Another Day Another Problem
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It was 9 years we got out of her. I suppose that’s not too bad.
That’s what we got out of our washer/dryer from Samsung.
We were hoping for 10 years, but we didn’t make it. Tonight we went to flip the laundry and the dryer had no heat. It spins, but no heat.
This is technically repairable but the cost for the total repair costs more than half of a new dryer and it would not be in our best interest. It’s now $400 for a service call for somebody to just come out to the house and tell us what the problem is.
We know what the problem is. It has no heat.
Also, we need clean laundry. Like, NOW.
I tried to go to YouTube University to see if I could troubleshoot but I don’t relish the idea of taking the thing apart again.
And because we’re getting tired of problems we just said screw it - and ordered a new washer and dryer tonight. This time it’s a LG washer and dryer and I’m sure it comes with sensors and WiFi and a bunch of other crap we don’t need, and here’s hoping that we’ll get about 10 years out of this one too.
Despite the pain of coughing up for a new washer/dryer, they have been pretty good. The washer has it’s door mechanism replaced a few times by me but it’s a few screws and a ten dollar part from Amazon.
But dryer heaters are out of my league. Besides, I already have taken the dryer apart once and that’s it. I think I have hit the limit of fixing appliances here.
I’m hoping that this set is quieter than what we’ve got now, but I assume that in 10 years there’s been some improvement in washer/dryer.
One should hope so - considering a washer dryer set now costs 2 grand. But we figure we better get this now before the current administration screws around with the tariffs any more and making these things more expensive, or worse: impossible to buy at any price.
Keeping it clean,
TH and Co.
Our washer died recently no idea how old it was because it came with the house we bought 4 years ago. The laundry closet in the kitchen (horrible set up do not recommend) is not deep enough for a front loader so we bought a $500 top loader that we don’t plan to take with us. But alas I might rethink the not taking it with us plan because yesterday the bottom freezer of a few hundred dollar refrigerator finally but the dust and it was 20+ years old. Very basic generic inexpensive appliances with NO bells and whistles. And the fridge part is still cold enough for drinks so the whole thing will be a drink fridge, the reason we bought it in the first place. The moral of this story is you can get at least 2-3 basic appliances for the same cost and lifeline as 1 fancy one. We replaced that fridge’s freezer with a compact apartment sized one (7.1,cubic feet) the entirety of which can change between being a fridge or a freezer. It was $298 plus tax at Home Depot. Happy laundering.
Yeah. It was a good day anyway. At least we will have clean clothing!