Hi Chet I added the laughter to your post number seven the picture of that Maytag dishwasher timer you posted uses the same type of terminals that were used on these boards that failed same size etc.
Yes and that is where the similarities come to end. The heavy bussing on the timer, rivet connections, and contact pads are not the same. I would never trust tracks, soldier joints and undersized relays to repeatedly make and break upwards of 10 amps of current in a hot, moist environment.
Many many timers burned up their terminals over the years. If you were paying attention, you would notice just the other week. A lady was posting about our KDC 17 a KitchenAid dishwasher with burned up terminals on the selector switch and timer.
Sure. Except the occasional (in comparison) EM timer burn ups typically don't spread outside of the machine triggering dozens of recalls on millions of machines over the last 25 years.
https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit...naid-kenmore-dishwasher-class-action-lawsuit/
Chet I wish you could get out in the real world and actually work on some stuff, I was really disappointed in your attempts to figure out what was wrong with your GE side-by-side refrigerator. I suggested you go online and learn about what goes wrong with those refrigerators I cannot believe you’re cleaning the condenser
John, GEs never clean condenser is a misnomer aka marketing gimmick. Mine was caked with dust, and a quick Google search shows that many other service techs find these condenser clogging up despite GE's claims.
Regardless of the issue, condensers needs to be checked out and cleaned because often they get clogged or semi clogged to the point it effects performance even if it is not noticeable. And yes it is my fault in terms of periodic maintenance because I should have been vacuuming my condenser periodically and I failed to do so.
and everything and you don’t even notice that the hole evaporator has turned into a iceberg of ice and you kept commenting that the fan is revving at a super fast speed, but you never even noticed that it’s not blowing any air. It’s because the whole thing was frosted up.
Originally it was blowing air when it revved up, and rather well I might add. So I was genuinely befuddled at first. I still didn't know exactly what was causing the fan to rev up and instead what I assumed might potentially turn into a parts swap fest (control board, thermistors 1, 2, 3, evap fan, damper motor, ect), I decided to just call a local repair tech.
Yes if I had waited on calling the tech until the refrigerator temps started to climb into the 50s I would have noticed the air flow was getting worse in the freezer and eventually none existent leading me to take the back cover off to which I would have immediately seen the ice and began ohming out the defrost thermostat and the defrost heater.
The problem is I don't own a steamer, I can't wait 24 hours for the coils to defrost and I am afraid that a hair dryer might over heat something or damage the plastic linear.
So the tech was a quick diagnosis an a fix with a genuine repair part.
The most common problem with a GE refrigerator like that is the defrost heater and then your parents found somebody to come fix it who doesn’t even show up with the heater, unbelievable
The guy doesn't have a massive warehouse full of parts like your repair company does. It is also not practical to keep every common repair part in the van. Instead he orders the parts via his supplier and they arrive at his business.
Not sure why assume my parents had anything to do with this.
You could’ve taken a little bit of time and gone online and learned how to fix that refrigerator and saved your parents some money rather than this constant fantasy of thinking you know how to make Appliances better and save the world, lol
John L
John, this experience literally vindicates my so called stance on better appliances. Even you admit that GE's defrost heater is the most common failure point. So instead of GE using a sealed calrod heating element like they did on their older fridges, they use a small quartz tube heating element that literally glows orange during the defrost cycle as water drips down on it. Uh, no thank you.
Sorry, that is not how it was done in the past and not how I would do it. It is not about my "fantasy" but rather you defending the monumental encrapification of appliances.
Seriously, a halogen bulb / quartz toaster oven element hybrid to defrost a fridge? If I was the one pitching that idea over a calrod defrost heater you would have been roaring with laughter to which I would actually be agreeing with you.
And yes, if appliances didn't need a steady stream of parts and lasted 30+ years on average the world would be a better place.
