On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 21:10:36 -0600, "Ron G" wrote:

Hi--
I have a horribly musty Whirlpool Washing Machine, a top loader.

Best But service person will no longer clean out all the fibers caught
somewhere in the top inside.
They say Whirlpool will not cover it anymore.
I'm getting at my wits end, it stinks up our one-level home.

Don't know if I actually even believe Best Buy. The service person has
come up with truly amazing answers to other problems, over the last 5 years

Like (Washer Faulty top door switch intermittent)
Best Buy servicepersons analysis: It's a problem in the house
wiring, get the house wiring replaced!
(She refused to order the switch, so I ordered it myself, then
she was mad because she had to install it)

Like a faulty Washer control timer:
(Same) Best Buy servicepersons analysis: It's a problem in the house
wiring, get the house wiring replaced!
(Later she angrily replaced the timer control)

I think she likes you. Have you tried pulling her pigtails?

Like the (dryer) door light going on and off at random:
( I thought it was the door switch)
But, Best Buy (Same) servicepersons analysis: It's a problem in the
house wiring, get the house wiring replaced!
( I later found out myself that the light bulb had a broken
filament, so I solved it with a 65 cent new bulb from Ace)

Don't know if I actually even believe Best Buy Servicepeople. So, I'm
being told that they will not service the washer to get rid of the stink. We
leave the lid open, but no help. She used to clean all sorts of stinking
fiber junk out of the Washer, but no more.

Well it is sort of strange that you have fiber junk in the washer.
I've never had that. I have a Kemore, built by Whirlpool I think, and
it has a lint chopper, no filter, but I've had other machines and they
never stank, or had fiber junk Can you identify the fiber?

Is the fiber the cause of the smell?

She advises us (again) to buy a front loading washer, as they never
build up fibers that stink and rot. Plus she ads that no one sells top
loading washers anymore, anyway. Our washer is about 6 years old, I think.

That would be a shame. It means I'll have to buy second hand. For
one thing, I like the ability to add clothes after it has started. I
usually forget things.

I am partially diasbled, and cannot pull the washer out and get down on the
floor to take out screws, etc. Gone are the old days when I did absolutely
all repairs around our home. But no real complaints, I'm kickin' , just in a
different way. Real light hobbies.
"Change is inevitable, adaptation is optional" :-)

Thanks for any replies
Best to you---
Ron



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