Recent content by ttuee2006

I like the CFLs I love these things. I've used them in my dorm rooms, apartments, houses, etc and never had a single one fail! Well....except for the one I punched a broom handle through.... I still have the very first CFL that I bought in 1995 burning strong every single day. 3-way 4 u-Tube...

Oh god......I was on the floor laughing so hard when I watched that. The evil side of me just got such a thrill out of watching that washer jumping frantically in the air like that. Been on my favorites page for months!

GE I'd keep the mid 80's GE Filter-Flo. As much as I like the old Maytag Highlander, the GE just does a better job and parts are more readily available for me to keep it going longer! Modern machines considered? Pffff.....

Sounds like you're in the Corpus area (or thereabouts) which would explain why the heatpump works fine for you. When it's cold here, it's COLD! Discuss in a couple days? I must have missed something.... I have to agree with Andrew here too. When I had the Ruud condenser installed at the end...

Model & Serial It's a Maytag Model 126. Serial # is 317739SS. You can see a picture of the original nameplate here: http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-1/1132146/highlander5.jpg From the previous owner. I can't believe I never took a picture of the nameplate myself! If you've got access to...

Tub Brake It's definitely the tub brake. If I reach in and just hold the tub while it's agitating, the indexing stops. No force even required. I can also turn the tub backwards if I push on it, against the direction it's indexing. Now I just have to figure out how to fix the brake......

What part of the state? Here in the Hill Country area they don't do a good job at all. They were "all the rage" in the 90's, and it seems that nobody here wants them anymore simply due to the unreliability and the fact that they don't heat the house in winter! When mine wasn't froze up or...

That seems awfully high...... That price seems WAY out of range. My parents have a Ruud split-system in their house and it only cost them about $5500 to have it installed.....it's also a 4-ton unit. Let me give you some further SAGE words of advice: (HEED CAREFULLY) Now repeat after me: Over...

And of course...... The Compulsory video! Wash.......WITH CLOTHES!

Tranny... I didn't change the transmission fluid. Honestly I don't know how to go about it, and I don't want to get in over my head! I'm pretty sure the transmission oil is too thick, but I don't want to screw something up trying to change it! Something for another day when I've learned how to...

In the Laundry Room Taking it's place in the laundry room! (Temporarily of course...)

The Fill Flume The siphon break on this washer works fine the way it is, however it tends to spray a bit! I think that's what the original rubber hose was in there for to bypass it. I took it a step further and bypassed the siphon break, but still allowed the air gap! Gotta love vinyl tubing...

How I fixed the Shaft So I fixed the shaft with many, many coats of cold-galvanizing compound. I'd spray a coat, let it cure, then sand it off. The result is that the small holes and imperfections towards the top of the shaft were filled in with zinc. Below is a picture of the shaft when it was...

The Video Very first video showing it running with NO LEAKS!

HOLY CRAP!!!!! I FIXED THE SHAFT!!!!!! IT WORKS! IT WORKS!!!!! I'M STILL PINCHING MYSELF!!!!! Videos and an explanation to follow shortly!