Last night as we were watching our family movie, I had some laundry going. The washing machine was making quite the racket and I assumed a boy left a rock in his pocket or something. Because ya know . . . boys . . . that happens.
Today I put a load in the washing machine and went outside. When I came back in, the load was still pretty wet. Hmm . . . it was rugs. Maybe it was too heavy. But when the next load of regular clothes was the same, well there was a problem.
We took the washing machine apart. I started taking the front apart first. Three large pieces of the washing machine later, I found the problem was in the rear. Oops! When I opened up the rear, I found the belt was off.
We put the belt back on and closed up the back. I cleaned out the front, since it was in pieces and all. We plugged it in, crossed our fingers, and it was working! Then it was noisy again. Soooo . . . something had caused the belt to come off.
Tonight included a trip to the laundromat for the week’s clothes for the house. We also did some internet searching and found some bearings and seals on eBay. They are in my wish list right now. Tomorrow I’ll tear the back apart some more and see what part we need for sure.
Tonight i am thankful for the internet to dissect our washing machine and find whatever part we will need to fix it. I am also thankful that the laundromat is open until 9pm on a Sunday. After last weekend, I really didn’t expect to be back so soon. Oh well! Glad they were open!
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