Re: Washing machine ...

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.

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.

> 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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