"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Sat, 05 Dec 2015 17:53:49 -0600, 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!

So, are you going to tell me that this is a coincidence, or are these
thieving bastids designing this crap to fail quickly, then making an
equal amount (to the sales profit) by servicing their dead crap? I'm
strongly guessing the latter. sigh

Congrats on the troubleshooting.


The future is in DRM, no unauthorized repairs or aftermarket consumables.
With wifi connected everything you will simply rent or lease all your
appliances,
easy monthly payments, no need to spend big bucks appliances. Lets not
forget the monthly use tax that will be automaticly deducted from your bank
account. Fridge, stove broken? no problem the manufacture will simply
remove the broken one and replace it with a factory refurbished one of
the same model. Missed a payment on your wifi connected car? no
problem they will simply disable it when your in a high crime area.

Best Regards
Tom.