We just purchased a new high efficiency washer dryer set. Is it normal for the washing machine to to fill with very little water? It only seems like it lets very little water in than tosses the clothes around for 50 min through the various cycles. You can not even really see a water level even through the wash cycle? It's a front loader. It also has that silver care option. Any thoughts? Is it only supposed to have very little water in it? I'm not getting any codes such as low water level.High efficiency washer question?
Your sales person should have known the product better to explain how great these machines are. You use less water and laundry detergent. You will see a huge saving on your water bill. It's best to use He(high efficiency laundry detergent,it is pricey but consentrated)The front loaders don't tear up your clothes either. You have taken a step in being green.Read your owners manual for more info or get on line to the company.High efficiency washer question?
Sounds fine, these washers use a lot less water because the clothes are tumbled back and forth instead of soaked.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
My GE washer will not turn on?
I have a GE washer model GSLS1100, and it will not turn on. last time I used it it stopped in the middle of the final spin cycle and now it won't turn on. I have checked the plug and it works, so it has to be the washer. when I press the on/off button nothing happens, no lights come on nothing. I would like some other option before trying a repair man.My GE washer will not turn on?
I tried to find an answer for you but couldn't, good luck with that!My GE washer will not turn on?
If there are no lights that means that either you need to unplug the machine for 30 seconds and plug it back in. (That reboots the board) Or call 1800 GE CARES Usually Rebooting works. e-mail me if I can help you further. Good luck. GE Service tech
On G.E. washers ---check the safety lid switch -- if this is bad then you get nothing but water fill up.
Other things might be : water level control switch faulty , timer ,drive motor, wiring connections.
On the lid switch %26gt;%26gt; you could~~~ connect the 2 wires together and wirenut them to bypass the lid switch completely.
This will allow the tub to spin even if the lid is open, while in the spin cycle.
There is a switch that is triggered by the lid closing. When the lid is open, or if the switch is broken (so the machine thinks the lid is still open), the washer will refuse to spin.
For safety reasons, it is designed not to spin when the lid is open. So if the washer will fill up and rinse the clothes but refuse to spin, it is most likely that switch. A qualified repairman should be able to replace it for about $150 (New Jersey prices).
If you've disassembled the washer, replacing the switch isn't difficult. If you've never taken it apart and put it back together, it helps a lot to have hints from someone who has. I watched the repairman the first time it broke and I've been able to fix it myself since.
Here is a hint for my GE washer: You have to remove some of the plastic edging near the controls. This reveals some screws that you need to loosen in order to flip the control panel backwards. Then, underneath that, there are some latches; when released, you can flip the whole sheet metal cabinet forward, revealing things like the switch.
Of course, before replacing the switch, it helps to have a meter and some knowledge of electricity to test whether the switch is the culprit.
Look in the manual. Hope that helps.
well to make it easy on you. the switch went out on you. its the switch for the water level. mine has done it to many.
I tried to find an answer for you but couldn't, good luck with that!My GE washer will not turn on?
If there are no lights that means that either you need to unplug the machine for 30 seconds and plug it back in. (That reboots the board) Or call 1800 GE CARES Usually Rebooting works. e-mail me if I can help you further. Good luck. GE Service tech
On G.E. washers ---check the safety lid switch -- if this is bad then you get nothing but water fill up.
Other things might be : water level control switch faulty , timer ,drive motor, wiring connections.
On the lid switch %26gt;%26gt; you could~~~ connect the 2 wires together and wirenut them to bypass the lid switch completely.
This will allow the tub to spin even if the lid is open, while in the spin cycle.
There is a switch that is triggered by the lid closing. When the lid is open, or if the switch is broken (so the machine thinks the lid is still open), the washer will refuse to spin.
For safety reasons, it is designed not to spin when the lid is open. So if the washer will fill up and rinse the clothes but refuse to spin, it is most likely that switch. A qualified repairman should be able to replace it for about $150 (New Jersey prices).
If you've disassembled the washer, replacing the switch isn't difficult. If you've never taken it apart and put it back together, it helps a lot to have hints from someone who has. I watched the repairman the first time it broke and I've been able to fix it myself since.
Here is a hint for my GE washer: You have to remove some of the plastic edging near the controls. This reveals some screws that you need to loosen in order to flip the control panel backwards. Then, underneath that, there are some latches; when released, you can flip the whole sheet metal cabinet forward, revealing things like the switch.
Of course, before replacing the switch, it helps to have a meter and some knowledge of electricity to test whether the switch is the culprit.
Look in the manual. Hope that helps.
well to make it easy on you. the switch went out on you. its the switch for the water level. mine has done it to many.
