I would go to a store selling the type/brand of appliance that also
does repairs and nicely describe the problem and see what reaction you
get. Manyh places are happy to help potential customers. You might be
pleasantly surprised. I also have a local universal appliance parts
store a few miles away, and they are a fountain of knowledge about
common appliance problems. Treating them nicely has saved me big $$$
over the past couple of decades.

H. R.(Bob) Hofmann