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Originally Posted by daca55
During a wash cycle my 10 year old Whirlpool washer started making a loud grinding like noise. Never heard a sound like that before. Had to shut washer down with a full tub of rinse water. Looks like time for a new washer. Looking for recommendations as to where to buy both a new washer and dryer. Thinking about an LG. Thanks for replies and Happy New Year!
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You do not say that your and this washing machine have been together for 10 years and if it has been a regular problem. Or if the wife wants a new washing machine and dryer a problem that new machines are cheaper than counseling.
I would, fish out the clothes and see if something left in the pockets etc is causing the noise. It would not be the first time that someone discovered where their cell phone ended up.
Getting rid of the water. I've seen too many murder movies and so would not use plug in tools to drain water. Easy solutions. You can buy inexpensively a hand pump.
You can buy inexpensively a pump to use with a rechargeable drill. You can buy inexpensively a pump designed as a small boat bilge pump that you can run off a 12 v battery. You have one in your golf cart. Simple to remove and put back.
A repair person? Typical roughly 85 to come to your home. Parts, $30 or so. Cost 100-150. Far less than buying new.
Truth, they do not make them like they used to. In our previous home we got a maytag
washer with the original purchase and a GE dryer. After 40 years they were still running. We left them with the house when we sold it. Said in the contract no warranty.
My sister has a GE refrigerator that came with her house when she bought it. She gave or sold the house to her daughter about ten years ago. It was the type with the motor on top. The date on the motor is 1936. Far as I know it is still running.