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Re: Washing machine ... Berkshire Bill 03-31-2007
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Posted by AKA gray asphalt on April 14, 2007, 9:00 am



> AKA gray asphalt wrote:
>>
>>>The answer is no, and I'll tell you why. A technician's job is to
>>>repair machines that are broken, not to do cleaning, especially with a
>>>periodic checkover, the scope of which never includes cleaning. If
>>>the outer tub was so dirty, the technician should have given you an
>>>estimate to replace it. So, if you feel that you didn't receive value
>>>for the amount you paid, you should just ask for your money back. Is
>>>the debris impacting the performance of your machine? Most washers
>>>have some sort of buildup somewhere that doesn't impact performance.
>>>If your answer is no, then why be concerned?
>>>
>>>Maybe your biggest problem is that you listened too much to the person
>>>who set up that service order for you, and really should have asked
>>>the opinion of the tech himself when he was there working on his
>>>dryer. If you said "do you think that this is money well spent and
>>>that it offers good value?" he would have answered "no, save your
>>>money, it achieves very little and your washer will work no better."
>>>But since you didn't ask the question, he didn't volunteer the
>>>answer. That isn't his job either.
>>
>>
>> I wonder if the outer drum or whatever it is can be cleaned at all. I
>> guess it could be sprayed out. I'm getting some pretty bad odors from cat
>> urine. I was thinking about buying another washer and putting this one
>> out the garage for pee rags. I don't want to waste hundreds of dollars
>> but the rags seem to stink up the washer even if I rinse them really good
>> in the sink first. The rags cost about 25 cents.
> Hmmm,
> You must have old or bad xat. I have three cats but they don't pee on the
> rag. Removing top of washer is not such a big job if know how.

If I knew how ... I could fix the middle east problems.



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Posted by Berkshire Bill on April 14, 2007, 7:08 pm



>
>> The answer is no, and I'll tell you why. A technician's job is to
>> repair machines that are broken, not to do cleaning, especially with a
>> periodic checkover, the scope of which never includes cleaning. If
>> the outer tub was so dirty, the technician should have given you an
>> estimate to replace it. So, if you feel that you didn't receive value
>> for the amount you paid, you should just ask for your money back. Is
>> the debris impacting the performance of your machine? Most washers
>> have some sort of buildup somewhere that doesn't impact performance.
>> If your answer is no, then why be concerned?
>>
>> Maybe your biggest problem is that you listened too much to the person
>> who set up that service order for you, and really should have asked
>> the opinion of the tech himself when he was there working on his
>> dryer. If you said "do you think that this is money well spent and
>> that it offers good value?" he would have answered "no, save your
>> money, it achieves very little and your washer will work no better."
>> But since you didn't ask the question, he didn't volunteer the
>> answer. That isn't his job either.
>
> I wonder if the outer drum or whatever it is can be cleaned at all. I
> guess it could be sprayed out. I'm getting some pretty bad odors from cat
> urine. I was thinking about buying another washer and putting this one out
> the garage for pee rags. I don't want to waste hundreds of dollars but the
> rags seem to stink up the washer even if I rinse them really good in the
> sink first. The rags cost about 25 cents.
>

Have you thought about having the local laundromat do the rags for you or do
it yourself there as long as the attendant knows what you are doing ?

Bill



Posted by AKA gray asphalt on April 14, 2007, 7:14 pm



>
>>
>>> The answer is no, and I'll tell you why. A technician's job is to
>>> repair machines that are broken, not to do cleaning, especially with a
>>> periodic checkover, the scope of which never includes cleaning. If
>>> the outer tub was so dirty, the technician should have given you an
>>> estimate to replace it. So, if you feel that you didn't receive value
>>> for the amount you paid, you should just ask for your money back. Is
>>> the debris impacting the performance of your machine? Most washers
>>> have some sort of buildup somewhere that doesn't impact performance.
>>> If your answer is no, then why be concerned?
>>>
>>> Maybe your biggest problem is that you listened too much to the person
>>> who set up that service order for you, and really should have asked
>>> the opinion of the tech himself when he was there working on his
>>> dryer. If you said "do you think that this is money well spent and
>>> that it offers good value?" he would have answered "no, save your
>>> money, it achieves very little and your washer will work no better."
>>> But since you didn't ask the question, he didn't volunteer the
>>> answer. That isn't his job either.
>>
>> I wonder if the outer drum or whatever it is can be cleaned at all. I
>> guess it could be sprayed out. I'm getting some pretty bad odors from cat
>> urine. I was thinking about buying another washer and putting this one
>> out the garage for pee rags. I don't want to waste hundreds of dollars
>> but the rags seem to stink up the washer even if I rinse them really good
>> in the sink first. The rags cost about 25 cents.
>>
>
> Have you thought about having the local laundromat do the rags for you or
> do it yourself there as long as the attendant knows what you are doing ?
>
> Bill

Yes, but I can't do that to other people. too gross.



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