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ciphergoth) wrote2007-06-12 12:20 am
ciphergoth) wrote2007-06-12 12:20 am
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We will fix it!
The washing machine works! I fixed it!
It was the pump. I fitted the new pump, put the whole thing back together, poured water into the drum with a jug and got it to pump it out into a bowl to check it worked. I've just taken some towels out of the machine that have gone through a complete cycle quite happily. God knows what was wrong with the old pump but I don't think I can be bothered to be curious.
Unfortunately in order to do that I had to disconnect the water supply from the dishwasher because the Y adapter I got for the cold water doesn't seal properly; I think it's because the pipes connecting to it come in at a funny angle. I need a nice bit of pipe to go from the cold water to the Y shaped thing - something shaped a bit like a cane, with a long bit and a U-shaped bit, so that the prongs of the Y can point backwards towards where the other two pipes are coming from. I'll pop over to the pipe shop later this week.
I'm sorry to keep posting about this. But bloody hell, I just fixed a washing machine. I'm quite pleased with myself!
It was the pump. I fitted the new pump, put the whole thing back together, poured water into the drum with a jug and got it to pump it out into a bowl to check it worked. I've just taken some towels out of the machine that have gone through a complete cycle quite happily. God knows what was wrong with the old pump but I don't think I can be bothered to be curious.
Unfortunately in order to do that I had to disconnect the water supply from the dishwasher because the Y adapter I got for the cold water doesn't seal properly; I think it's because the pipes connecting to it come in at a funny angle. I need a nice bit of pipe to go from the cold water to the Y shaped thing - something shaped a bit like a cane, with a long bit and a U-shaped bit, so that the prongs of the Y can point backwards towards where the other two pipes are coming from. I'll pop over to the pipe shop later this week.
I'm sorry to keep posting about this. But bloody hell, I just fixed a washing machine. I'm quite pleased with myself!