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Post# 138696   6/29/2006 at 02:06 (6,504 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Well, it finally happened, our old reliable Whirlpool dryer died. Naturally, it just had to die at a most inconvenient time for me, I have no clean (or at least dry) clothes for tomorrow! The dryer has developed a horrible squeal as it runs for some time now. I have been to afraid to open it up to see it I could put some WD-40 anywhere to fix it. Anyway, it has also gotten into this bad habit of not turning the drum for a few seconds after it starts. I know that this is a sign of a worn belt and I think that's what broke. I had just taken out my towel load and put in a load of shirts. I set the timer, hit the start button and there was a faint snap and then a loud bang. I'm guessing that the snap was the belt and the bang was the idler pulley. Looking at the outside, it seems that one would have to completely disassemble the dryer in order to get a new belt on. A task in which I would rather not attempt. I guess it's all up to mom tomorrow morning, as we both are running low on clothes and she DESPISES having her clothes cleaned at the laundromat. I am pretty sure the dryer is out of warranty, I'd say it's about 6 years old, but it recieved a lot of heavy use as for 4 years of that time, we were a 7 person household and we dried EVERYTHING on low heat. it may have taken longer but it's gentler and clothes seem to come out softer and fluffier. Anyway, back to original subject of Fisher Paykel Smartload dryers. We have the Fisher Paykel GWL11 and I think mom is gonna wanna buy the matching dryer. How much more of a match can you get than having the machines look identical? lol! So, to those of you F&P Smartload owners, how well do these dryers perform? Are they worth the extra $330 dollars? Or should we just go with the regular front loading F&P dryer? Thanks a bunch! -Jamie |
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