isaku5
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Date: 4/6/2009 8:27:28 AM
Author: strmrdr
Find an old working GE hi capacity(metal transmission that rarely breaks unlike most in the last 15 years that are all plastic) for $50 and have my brother tune it up for $25 in parts for new bearings and seals.
Even if it needs a motor it will be under $125 total.
Your 4 year old Bosch may have a German brand name but I doubt it is a German built machine. I believe, Bosch is part of Thermador these days.Date: 4/5/2009 9:50:04 PM
Author: mochi
I have a Bosch washer and Dryer which was purchased 4 years ago. It''s a German company and states that it''s a ''powerful combination of efficiency, performance, value and engineering''. They say that it''s the best that i would ever own. I think it sucks....![]()
It take so long to wash a load. And front loaders are really bad, especially in a humid climate area, to mildew. This is the second one I have owened (first one was a Maytag, which also mildewed, very bad customer survice. I will never buy Maytag again) that is a front loader.
The lint trap on the dryer does not work well, allowing the link to ''escape'' from the trap and get into the vent area, a possible fire hazard. Yea, I would not have bought a Bosch if I knew all about this.
JMHO....
I bet it was the transmission on the 9 year old one.Date: 4/6/2009 9:12:52 AM
Author: AGBF
If I were married to my friend's husband, Phil, I would do what you do...because Phil can fix anything. I am not, however. And I cannot fix anything, either. So I have to call (expensive...very expensive) repairmen. One came from Sears to fix my 9 year-old (inherited with the house we bought) broken washer and charged $70.00 for doing nothing (the machine would have been too expensive to fix). (And that was our newer washer! We were lucky to have an old one in the basement attached with a hose to a sink!) You may not realize that your ability to fix things is worth a lot of real money, Karl!!!
AGBF
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DF, you''ve hit the nail right on the head. The problem is that most of today''s machines are not built to last the way they were 10-20 years ago.Date: 4/6/2009 7:22:34 PM
Author: Dancing Fire
we bought our Maytag washer and dryer 22 yrs ago,it still works okay today.![]()
yeah,i don''t trust those machines with all them electronic stuff,most of them will goDate: 4/6/2009 7:45:36 PM
Author: Gailey
DF, you''ve hit the nail right on the head. The problem is that most of today''s machines are not built to last the way they were 10-20 years ago.Date: 4/6/2009 7:22:34 PM
Author: Dancing Fire
we bought our Maytag washer and dryer 22 yrs ago,it still works okay today.![]()
Okay, we might as well give it a try anyway. Thanks KarlDate: 4/6/2009 2:48:20 PM
Author: strmrdr
motors are available.
Get the part number off the motor and post it here.
Including specs off the plate on the motor.
Is that the washer model # or the motor part #?Date: 4/7/2009 10:40:53 AM
Author: isaku5
Okay, we might as well give it a try anyway. Thanks KarlDate: 4/6/2009 2:48:20 PM
Author: strmrdr
motors are available.
Get the part number off the motor and post it here.
Including specs off the plate on the motor.![]()
Serial # LH8080 and Model # W722HW1291. It''s a GE machine bought in the 70''s.
I hope you can find a place that carries really old parts.
I haven''t a clue which it is. DH should be back early this evening so I''ll check with him then.Date: 4/7/2009 12:49:36 PM
Author: strmrdr
Is that the washer model # or the motor part #?Date: 4/7/2009 10:40:53 AM
Author: isaku5
Okay, we might as well give it a try anyway. Thanks KarlDate: 4/6/2009 2:48:20 PM
Author: strmrdr
motors are available.
Get the part number off the motor and post it here.
Including specs off the plate on the motor.![]()
Serial # LH8080 and Model # W722HW1291. It''s a GE machine bought in the 70''s.
I hope you can find a place that carries really old parts.
Thanks for checking in, Karl. The problem has been diagnosed as the motor, but he couldn''t see any other numbers other than those I gave you earlier and they were those of the washer.Date: 4/7/2009 7:16:27 PM
Author: strmrdr
once he knows what it is check with the site I linked above for parts.
google says RUN!!!! Away!!!!!!Date: 4/7/2009 7:42:22 PM
Author: isaku5
(Psst...I saw a second hand one for sale. It''s a Kenmore Elite HE3 High Efficiency washer that''s front loading and 3 years old. The matching dryer was available too. Any opinions on this pair?)![]()