[Electronics-Talk] Washing machine

Tue Sep 7 17:25:27 UTC 2021

In my previous house, the dryer was in the middle of the house, so the lint duct went up the wall and between the floors for about 12 feet to vent on an outside wall. Keeping the duct work clean and lint free was a major problem! One year, we had to go through the sheet rock to get to the duct to clear a blockage. One of my check list items for my current house was to have the laundry room right on an outside wall, so no duct work or even tubing is required! As Tom says, keeping that duct work clear will save money and avoid some safety issues.

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Long message and here goes… After this email I went down to my friendly neighborhood person with a huge warehouse, very knowledgeable and walked through the options. Basically everything is automatic and short story just leave all setting in one place. The safety message I want to point out and I forgot about this was as my dryer was not working so well, haven’t cleaned out the lint up in the walls for 14 years, which yielded a third of a garbage bag of lint. This has every advantage to take care of as in safety and fires and using extra electricity as now my 14 year old dryer works perfectly. There are companies like a chimney sweep that will come out for a low price or I got the maintenance guy with some grabbers and a vacuum which is not a professional job but a great answer to get you bye. Again, this started from this email and I thought my dryer was dying and remembering safety and went to the local store as compared to rock-bottom prices at customer no service at some thing like a Home Depot.   In addition the owner said the front loaders are greatly improved and that’s what she had. I was looking at the lesser expensive entry level basic one that met all the needs.  Hope this helps Tom

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> On Sep 7, 2021, at 8:41 AM, Amanda Lee via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> By the way my frontloading washer was purchased in 1998 and it has 
> never dried out or leaked.  As I said before, after doing laundry, I 
> always wipe out the boot thoroughly with paper towels and leave the 
> door ajar so that it can air dry.  If you take care to do this, you 
> will enjoy easier access and a washer that can hold more than a washer 
> with an agitator.  I have seen toploading washers though without 
> agitators too so hopefully those things are going by the wayside as they are harsh on clothing.
> 
> 
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> Plus the gaskets and zippers do not play well together. 
> 
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> From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf 
> Of cheez via Electronics-Talk
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> Cc: cheez at cox.net
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Washing machine
> 
> One word of caution if you choose a front loading washer.
> The rubber gasket that keeps the water from running out can dry out 
> and you will have a wet problem on your hands.
> I don't know the length of time in years it takes for the drying to 
> occur, but it's something you should consider.
> 
> However, if you do go with the front loader, I hope you never have a 
> gasket failure.
> 
> I had an upstairs neighbor who had a front loader, and when the gasket 
> finally gave way, they weren't home.  So we had water damage in most 
> of the rooms.
> I don't think I would have been as angry as I was had they stayed home 
> when they turned the machine on.  For they said it had been leaking 
> for quite a while.
> 
> Vince
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> Of Georgia Kitchen via Electronics-Talk
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> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Washing machine
> 
> Hi all,  I was wondering if you could share what brand and model of 
> washing machine you are using. It looks like ours is on it's last leg. 
> I understand that some of the washers beep when you push the buttons 
> and one can count the beeps so you can figure out what setting you are 
> on. I read braille so I could keep a sheet of the settings and what 
> each button is used for. I have talked to the man at the sears home 
> town store and he has agreed to help me if possible. The store is 
> pretty jammed with appliances--however, he has agreed to plug in an 
> exgtension cord so I could try out the settings. We are open to either 
> a top loader or a front loading washer. Any help would be very much 
> appreciated. The repair man told us not to put any more money in getting our old washer fixed. Thanks in advance.
> 
> Georgia
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