The company that makes Dura Built pressure washer?
The hose split on my pressure washer and I need to replace it.The company that makes Dura Built pressure washer?
That is a imported product, but you can take that hose to a good auto parts store or industrial supply store and they can match up your hose and make you a new one. (one that will be of higher quality)The company that makes Dura Built pressure washer?
Here is a link you can go to to get hose
http://www.higherpowersupplies.com/page/鈥?/a>
any place that sells them should have hoses you can cut and use
That is a imported product, but you can take that hose to a good auto parts store or industrial supply store and they can match up your hose and make you a new one. (one that will be of higher quality)The company that makes Dura Built pressure washer?
Here is a link you can go to to get hose
http://www.higherpowersupplies.com/page/鈥?/a>
any place that sells them should have hoses you can cut and use
Once you get the agitator out of a Kemore washer, how do you get the part off that holds the drum in?
And will it take a special tool?Once you get the agitator out of a Kemore washer, how do you get the part off that holds the drum in?
I would ask why you would want to do that? As in if you have to ask....
They do have a special tool to remove the spanner nut off the drive block that holds down the basket. It is called a spanner wrench.
I have used a hammer and a small metal rod or hugely large screwdriver to drive off the nuts. But on real old ones that have never been off, I have had to cut or chisel them off and replace the nut and drive block. And sometimes that damages the basket.
I say good luck but get nervous giving advice when I don't know what you are trying to do or even the model age and type of washer. Kenmore doesn't tell me much.Once you get the agitator out of a Kemore washer, how do you get the part off that holds the drum in?
High explosives and a new washer. Do not try this in home.
Call any Sears store and their appliance dept can tell you exactly, go to their tech website, call any appliance repair shop, or do as instructed above.
Making repairs to older appliances is a waste of time and money. If you don't have one of their in home warranties forget it. Get a local reliable repairman or try the explosive or sledge hammer approach. They all accomplish the same results.liquid cream
I would ask why you would want to do that? As in if you have to ask....
They do have a special tool to remove the spanner nut off the drive block that holds down the basket. It is called a spanner wrench.
I have used a hammer and a small metal rod or hugely large screwdriver to drive off the nuts. But on real old ones that have never been off, I have had to cut or chisel them off and replace the nut and drive block. And sometimes that damages the basket.
I say good luck but get nervous giving advice when I don't know what you are trying to do or even the model age and type of washer. Kenmore doesn't tell me much.Once you get the agitator out of a Kemore washer, how do you get the part off that holds the drum in?
High explosives and a new washer. Do not try this in home.
Call any Sears store and their appliance dept can tell you exactly, go to their tech website, call any appliance repair shop, or do as instructed above.
Making repairs to older appliances is a waste of time and money. If you don't have one of their in home warranties forget it. Get a local reliable repairman or try the explosive or sledge hammer approach. They all accomplish the same results.
Anyone ever lose socks or other items in the washer/drier??
LOL I always have socks that mysteriously disappear and pretty soon I run out of matches for them! They never turn up, even months later.
Just wondered if anyone else has been visited by the sock monster. ;-)Anyone ever lose socks or other items in the washer/drier??
yes i have! i look and look and nothing!! maybe there's a portal when the washer/dryer is on??Anyone ever lose socks or other items in the washer/drier??
It happens to me once in a while. I try to keep track, but no-a-days I just where what I can find and buy new ones.......LOLZ
Non so far.... sounds cool that yours does..... LOL
Be careful, that monster, can move into other areas of your house, I used to complain about it, then it took over . I can`t find anything -it turned into a giant vortex.
All the time!! I must have had sock fairies everytime I washed clothes. I never usually found them but I know I put them in so I started pinning them together and now no more lost socks.
totally wierd how the get sucked out of the dryer isn't it.
I am not a fan of the sock monster but he lives in my laundry room. Amazing how many socks disappear. I have a basket of no match socks.
All the time. But mine turn up after I've thrown out the mate.
Yes, it seems they no longer want to be a pair.They go off on their own somewhere.They feel like a heel,but their soles are free Now on the other hand, hangers in your closet muitiply when you close the door.They like to Hang around with other hangers.I think they are attracted by what each is wearing.
At the present time I am quite certain we have at least a dozen or more socks, mostly small ones that fit four-year-old feet, helplessly trapped behind the washer drum ... and who knows how many others sucked into oblivion from the dryer.
My rather irreverent sister once said that as soon as we get to heaven we get all of our missing socks back.
I just did today
All my socks are either black or grey or white so i rematch 'strange' socks
The consumption of a sock is a necessary part of a dryer's diet.
No. Anytime I've lost a sock, I find its mate a day later. I haven't been visited by the sock fairy.
