Recent content by d-todd

Sears/Transformco would be smart to sell the Kenmore brand, as it it did with Craftsman. As you all know, Kenmore is just a private label that is slapped onto products made by other companies, so the quality of the OEM is what you get when you buy it as a Kenmore. When I worked for Sears, they...

The problem with that magnetic gizmo is that it will only work if the exhaust hole and wall hole pretty much line up. If they don't line up, you can still use it, but the vent run will take up 4" of space between the dryer and the wall.

I worked on plenty of these back in the day. There was a large solenoid-operated valve in the lower left rear that handled the diversion.

I put the machine in the OP into the top load high efficiency category. Do any of them turn over the contents? Do any of them do comforters? Plenty of people like them, so they must do a minimal job or they wouldn't sell, but I think a front loader would work better. As for me, I am sticking...

In Denver where I work, there is a home made from shipping containers. It is very hot in there during the summer. Everything is made of metal so it feel industrial inside.

Coldspot66, it just may be a programming decision they may be on purpose, sort of to fool customers while the lid is open, then fill with cold when it is closed. I want to test some machines the next time I go do a service call on similar units, to see if they act the same. If anyone has a GE...

So I am working on a GE laundry system model GUD27ESSJ1WW. The problem is that when set to hot water wash, the washer will fill with hot water, but as soon as the lid is closed, it switches to cold until filled. Open lid is hot, closed lid is cold. The hoses aren't swapped. I checked on Google...

I get less Speed Queen machines than anything else to repair, which proves their reliability. Actually, no it doesn't. There are far fewer Speed Queens out there than the other brands, and the ones in people's home often come with a 5-year warranty. So there could be lots of other reasons you...

The pins on the DD would be released when pulling out the yellow strap, but sometimes it didn't work and the pin would stay up and make the machine run rough, causing a service call.

How does a dryer achieve a different tumble speed?

I suppose that dish soap would have certain benefits to getting out some foodservice stains, but washing machine detergent is engineered for fabrics. That is my take. Combo52, can you explain how using too little or wrong detergent impacts washer seals? And how would you know if you put in...

Chetlaham, the machine of yesterday that WP made was called the World Washer. I think they made the platform to be adaptable to multiple countries, adding or subtracting a component as needed. For example, for some applications the drain hose would be simply laid down on the ground instead of...

Yes, DADOeS, it is a Whirlpool product. I got it at a Marcone open house where a Whirlpool rep was giving it out as swag.

I was able to use some Swash concentrated laundry detergent today on a load of wash in my fabulous Speed Queen TC5. The bottle has a regulated dispense mechanism inside; you turn it upside down and squeeze and it stops when the portion is dispensed. I can' say his stuff is memorable. The laundry...

Iirc, under a plastic or paperboard cover on the top left, you have to remove some hoses from a plastic tube thing. Sometimes you can take off less than all 3 hoses if you remove the 5/16 screw that holds it to the top.