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Yes, Oster may have made brilliant products back then, but 'service-friendly'? In what universe!

Hold on a second I've never worked on an Oster blender this new, but this problem does not sound as if it were an actual short in timer assembly. Could you shoot us some pics of the various sub-assemblies? I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that once the weekend is over someone here will...

Worth it! Probably has the wonderful lower spray arm which rotates on a cam to make sure all the corners get clean! We've worked on several pre-Potscrubber II and post-Potscrubber II dishwashers through the years and no question about it - between the outstanding cleaning and the parts...

Only one thing to contribute based on direct experience The dogs which drive the timer mechanism on every centre dial Maytag I've ever worked on (none so pretty as this) have always been the weak point for me. There used to be a source in Loveland, Colorado for them, saving a lot of work...

Dahlinks, I recollect someone here correcting my plural case in German a decade or so ago...in the Nominative, singular.   We're all grammar nazis in our hearts.   Louis, however is Dutch. Not Pennsylvania Dutch, not German like me. Not even chocolate cake Dutch. This means he grew up in a...

Cool!! I think it's worth noting that the quality exported to the 'West' was often much higher than that which was offered domestically.  

Some good reasons back then, still some today Gas air-conditioning offered some advantages to offset the inefficient use of energy. 1) Lots of middle-class folks had gas but not 240VAC. 2) The heat pump/AC disasters had hurt the reliability ratings of compressor AC. 3) Properly built units...

All well here, suggestion Generally speaking, these ovens are well known for their inaccurate thermostats. I've read that swings of 25F were normal for that time - and 28F, if it's consistent, is close enough. I'd leave it be and not risk a greater problem, personally. One of our Custom...

A few ideas This is conjecture. 1) To reduce sudsing before the pump out and first spin 'rinse'. 2) To reduce damage to clothing from the thrash-a-matic agitators. 3) To prevent the loosened dirt from resettling into the fibres. 4) 'Cause it is unique.   Even the very last of the DDs did...

Worth Remembering That modern US washers call 'hot' what we used to call 'luke-warm'. At best. They use too little water, too little heat, too little detergent and not sufficient rinsing to get clothes clean.   The rules of nature aren't subject to political (or, for that matter, religious)...

Good point, Matt I thought of the sensor in the oven or the heating element being knocked, didn't occur to me that the regulator might have gone out of tune.  

Tom, thanks! I didn't know that! Today, Roper is often the value brand for Whirlpool, like 'Estate' or 'Kirkland'. Same quality as the equivalent other Whirlpool brands, just way cheaper.

Happily, There are several people here who really know these things inside out. If we can't figure it out together, one of them will no doubt chime in at some point. Here's another improbable to check - is it possible that the baking element was knocked out of alignment with the spacers during...

Yes, I can confirm that Here's a screenshot of your service sheet - the settings for the oven temperature control. That there is only an 'L1' and not an "L1" and an "L2" suggests a super simple control (more options with both, but irrelevant as rarely implemented). The PL means Pilot Light...

Hot water, strong soap, phosphates, chlorine bleach We use 60<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">°C+ hot water for everything washable with TSP (I know, dahlinks I know, we're the only people on the planet earth for whom it works without leaving...

The Browning is interesting And, if the bake times haven't changed then it does raise many questions. So - no browning could be caused by a a few things besides time/temperature. If the moisture in the oven is not escaping out the vent, that might account for it? Have you checked that? Is it...

In my case, I occasionally shoot a picture which could, if one were to take the trouble, have identifying information about me. So, I run it through a few filters, mirror-image it, flip it, filter some more, photo-shop any remaining traces and then post it. Who knows what the intelligent...

it will take a few days or so before the experts chime in So I'll give you a few things which I have found to be useful over time: 1) GE includes a service diagram with all their appliances. May be glued to the back of the stove or tucked away in the lower drawer or the control panel - but it...

Part of it is conditioning - Early appliance electronics (consumer and pro) were AWFUL. Worse than that, actually - they were designed to be the weak point. Super expensive to replace, consumers would just by a new appliance. Today, the quality of the rest of the appliances has fallen whilst...

Thomas, Don't kill yourself, overworking. Without you, a lot of people would have had no solution - you've taken a good idea and turned it into an excellent product, several times! Take a day off. You deserve it!