Dbgstaples
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- Sep 13, 2004
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Well, I finally realized what you had all been talking about regarding the quality of GE TL washers. I thought I had been blessed when the sellers 'gave' me their 3 year old refrigerator, washer and dryer when I purchased their home. I received my first hint when I started cleaning out the refrigerator. I couldn't believe how cheesy the vegetable drawers were with their glued-on clear windows!
Thanks to your suggestions, I was able to override the magnetic lid switch on the mid-line GE TL washer and discovered that the spiral portion of the agitator was not ratcheting the cloths down into the water. When I removed the softener dispenser I observed 4 yellow rubber-like cylinders floating in the water. I figured out what they were and where they belonged and dropped them back into place and that solved the problem, but they were floating again the next load.
Since I had purchased a home warranty with the house, I called the service company and when I described the situation with their tech, he suggested that I call a parts house to buy the parts and avoid his $39 fee for a service call. When I called the parts house and described the situation to them, the guy said "that's the signal that you need a new agitator". I said "you mean a three year old agitator is shot?!!!" He replied "yep... these days everything is made to break!” After he told me it would cost $65 for the thin, snap-on plastic agitator, I called the service company back and told them to order it!
Unbelievable!
Thanks to your suggestions, I was able to override the magnetic lid switch on the mid-line GE TL washer and discovered that the spiral portion of the agitator was not ratcheting the cloths down into the water. When I removed the softener dispenser I observed 4 yellow rubber-like cylinders floating in the water. I figured out what they were and where they belonged and dropped them back into place and that solved the problem, but they were floating again the next load.
Since I had purchased a home warranty with the house, I called the service company and when I described the situation with their tech, he suggested that I call a parts house to buy the parts and avoid his $39 fee for a service call. When I called the parts house and described the situation to them, the guy said "that's the signal that you need a new agitator". I said "you mean a three year old agitator is shot?!!!" He replied "yep... these days everything is made to break!” After he told me it would cost $65 for the thin, snap-on plastic agitator, I called the service company back and told them to order it!
Unbelievable!
