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It figures
Jul. 22nd, 2006 12:17 pmToday's plan: laundry.
I changed the sheets on the bed, sorted the clothes, towels, etc., and started my first load. Some time later, while happily contemplating some quality reading time, I heard an odd whirring sound.
It's the washer.
The drum is not spinning and the odor of burnt rubber fills the laundry room. I took out the wet laundry and put it in the basket. Spouse took the front cover off the machine and tilted it back.
Somehow, the guides that hold the belt have gotten whacked out of position, and the belt no longer fits tightly enough to spin the drum. Plus, it leaks.
Damn.
Now we have to rent a truck to take it to Sacramento and have it fixed. We'll take the refrigerator as well, since the compressor is going out and the freezer part doesn't freeze.
Well. The good thing is: when we bought them from the used appliance place last year, we got a 100% guarantee. If the appliances EVER fail, we can get them fixed for free, as long as we haul them there and back. I don't know about you, but renting a pickup for a trip to Sacramento and back is far more cost-effective than paying a repairman to come to the house. Have you priced refrigerator compressors? Eek.
The bad thing is: I have wet laundry. With soap still in it. Must make a trip to a laundrymat and soon.
I changed the sheets on the bed, sorted the clothes, towels, etc., and started my first load. Some time later, while happily contemplating some quality reading time, I heard an odd whirring sound.
It's the washer.
The drum is not spinning and the odor of burnt rubber fills the laundry room. I took out the wet laundry and put it in the basket. Spouse took the front cover off the machine and tilted it back.
Somehow, the guides that hold the belt have gotten whacked out of position, and the belt no longer fits tightly enough to spin the drum. Plus, it leaks.
Damn.
Now we have to rent a truck to take it to Sacramento and have it fixed. We'll take the refrigerator as well, since the compressor is going out and the freezer part doesn't freeze.
Well. The good thing is: when we bought them from the used appliance place last year, we got a 100% guarantee. If the appliances EVER fail, we can get them fixed for free, as long as we haul them there and back. I don't know about you, but renting a pickup for a trip to Sacramento and back is far more cost-effective than paying a repairman to come to the house. Have you priced refrigerator compressors? Eek.
The bad thing is: I have wet laundry. With soap still in it. Must make a trip to a laundrymat and soon.
