A wash-day miracle...
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It sounds to me like the installers didn't know how to read or they think that all FL machines are installed the same way. Typical Sears.
I was told by the Atlanta Sears Outlet that it would be a Sears employee doing the delivery and setup. Instead the guys were contractors from a company called Liberty Transportation.
A local Sears Outlet manager told me that Liberty employees are the only ones that work at the local Sears distribution center; there are no actual Sears employees there at all.
For delivery and installation, I don't have a problem with outside contractors doing the job, as long as they know what they're doing.
Ideally, Sears would replace this washer with an identical new one, and do a proper installation this time. Since the odds of finding another new one are slim, I'm not sure what they will suggest, or what I will find to be an acceptable offer.
A local Sears Outlet manager told me that Liberty employees are the only ones that work at the local Sears distribution center; there are no actual Sears employees there at all.
For delivery and installation, I don't have a problem with outside contractors doing the job, as long as they know what they're doing.
Ideally, Sears would replace this washer with an identical new one, and do a proper installation this time. Since the odds of finding another new one are slim, I'm not sure what they will suggest, or what I will find to be an acceptable offer.
New FL Washer
Congratulations Doug on finding one of these good washers. Leaving the shipping braces in did not cause any long damage to this washer, I have seen many of these machines where the braces were left in for years till they eventually broke free and removed themselves and never saw it hurt the machine.
Now that we know that these machines have a too thin spider that if it corrodes too much will brake, it is easy to avoid ever having one brake. All one has to do is keep the spider clean by using plenty of GOOD detergent hot enough wash water and LCB also really helps keep it from corroding. Leaving the door and dispenser drawer open after use also helps.
I have yet to ever see a broken spider on one of these machines that surprised me when we tore it apart [ and we have seen more that 200 with broken spiders ], they were always a slimy mess, the customer almost always washed in cold water and never used LCB.
Congratulations Doug on finding one of these good washers. Leaving the shipping braces in did not cause any long damage to this washer, I have seen many of these machines where the braces were left in for years till they eventually broke free and removed themselves and never saw it hurt the machine.
Now that we know that these machines have a too thin spider that if it corrodes too much will brake, it is easy to avoid ever having one brake. All one has to do is keep the spider clean by using plenty of GOOD detergent hot enough wash water and LCB also really helps keep it from corroding. Leaving the door and dispenser drawer open after use also helps.
I have yet to ever see a broken spider on one of these machines that surprised me when we tore it apart [ and we have seen more that 200 with broken spiders ], they were always a slimy mess, the customer almost always washed in cold water and never used LCB.
Thanks, John, for the tips. When we first bought the original version of this washer in 2000, I would say we were probably doing washes of 70% warm-water, 20% cold and 10% hot. We've always used liquid chlorine bleach, but only on our white washes, which were perhaps one load every other week.
In the past few years, we've switched to doing maybe 60% warm washes, and 40% hot. (I think I've got hubby trained now to not do any more cold washes, LOL.)
We started leaving the detergent drawer open when I noticed mold growing on it the first time, and I didn't want to have to clean it again. We didn't leave the washer door open, because it would swing open wide on its own and I didn't want our cats crawling inside. We never noticed any odor problem, though, and I regularly checked.
The new washer door seems to rub on its hinge against its hole in the case, thus it will stay put if I only open it slightly.
I like that feature I've seen on some of the new front-loaders where there is a clip to hold the door open slightly. Also, I think the ones that have a built-in fan to dry everything out inside is a good idea.
In the past few years, we've switched to doing maybe 60% warm washes, and 40% hot. (I think I've got hubby trained now to not do any more cold washes, LOL.)
We started leaving the detergent drawer open when I noticed mold growing on it the first time, and I didn't want to have to clean it again. We didn't leave the washer door open, because it would swing open wide on its own and I didn't want our cats crawling inside. We never noticed any odor problem, though, and I regularly checked.
The new washer door seems to rub on its hinge against its hole in the case, thus it will stay put if I only open it slightly.
I like that feature I've seen on some of the new front-loaders where there is a clip to hold the door open slightly. Also, I think the ones that have a built-in fan to dry everything out inside is a good idea.
