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DOOR LOCK I received the door lock part today from Repairclinic.com. Enclosed is a photo of what happened to the door lock. As you see it failed due to poor design. The good news . Remove the top with 2 screws on the back of the lid. Push back then lift top Loosen the door lock with 2...

Door lock I agree that slamming the door is not good and never really did that. But I don't see how that would contribute to electrical failure. I have read that if you don't get a 1500 ohm reading on the part it is defective. I do see it could damage some of the plastic components. I have a...

I have had a Frigidaire Affinity ATF8000FS1 for about 16 months. Today it stopped mid cycle with pause blinking. I ran through the error code procedure and got E41. Door lock problem. The booklet inside the washer suggests either bad door lock or control panel. Since it is out of warranty I...

Learning You can see I am new to the group. Robert Seger did a great job on that evolution of the Frigidaire washer. A lady I knew had a late one and I was always amazed at how dry the clothes came out . She never felt the need for a dryer. Just a clothes line.

This maybe old news to this group but there is a great discussion of the Frigidaire washer evolution at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/classicappliances/message/63 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/classicappliances/message/64 From the 30's research to the BITTER end Really fascinating

It is white but I think it is a lost cause I told her the new stuff was junk

My sister in Jackson, Mississippi has a Maytag A-608 owned since new and in excellent cosmetic condition. She is fastidious about her appliances. It has a very slow leak (center seal?) and she says it is noisy Otherwise works fine One service call in 30+ years for water valve. Sadly she is...

In 1959 the Lady Kenmore washer and dryer could be ordered in Candy pink and Harmony House Sunshine yellow

Bosch Dishwasher overlow I have a Bosch Dishwasher which has a protective device that is at the bottom that stops the flow of water in overflow condition. That is the theory however my inlet valve developed a large lime deposit that prevented the water valve from turning off completely. I was...

My parents bought the strangest Bendix top loader in the 1940's that squeezed the clothes dry by vacuum action . Anyone ever see one of these. It did not spin to remove the water. They did not keep it and got a Bendix Gyromatic front loader very good for a long time. The other weird one was a...