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Thread Number: 57791
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
My washer left scorch marks on my clothes |
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| Post# 802249 , Reply# 1 1/4/2015 at 14:32 (3,398 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
i would suggest you have a tech make an estimate to see if your washer is repairable at first and then depending on the repair cost you should evaluate if your washer did its time and also is it a top loa or a front load and a picture of the washer would help as i am no expert but there are kenmore expert on this site that should help you pinpoint your washer trouble
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| Post# 802252 , Reply# 2 1/4/2015 at 15:00 (3,398 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
 there was another member here who reported a broken drum in a model similar to yours, so maybe they are prone to that. Try to make it spin empty also for some seconds! It sure will make a terrible noise. My first guess was that your machine had a sort of fail in the timer sending current to the heater while spinning, but your model shouldn't have an heater....it's not a combo washer dyrer either...so... | ||
Post# 802258 , Reply# 5 1/4/2015 at 15:30 (3,398 days old) by logixx  (Germany) |
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| Post# 802259 , Reply# 6 1/4/2015 at 15:34 (3,398 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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If i where you i would do the following test?
If i where you i would do the following test if you have some old thorn rags i would put them in the washer and have it run a full cycle no detergent nothing from main wash to final spin it would enable you to check the following things
1 that the washer fills with water and tumbles with water in the washer 2 it would also permits you to check for burning smell as the washer wash 3 when the washer is filled for the main wash i would check with a termomiter if the water coming from the heater to the washer is to hot and last but not least check to see if inside the tub to see if there are any rust spots around the holes? | ||
| Post# 802261 , Reply# 8 1/4/2015 at 15:58 (3,398 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Frigidaire Sourced
What you have is a Frigidaire sourced front loading washer. No heater so I doubt that the stains are a result of combustion. I would dampen a paper towel with glass cleaner or something similar and wipe out the interior of the machine.
Most likely, you have a result of some rusty water. Perhaps from your water heater. Malcolm | ||
| Post# 802262 , Reply# 9 1/4/2015 at 15:59 (3,398 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
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| Post# 802264 , Reply# 10 1/4/2015 at 16:06 (3,398 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
I've seen this once before on a UK frontloader. The bearings in the machine were so badly knackered that the machine was leaving black/brown spots of oil on clothes on full spin. Strangely, it didn't do it on a slow spin.
Try turning the drum by hand. If the drum spins smoothly, it's not the bearings. If the drum feels like it's grinding against something when you turn it, the bearings have gone and it will need attention. | ||
| Post# 802265 , Reply# 11 1/4/2015 at 16:06 (3,398 days old) by HooverZanMiele (Scunthorpe, UK) | ||
Kenmore Washer
Ange,
Is the pic below similar or identical to your machine? Just so we have an idea of the machine, visually, as well as verbally, that we're dealing with, as it makes it easier for other members to relate responses to try & aid you rectifying this prob. CJ
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| Post# 802268 , Reply# 14 1/4/2015 at 17:09 (3,398 days old) by ange () | ||
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pictures of drum | ||
| Post# 802283 , Reply# 15 1/4/2015 at 18:40 (3,398 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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Post# 802284 , Reply# 16 1/4/2015 at 18:48 (3,398 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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 Bearings replacement in this machine is far more involved (and expensive) than simply having the bearings replaced. Repair costs would be $300 or more from what I remember. When mine started grumbling and growling during spin, I knew what it was and knew it was time to get a new machine. A member here had the Frigidaire version and managed to get 13 years of heavy use out of it. That's the longest duration of machine life for these I've heard thus far. | ||
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Post# 802289 , Reply# 17 1/4/2015 at 19:07 (3,398 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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IF, and that's a big IF, you can do the bearing/seal replacement yourself.....your looking close to 80.00 for the parts.....
what is mostly available or recommended is the rear outter tub with bearings and seals already installed cost around 700.00, and that's just the parts alone.... plus there is a chance that the spider may need replaced as well..... just be prepared as to what may be involved in a job for one of these machines.... I am doing a bearing seal replacement on one of these now, theres a lot you have to take apart.... | ||
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Post# 802290 , Reply# 18 1/4/2015 at 19:16 (3,398 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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| Post# 802295 , Reply# 19 1/4/2015 at 19:59 (3,398 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida) | ||
I would also check if the drum has some play in it....my thinking is that if it's loud the spider is going. That is a sound you don't forget and it does sound like a train and you will hear it thru the house. My washers are in the basement and when the spider went on the Frigidaire built GE that I got for free, I heard it up on the second floor. That washer is still sitting in my basement. Methinks those stains are gunk from the wash tub that got loosened up and deposited. It's sad to say but the repair on this washer isn't worth it.
