Chris Beytes

It's not every day that an easy DIY washer repair saves big money. That's why I want to tell you about my recent appliance win. Actually, it's more like this: I want to BRAG about my easy DIY washer repair win. Our dependable, venerable, 20-year-old Kenmore clothes washer suddenly quit mid-cycle. It threw a breaker in the process, leaving us with a tub full of water and soggy clothes. Not a good thing. I reset the breaker and my trusty washing machine fired back up. But I knew it wasn’t a good sign. Sure enough, once again in the middle of the wash cycle, she quit. This time it wasn’t the breaker. And of course it was Saturday. Plus, I was getting on a plane to Europe the next day. Damn. Easy DIY Washer Repair Continues... I'm thinking it’s the motor or something expensive. Calling around to a few service companies reveals that a visit (not till Tuesday) will be several hundred dollars, plus parts. For a 20-year-old machine!  Which means now my wife and I are … [Read more...] about Easy DIY Washer Repair Saves $750