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Thread Number: 36815
A part fell out of my washer door and now it doesn't work |
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| Post# 547739 , Reply# 1 10/6/2011 at 08:51 (4,807 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
Door latchs are complex critters these days. A friend of mine had to replace the door latch assembly on her 5-year old 2140. I seem to recall she said she paid about $250.
It sounds like your machine thinks the door is not closed. Can you try opening it up and seeing if you can figure out where that magnetic piece fits on or near the latch? Good luck. | ||
Post# 547747 , Reply# 3 10/6/2011 at 09:43 (4,807 days old) by steved  (Guilderland, New York) |
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Not sure, but On mine, there is a magnet in the detergent drawer for a reed switch so the machine doesn't run if the drawer isn't closed tight. And mine is the original style Frigidaire. | ||
| Post# 547748 , Reply# 4 10/6/2011 at 09:48 (4,807 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
well for me and thats just my own tought maybe its a defect in your washer model because door latchs are not supose to fall like this unless you had a lose screw on the latch holding the door of your washer and if you do decide to change your washer i would recomend buying the maytag maxima model well good luck
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Post# 547749 , Reply# 5 10/6/2011 at 09:52 (4,807 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York) |
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What I do is go to www.APWagner.com... (or some other parts house website) and enter the model number to get a parts breakdown for that machine. Possibly you can see from that where the piece is from. | ||
| Post# 547755 , Reply# 7 10/6/2011 at 10:31 (4,807 days old) by PassatDoc (Orange County, California) | ||
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I called Repair Clinic. Since I have an account there, I logged on to the Help section and explained the problem: magnet fell out, I don't know how/where to reinsert. Supposedly they return e-mails within 48 hours. We'll see. I asked them for a parts breakdown diagram so hopefully I can figure out how to reinsert. | ||
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Post# 547780 , Reply# 9 10/6/2011 at 12:25 (4,807 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York) |
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pic I believe this is the underside of the drawer. See the magnet half way down on the left edge? 
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| Post# 547799 , Reply# 11 10/6/2011 at 13:26 (4,806 days old) by PassatDoc (Orange County, California) | ||
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here's what I received from RepairClinic.com It looks as if the bottom panel (part 50) snaps off and then the magnet (part 51) goes on the right side or something. The diagram is very small (I did not shrink it to size) and hard to read, but they did circle part 51 (magnet) in blue. 
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Post# 547816 , Reply# 12 10/6/2011 at 14:27 (4,806 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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I would try moving the magnet around the opening of the dispenser drawer....and see if you hear any clicking where it may be making a link...just to see if you can get the machine going.....
I can't see getting rid of it for only a simple magnet.....now if it was bearings, motor, electronics, that would be another story.......heck, worst case...open the top and twist those wires together, then you won't have to worry about that magnet ever again.... I pulled off the wire on one of mine for the "end of cycle buzzer".....there was no switch to turn it off......it was too loud! | ||
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Post# 547817 , Reply# 13 10/6/2011 at 14:29 (4,806 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York) |
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repair If you determine where it fits, put a dab of silicone sealant/adhesive to glue it in place. | ||
| Post# 547836 , Reply# 15 10/6/2011 at 15:57 (4,806 days old) by PassatDoc (Orange County, California) | ||
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@steved: thanks for posting the picture. I am at work so I can't check the drawer until tonight. However, if my drawer has the same layout, I'm in luck, it looks pretty easy. Plus it explains how something could have tumbled out to the floor when I opened the drawer. | ||
| Post# 547895 , Reply# 16 10/6/2011 at 23:14 (4,806 days old) by nurdlinger (Tucson AZ) | ||
So is this resolved yet?
I located the magnet in the tray on my KM twin to the BigSquareDoor model Frigidaires. It's tucked inside the front of the drawer (part #48 in the drawing) along the right vertical edge as you look from the front of the tray. (The same side as the number 49 is found on your diagram. The side closest to the dial.) But it's about halfway up the vertical side, against the flat side closest to the dial. There is a little plastic tab which holds it in place, perhaps that tab broke and let your magnet fall out. The picture posted by SteveD is similar but not the same. The location is the same, but the tab to hold in the magnet runs along the long side, instead of two tabs on the ends as in the photo.
I have the Electrolux parts diagram PDF, it's somewhat bigger than the one from the parts place. It is also misleading, in that it seems to show that the magnet fits sideways along part #51, when actually it is #48 as I mentioned above. I can E-mail if you wish, or you can fetch it yourself, the filename is 5995430336.pdf. I'm blanking on the URL for the site, however. I can take some pictures if you wish, but I'm sleepy right now and so I won't do that unless asked. If the tab is gone, I thinkt the idea of holding it in place with silicone sealant would work. Good luck | ||
| Post# 547959 , Reply# 18 10/7/2011 at 09:19 (4,806 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
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| Post# 547964 , Reply# 19 10/7/2011 at 10:12 (4,806 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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My toughts after 10 years of use for a washer
sometime i wonder why after 10 years of use for a washer why pepole would prefer to repair them rather than replace them me in my case when my washer break i prfer to spend some money for a new washer dryer set rather than have them repair but this is just my toughts on this right now i have a set thats nearing the end of its lifetime use since its the 8 year i am using this set and i know for a fact that when i replace them i will be going back to a good old fashion top load washer with agitator and it will mostly be a rebadge whirlpool this model to be precise with the matching dryer and i for 1 thing do not need all these fancy complicated cycles or a heater in a washer this is my 2 cents in this matter but congratulation that you where able to do this easy repair.
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| Post# 547986 , Reply# 21 10/7/2011 at 14:01 (4,805 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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It seems that every year newer washers and dryers are being made more cheaply and are less likely to last as long as the set you have now. Plus with the Energy Star ratings demanding less and less water every year it is much more desirable to keep what you have and repair it, especially if it is a cheap repair. | ||
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Post# 547996 , Reply# 23 10/7/2011 at 14:38 (4,805 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York) |
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Besides Why spend the money for a new set if you don't have to? | ||
| Post# 548000 , Reply# 24 10/7/2011 at 14:48 (4,805 days old) by PassatDoc (Orange County, California) | ||
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the German in me (100% on both sides of the family) agrees... ;) | ||
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