Friday, November 09, 2007

Washer Repair for Keepers at Home 101: the Water Level Pressure Switch

The last thing one wants to see after spending the last money in her wallet on washer repair is this (that's sudsy water on the floor, not a decorative paint finish):

Thankfully, the repair was still under warranty, so they came out for free to look at it again, and discovered that the problem was with a faulty water level pressure switch. And the problem with that was that the repair guy had to order one, and then it would be quite a chunk of change to have it installed. So, I dared to ask the question:

"How hard would it be for me to do it myself?"

the answer: "Not very". After a brief tutorial on how to replace a pressure switch, he left, and I went online, where I found the cheapest water pressure switch was on Ebay. Who knew? And it was about 1/6th the price of what my friend the washer repair guy would have charged me. I took my washer apart and pulled the old one out, and the put it back in again just to make sure this was something I felt confident in doing (it was). And, I hit "Buy it Now" on Ebay, and now I'm waiting 3 days for my part to arrive.

Stay tuned.

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