Just wondered if anyone else has been visited by the sock monster. ;-)Anyone ever lose socks or other items in the washer/drier??
yes i have! i look and look and nothing!! maybe there's a portal when the washer/dryer is on??Anyone ever lose socks or other items in the washer/drier??
It happens to me once in a while. I try to keep track, but no-a-days I just where what I can find and buy new ones.......LOLZ
Non so far.... sounds cool that yours does..... LOL
Be careful, that monster, can move into other areas of your house, I used to complain about it, then it took over . I can`t find anything -it turned into a giant vortex.
All the time!! I must have had sock fairies everytime I washed clothes. I never usually found them but I know I put them in so I started pinning them together and now no more lost socks.
totally wierd how the get sucked out of the dryer isn't it.
I am not a fan of the sock monster but he lives in my laundry room. Amazing how many socks disappear. I have a basket of no match socks.
All the time. But mine turn up after I've thrown out the mate.
Yes, it seems they no longer want to be a pair.They go off on their own somewhere.They feel like a heel,but their soles are free Now on the other hand, hangers in your closet muitiply when you close the door.They like to Hang around with other hangers.I think they are attracted by what each is wearing.
At the present time I am quite certain we have at least a dozen or more socks, mostly small ones that fit four-year-old feet, helplessly trapped behind the washer drum ... and who knows how many others sucked into oblivion from the dryer.
My rather irreverent sister once said that as soon as we get to heaven we get all of our missing socks back.
I just did today
All my socks are either black or grey or white so i rematch 'strange' socks
The consumption of a sock is a necessary part of a dryer's diet.
No. Anytime I've lost a sock, I find its mate a day later. I haven't been visited by the sock fairy.
Have maytag neptune washer, always shuts down at start of all three rinse cycles. what's up?
It could be a bad inlet valve and when the machine is calling for a cold water rinse the valve is not opening to fill the machine. The machine will just sit there until enough water fills the drum and if it is not filing nothing happens.
Try a warm water rinse and see if the hot water fills the machine.Have maytag neptune washer, always shuts down at start of all three rinse cycles. what's up?
Ours was doing the same thing. We had the repairman come out (thankfully it was still under warranty) and he tightend up a bracket that holds a switch that tells the washer that the door is closed. We have had no trouble since that was repaired.Have maytag neptune washer, always shuts down at start of all three rinse cycles. what's up?
get rid of it I've had one for years and I had nothing but problems. It stinks. There was a horrible odor because it does not rinse porperly. Also I always had problems with the panel. Insist that they fix it. I had them here at least once a month. I finally gave up and fought them legally and got no response.
Try a warm water rinse and see if the hot water fills the machine.Have maytag neptune washer, always shuts down at start of all three rinse cycles. what's up?
Ours was doing the same thing. We had the repairman come out (thankfully it was still under warranty) and he tightend up a bracket that holds a switch that tells the washer that the door is closed. We have had no trouble since that was repaired.Have maytag neptune washer, always shuts down at start of all three rinse cycles. what's up?
get rid of it I've had one for years and I had nothing but problems. It stinks. There was a horrible odor because it does not rinse porperly. Also I always had problems with the panel. Insist that they fix it. I had them here at least once a month. I finally gave up and fought them legally and got no response.
Burning smell from washer dryer?
Just bought a new washer dryer and tried it. It's got a really bad smell (like burning rubber or something) which I had to open the window wide. It was the same for the second wash (maybe a bit less smelly but still bad). Is it because it is new or something wrong?Burning smell from washer dryer?
soumds like it is the belt on one of them but it could be because they are knew but they should not smell.do another washing if it still smells call for a service call you have a warrenty.Burning smell from washer dryer?
Check the belts
Clean the lint trap
Call a repairman
I would buy from a new store.Sounds to me like a slipping belt
Return it to the dealer and get a new one. Simple yet effective. Never keep an appliance that doesn't work from the start. It will cost you money down the road.
Either it is being broke in, or your belt is slipping creating friction giving you that smell. Sometimes the motor winding can give off a smell from being used for the first time.
soumds like it is the belt on one of them but it could be because they are knew but they should not smell.do another washing if it still smells call for a service call you have a warrenty.Burning smell from washer dryer?
Check the belts
Clean the lint trap
Call a repairman
I would buy from a new store.Sounds to me like a slipping belt
Return it to the dealer and get a new one. Simple yet effective. Never keep an appliance that doesn't work from the start. It will cost you money down the road.
Either it is being broke in, or your belt is slipping creating friction giving you that smell. Sometimes the motor winding can give off a smell from being used for the first time.
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