February 11, 2019 1 minute ago, Randomguy said: Why would it be less efficient? 13 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Honestly, a top loader is inefficient. Chuck it and get a front loader. ? ? It came with the house and I have lots of other things that need $$ so I shall keep it going as long as possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #46 Posted February 11, 2019 1 minute ago, Randomguy said: Why would it be less efficient? They use more water, not a problem for me. I have lots of water. Front loaders stink 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #47 Posted February 11, 2019 Just now, SuzieQ said: It came with the house and I have lots of other things that need $$ so I shall keep it going as long as possible So, through Wednesday! Next Monday is the big "President's Day" sale anyway. Good timing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted February 11, 2019 Share #48 Posted February 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, SuzieQ said: I ordered the new part from Amazon - it will be here Wednesday. Good for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted February 11, 2019 Share #49 Posted February 11, 2019 The reason I say they stink is because of all the adds for products to help remove the odors from your front loader. You never saw an add for something to remove odors from a top loader. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted February 11, 2019 Share #50 Posted February 11, 2019 "I really don't know what I'm doing, but I'm doing it anyway" One of my dad's favorite sayings and a life lesson for his young son - "We may not know what we are doing, but we will when we'er done." 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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