I hate my dryer....I'm sure it hates me!

[Tomtint]

Just last week our LG imploded. The belt broke, some wheel flew off and something else crapped out in the process. Repair guy came in and 230.00 later it is up and running.

 

[cqaigy2]

Just last week our LG imploded. The belt broke, some wheel flew off and something else crapped out in the process. Repair guy came in and 230.00 later it is up and running.

We just replaced those parts. $30 kit overnighted and a couple hours. Your time might be worth $100/hr so it's a trade off. Good to here it's back up and running.

 

[Johnny g]

We bought a Centennial MCT (Maytag Commercial Technology) about 6 months ago, uses very little water compared to old one, at first the wife was going to send it back because it wasn't working right, then she read the manual and said it is supposed to work like it is and gave it a chance and now she loves it. I would also repair ahead of replace but ours was just to old and we thought a new one would be way more efficient .

 

[kenmac]

they always brought heart ache to my life LOL

 

[coolreinfarm]

The GE clothes dryer that is about 5 or 6 years old had started to squeak when running. I did some internet sleuthing and found it is the bearing that is on the back of the drum. So, I order new drum bearing/slides/belt/tension pulley. I watch a youtube video of how to take it apart, no problem there. Dang, that drum is sort of heavy and hard on the lower back. I just happened to catch my oldest son that lives across the road as he came by to get some eggs from my chickens. It takes two to put the bearing on and lined up in the drum. Why oh why, do engineers have to spec out twenty different types of screw? I mean the door uses phillips screws and the drum uses torque screws (star shaped) and then the panels inside that that to be removed use those goofy square head screws. Why? This of course necessitates going back and forth to the shop to drag out said tools to use. My left foot still hurts from twisting when I fell yesterday. Fun fun. Now I have enough tools scattered on the floor to build a darn battleship. Why didn't the idiot that designed this thing provide an access door or panel on the rear to reach in to put the belt in place and then let the tension arm off to hold the belt tight? I mean this is just ridiculous to have to set the belt on the drum and reach in on the left side n a very tight place and sharp edges everywhere and the drum is weighing heavy on the left arm/wrist....and you can't see a thing back there because the drum is in the way so basically doing it blind. It would be too easy to do it from the rear....nooooo, lets make it more fun by gouging/scraping/cutting and cursing to get it done. And, if that is not enough...I still have to get that stupid flexible piping on the rear exhaust tube. Who ever designed that stuff is of the devil! That has to be the single and most difficult task on the face of the earth. By now my arms hurt and scraped up and worn slap out. The back is not going to be forgiving tomorrow. I hate walking around crooked and bent over. I think next time....I will just buy a new dryer and start the love/hate relationship all over again...might as well just take another wife or something....about the same level of aggravation.

So did the squeak go away? If it did job well done!!

 

[kthompson]

It has been about 45 years ago but i worked on appliances while still in high school and for a while after. Understand all the comments and do not disagree with many but some are due to what I found out way back then, every brand had little tricks you need to know for repairing that made life much better. At that time Maytag a belt that was made to slip for that was the clutch system on it. Had a person who went to parts store and bought a belt which of course was made not to slip. Motor would over heat. Whirlpool at that time had a little space on their washer you had to know to remove to change the best on their washer of a 30 minute job was a 2 hour job. They had sharp edges to their metal then and you would learn how to not slide a finger or arm along it but rather pick it clear and let it down easy. Back then all dryers were very nearly the same basic design while washers were all over the board in design.

We have owned front loader modes since 2010 and Saturday had issue with dryer which as front loader set, sits on a platform about over a foot high and the first thought that came to me mine was: heavy machine with new design...wonder how much it will cost to hire it repaired?? Blessed reset breakers and let it sit and it came back on. Life keeps getting more and more complicated or at least our machines do.

On the squeak hope it was the bearing, some drums ride on for say a piece I think of nylon, maybe plastic and some did even use felt for the front of the drum.

 

[95XL883]

Had a similar problem with our Fisher Paykel. Parts were cheap, design is better as I didn't need to try to get to tight spaces that really should have an access door but I don't know how it is a one man job. I was really glad to have my teenager home just to hold the drum in position while I started bolts. Screws were regular phillips IIRC, in any event they were all the same size, one socket size, one wrench size and a bladed screw driver. Wasn't too bad and the spousal unit is happy. Good on the OP for fixing it himself.

 

[JRobyn]

Had one squeaking rear drum wheel/bearing in our 10 yr old Whirlpool Duet a few months ago. Replaced all 4. Couldn't figure out why the parts for the front ones are so much more than the rears. Maybe because the axle shafts/mounts are left-hand thread? I hear ya on all the different screw types and trying to get that belt back on!

I heard two schools of thought on any lube for the new wheels - dry or light oil. I went with just a drop or two of good, light machine oil on each. Bearings should have SOME kind of lube in my world. So they'll probably totally gum up with lint in another month and seize! It'd be nice to get another 10 years or so.

 

[stuckmotor]

Does anyone else have trouble with the timer knobs breaking on their GE drier? The flat sided hole in mine keeps cracking allowing the spindle to hold still while the knob spins. I went down to the supply house today and stocked up on FIVE! Maybe my timer is to tight.

 

[gwstang]

Oh yes. It's fixed.