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Jon Elson

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On Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 2:44:26 PM UTC-5, Jon Elson wrote in
rec.crafts.metalworking:
OK, we got one of those fancy energy-saving washing machines. After a
few
years, it started having trouble filling with water. I replaced the
solenoid valve assembly twice over about 6 months, and then started
invetigating deeper. The control board had a micro and about a dozen
electeromechanical relays on it. The one for the cold water valve
eventually developed contacts burned so bad that I was able to diagnose
it. I replaced it with a solid state relay, and all has been good for
several
years. I gues the cold water valve gets cycled the most often, so that
relay got burned up first. No problem yet with any of the others.

Yeah, obviously a current relay or just that kind of an interface or
something. Tell 'em about it, so they can buy you a whole new one.

You can't get anything if you stay silent. (I learned that the hard way)
The only thing I'll get out of them is a $250 service call, and another
control board with a short life. I assume everybody else that has this or a
related model ends up replacing that board every 2-3 years. Geez, I'll bet
that is the largest moneymaker they have in this business!

Jon