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| Post# 802300 , Reply# 20 1/4/2015 at 20:43 (3,398 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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if you went a new washer let me recommend you the new speed queen model coming out in 2015 but chances are the toploads models will be the first to come out you might have to order the front load model if you went to stick with a front load
www.speedqueen.com/products/top-l... But this all depends on how much you went to spend on a new washing machine CLICK HERE TO GO TO pierreandreply4's LINK | ||
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Post# 802312 , Reply# 22 1/4/2015 at 21:44 (3,398 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 802316 , Reply# 23 1/4/2015 at 22:43 (3,398 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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 Martin, I agree. One of this same type of washer was at the rental we stayed in over Thanksgiving. I was impressed with the amount of water it used and how quickly it completed a cycle. I also prefer knobs and dials to touchpads, so that little machine was a real winner with me.
If we didn't have king size mattress pads to wash, I'd scale back for one of those little FridgiMores if they still made them. | ||
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Post# 802340 , Reply# 24 1/5/2015 at 02:06 (3,398 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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I've done it....
it really isn't a bad job if a person takes their time. Took me a couple of hours. Cheap to do yourself too if you're handy. Bearings weren't difficult to get out...I just took a piece of wood and knocked them out from the opposite sides..two hits total for both bearings. but, if it's the spider too, I don't think I'd fool with it.
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| Post# 802554 , Reply# 25 1/6/2015 at 04:15 (3,397 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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Post# 802744 , Reply# 28 1/7/2015 at 06:48 (3,395 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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| Post# 802747 , Reply# 29 1/7/2015 at 07:12 (3,395 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Great idea, Foraloyius.. Get your Dockers to the laundry or kitchen sink and use some Dawn with tap temp hot water. What a mess, sorry this happened. | ||
| Post# 802758 , Reply# 30 1/7/2015 at 09:32 (3,395 days old) by ange () | ||
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oil stains @Foraloysius and alr2903: I have tried dishwashing liquid, pre wash stain treatment, spot remover, laundry detergent, vinegar, toothbrush and boiling water. The stains got lighter, but are still very visible :( | ||
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Post# 802760 , Reply# 31 1/7/2015 at 09:39 (3,395 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany)) |
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Time Though this idea is kind of unusual, I noticed that several washes help to clean spots. My idea would be to simply wash the jeans several times. Just add it to any suitable load for a week or two or until stains are gone. It worked for me several times. Just out of curiosity: Which LG did you buy? | ||
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Post# 802763 , Reply# 32 1/7/2015 at 09:53 (3,395 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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| Post# 802769 , Reply# 34 1/7/2015 at 10:27 (3,395 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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ange here is a tip try rubbing the stain in cold water then wash in hot and here is a link that might help you as well
CLICK HERE TO GO TO pierreandreply4's LINK | ||
| Post# 802775 , Reply# 35 1/7/2015 at 11:37 (3,395 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
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All these troubles for some light grease stains???? | ||
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Post# 802777 , Reply# 36 1/7/2015 at 12:08 (3,395 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 802819 , Reply# 39 1/7/2015 at 17:56 (3,395 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Ange, I just looked at it. It's a model that shows up when sorting LG frontloaders by newest. I'll give you a hint. The Normal cycle is code word for most energy efficient and is what the machine was judged on to meet energy star guidelines--meaning least amount of water, coolest water tempes, .. At least you can select the water plus option on that cycle to make sure there's adequate water for washing and rinsing.
I had a set of light colored cotton sheets that I washed and dried and did not know I had accidentally bled on the sheets before they were washed and dried. And one finds that once dried stains are set. but I decided to give my Whirlpool Duet a test. I put the sheet back in the machine set it for sanitary, steam, heaviest soil, prewash, and extra rinse. And used powder versions of Biz and Tide He with Bleach. I was flabberghasted. The stains were gone, even after drying. I also did something similar when a good friend of mine used ne of my good napkins to use as a cleaning mop and was almost black. I washed it with regular whites and it still didn't come clean. Again, I used the same above combination and it was shite again. So you might try that with those expensive dockers, especially if they are a tan or kakhi. Bob | ||
| Post# 802829 , Reply# 40 1/7/2015 at 18:43 (3,395 days old) by ange () | ||
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@Bob, thanks for the tip! I will definitely try your special cycle! | ||
| Post# 802866 , Reply# 41 1/7/2015 at 23:07 (3,395 days old) by zipdang (Portland, OR) | ||
Oil stains | ||
| Post# 802978 , Reply# 42 1/8/2015 at 15:52 (3,394 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
I like the look of that LG | ||
| Post# 803075 , Reply# 44 1/9/2015 at 11:23 (3,393 days old) by BoschExxcel () | ||
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How exciting! Hope you enjoy it and we'd love to see a picture. :) | ||
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Post# 803114 , Reply# 45 1/9/2015 at 17:10 (3,393 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 803138 , Reply# 47 1/9/2015 at 19:45 (3,393 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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Post# 803214 , Reply# 50 1/10/2015 at 06:48 (3,392 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 803216 , Reply# 51 1/10/2015 at 06:59 (3,392 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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