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I have experienced the recirculate valves stick in the drain position. Of course a new valve solved the problem.

good point Why even take the call if you don't think it's worth changing a belt. What could be easier or cheaper. I don't care if it's 40 years old, once the customer has paid a service call why not put $20 into a belt. It must have been the intention to just collect a quick service call.

In my experience... I don't find that modern appliances are reliable at all. A lot has changed since I started my repair business in 1990. The repairs on the older machines where usually a lot more reasonable. I personally have seen way too many 2 - 5 yr old appliances sent to the crusher...

I don't think that manufacturers are intentionally designing products to fail in less than ten years. But I can say with certainty that it takes a lot of commitment and money to keep a modern day fridge for ten years. When it was decided that $200 + control boards should replace tried and true...

Did you check all of the out of balance components and wiring ? I find more problems with the wire connectors than with the displacement and inertial switches themselves. It's one big series circuit that uses a heavy blue wire. I don't believe you have a motor or motor control board problem...

Whirlpool may just be on to something here. A impeller with a post in a machine with a more reasonable amount of water may solve some of the problems associated with very little water plain impeller AND low water agitator designs. That is to say IF it can achieve reasonable turnover because of...

just one more though I am not absolutely deeming the new VMW machines a total failure. Any new design can have a few unforeseen weak spots that can be changed to build a much better machine. BUT, Whirlpool will need to make performance changes as well. I only fix the things so I don't...

also I have to ask why it is thought that Whirlpool should stop making the direct drive because the design is now over 30 years old. And as much as considering the raw materials used in building a product should we not also consider the impact of building 2, 3, or even 4 or more products just...

from my experience I see far too many of these machines (VMW) considering the short time that they have been sold. Some problems are a simple fix. For example I have seen many that will not start the cycle because a small article of clothing is stuck between the basket and the tub. As was...

Wow ! Very, very nice.

Not trying to offend anyone Mike Just saying what I saw. And if you read my post I said it needs a one time adjustment. If a customer runs full loads without enough water it will be hard on clothes. And the machine. I was on a call to repair the range but was asked to look at the washer...

"We all know who makes them" I would have to say that a new Speed Queen will require at least a one time "trick" to adjust the water level. I was at a customers house a week ago and they have a 6 month old AWN542. It was grinding away with a full load set to the max level. I looked inside...

Just because a company says something new is better than what it replaced means that its true. I mean, what do you expect them to say. I can remember being told about all the great improvements that where made to the Amana washer about a year after Maytag owned them. This new triple lip seal...

Part number 33002797 is the bolt on blower wheel. Of course the motor is a different part as well.

Maytag most certainly did engineer a dryer with a bolt on blower wheel. It was a later revision on the MDE / MDG models.

I liked this series of dryers. I had both the original (1977-1997) version of a DG410 and later a MDG9606. I got better results from the first. The redesign models ran noisier and had vibration problems. That being said I would still vote the Whirlpool 29" machines as the best design ever.

The newest models have the "powerwash" (or something like that) feature that is supposed to fill to the max setting. I guess it bypasses the auto fill system. Never saw it in action but maybe this is Whirlpool's way of still meeting the government standards on the normal cycle and still offer...

better for the environment ? I would love for someone to explain to me how these new wonderful "efficient" appliances that have to be manufactured, sold, delivered, removed and recycled every 5 to 10 years (or less) have less impact on the environment than a good product that lasts say 15 to 20...

Sadly, the new belt drive models are proving to be very unreliable even at a year or two old. And I can't even tell you how many customers I know of that have sent them back for performance reasons. As a long time fan of direct drives (yes, I know they were not the absolute best) I had hope...

If I remember correctly it turns the electronic temp control (ETC) on/off.