Yes, I am American, and you have a lot of good points. This washing machine I guess has been moved a few times, and traveled about an hour and a half in a trailer to be brought to my place, so it's very possible it could've been damaged. It is a front load.
I don't understand the color thing when it comes to a washer and dryer, myself. They are in my garage, so there's no need for them to be beautiful, they just need to work. Actually, they are an ugly gray and fake chrome (which is peeling off) that I don't care for, but they can be purple and green for all I care as long as they are functional, lol!
I'm definitely going to see if I can repair it, but I am not good with technology at all (it took me several hours to figure out how to hook up my DVD player to my TV, as there wasn't much info out there online for the specific type of TV I have because it is so old (and has a million different plug-ins in the back unlike the TVs in a lot of the YouTube videos I watched, making it more difficult), and I just don't know much about it; I eventually got it by removing the adapter I was told I needed, though!). If I can't figure anything out, I can have a couple of more savvy family members take a look at it before calling out a repairman. I don't have a manual for these, but they should be new enough to have info online unlike my TV, I imagine.
I actually have been wanting to learn to be more handy, so I guess this is a good opportunity!
Front-loading washing machines are susceptible to damage when being moved because there's a huge lump of iron (on concrete) that's linked to the drum-suspension in order to damp down vibration when spinning.
If those transit bolts aren't used to secure the drum and the washing machine is jostled about while moving, the suspension can be damaged.
But since I don't see you saying anywhere what exactly is wrong with the machine, that might be totally irrelevant.
My experience is that what usually fails in washing machines are the electronic control boards or the rubber seal around the door. Both can be a pain to replace, but it ain't rocket science.
My 7-year-old Samsung washer just shit itself.
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Yes, I am American, and you have a lot of good points. This washing machine I guess has been moved a few times, and traveled about an hour and a half in a trailer to be brought to my place, so it's very possible it could've been damaged. It is a front load.
I don't understand the color thing when it comes to a washer and dryer, myself. They are in my garage, so there's no need for them to be beautiful, they just need to work. Actually, they are an ugly gray and fake chrome (which is peeling off) that I don't care for, but they can be purple and green for all I care as long as they are functional, lol!
I'm definitely going to see if I can repair it, but I am not good with technology at all (it took me several hours to figure out how to hook up my DVD player to my TV, as there wasn't much info out there online for the specific type of TV I have because it is so old (and has a million different plug-ins in the back unlike the TVs in a lot of the YouTube videos I watched, making it more difficult), and I just don't know much about it; I eventually got it by removing the adapter I was told I needed, though!). If I can't figure anything out, I can have a couple of more savvy family members take a look at it before calling out a repairman. I don't have a manual for these, but they should be new enough to have info online unlike my TV, I imagine.
I actually have been wanting to learn to be more handy, so I guess this is a good opportunity!
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Front-loading washing machines are susceptible to damage when being moved because there's a huge lump of iron (on concrete) that's linked to the drum-suspension in order to damp down vibration when spinning.
If those transit bolts aren't used to secure the drum and the washing machine is jostled about while moving, the suspension can be damaged.
But since I don't see you saying anywhere what exactly is wrong with the machine, that might be totally irrelevant.
My experience is that what usually fails in washing machines are the electronic control boards or the rubber seal around the door. Both can be a pain to replace, but it ain't rocket science.