Postmortem

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$143.01 Tub Front
  83.52 Drum Support
  11.64 Hex Bolt (6)
   6.22 Tub Gasket
   4.90 Bearing Seal
   6.99 Shipping
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$254.28

Several online sources for Samsung parts, not difficult to find.  There's an anti-backflow flapper valve on the pump outlet into the drain hose that was deformed to non-functional but is NLA.  Add a set of water supply hoses, some on-hand cleaning materials used, some time/effort and mild bloodshed, LOL.

 

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Ran the tub clean "Pure Cycle" to see what's the deal.

- 2:01 cycle time.
- Short cold rinse.
- Drain and distribute-spin and more draining.
- Hot fill.  I did not purge the supply first, water heater set at 133°F.  Diagnostic temp reading 82°F.
- Some tumble, then more hot fill.  Reading 89°F.
- Rev to 100 RPM distribution spin with onboard heating engaged.  Spin direction reverses occasionally, continues for duration of heating/cleaning period.
- Heats to 140°F.  Heater off.
- Cools to 130°F.  Heater on.
- Heats to 140°F.  Heater off.  May drop to 130°F and reheat to 140°F once more, not sure, didn't watch the entire time.
- Last cool to 130°F, drains.
- Cold rinse.
- Cold rinse.
- Spin to 500 RPM sustained a couple mins, rev to 950 RPM.  End.

 

[gansky1]

That's less than I expected, but not by much.  I thought around $325-350.  $255 for parts isn't too bad to save a $600 washer but in the "normal" household, the service labor is the killer for most machines like this.  I'm sure you put far more time into cleaning and detailing than would be possible in the field for a technician "on the clock" as it were.  

 

I know exactly what you mean by "bloodshed" - every edge in that machine is sharp and seems to bite.  I worked on a Samsung dryer and ended up having to don a long-sleeved shirt to replace the thermal cutoff through the tiny access hole in the back of the machine or I'd have lost an arm for sure.  

Have fun with the Samsung, it's not a bad machine in many ways.  Good washing, rinsing and quiet.  The Pure Cycle is fun to watch, lots of water drama.  I was trying to remove lots of residue from softener and detergents in mine so the 100 rpm tumbling gave much sudsy flopping and swirling.

 

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Have run three loads.

Definitely do not like the ATC business.  Getting 80°F to 82°F for warm and 89°F to 91°F for hot even with the water heater set at 133°F to 140°F.  All fills start with a cold dispenser flush to a minimal level, then hot is added to top-off after a bit of tumbling.  There's apparently no way to get a reasonable "real" warm or hot fill on any cycle.  Be more truthful to have only two temp selections:  Cold and [color=258408]Less Cold[/color].

However, the heater is used on Heavy Duty.  Light soil boosted to 115°F (or maybe was 118°F if I missed the peak).  Can't say yet if Normal or Heavy soil goes higher.

Interestingly, Woolens may produce a warmer warm since it fills higher.  I didn't check the onboard temp reading but it topped-off with more hot than expected.  Delicates/Hand Wash may also fill higher, haven't yet checked.

Warm/warm is selectable for Perm Press, seems odd.

The drive motor is very quiet.  The pump is noisy.

Not sure what exactly entails the VRT Vibration Reduction Technology other than a balance ring filled with some ballast balls and possibly mineral oil and mounted to front of the drum ... but it seems effective.  There is typically brief galumping of the tub at approx 400 RPM but it settles down quite nicely.

The LED for the selected cycle blinks continuously during the run, which is distracting as if the cycle is selected but not started.

No way I've found except Power Off to exit from the diagnostic mode that accesses the thermistor and RPM reading while a cycle runs so must leave it active for the duration, cannot get back to view the remaining cycle time.

 

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Sammy is gone to live with the sister or nephew.

Last load I ran was a sheet and couple towels left from when Abby-puppy was ill.  They were dirty but no "sick" soiling.  Heavy Duty cycle, heavy soil, un-selected the default Prewash option.  It ran a full-hot fill but I didn't check the temp reading for heater activity.  The items came out pristine.