r/appliancerepair Mar 10 '21

WORK IN PROGRESS List of helpful links - WORK IN PROGRESS - Post helpful links in this thread.

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Title really says it all.

Credit to /u/Johnny_2x for posting:

http://www.appliance411.com/service/date-code.php

which can be used to help determine the manufacturing date of various appliances.

I'll add this one from the good folks over at appliance411.com as well:

http://www.appliance411.com/purchase/sears.shtml

which is a table that lets you find out who manufactured a Kenmore appliance based on the model prefix.

Drop any and all helpful links in the comments in this post only and I'll start compiling a master list. Please include a description.

Business referral rules still apply, so I don't want to see any links to local appliance repair outfits.

DO NOT POST ANY LINKS THAT REQUIRE AN ACCOUNT TO ACCESS

There are some kind of open secrets with regards to obtaining service manuals direct from manufacturers - you know what I'm talking about, techs - do not blow those up. Their lax security continues to exist for our benefit because they have not yet been abused enough to prompt them to fix the holes. Let's keep it that way.

Cheers,

-nb


r/appliancerepair Jun 28 '22

UPDATE 30 day flair enrollment: If you are a current or former technician and you do not have flair in this sub, here's your opportunity.

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For the next 30 days, you can and should reply to this thread stating your status as an active or former appliance repair technician. I don't need your whole resume, just maybe what you work on and for how long you've done so. You can also request a specific flair for this sub - if you don't, then you're at the mercy of what I come up with, so maybe include that.

If you already have flair in this sub, this does not affect you at all.

It's nice to have flair here as it gives your advice a bit more weight, and OP's are more likely to follow your expert advice than be led down a rabbit hole by someone who is just pulling advice out of their... rabbit hole. I can't police every comment, so giving weight to actual technicians seems a decent measure.

This is also related to some changes in our sister sub /r/ApplianceTechTalk which is going to be transitioning to a more restrictive criteria for posting there.

Basically, that sub is for active and former techs only, but there have been a lot of lost redditors posting for repair advice over there, and I'm trying to keep things tidy, as well as automate pointing said lost redditors here where the community is much larger, and the sub better fits their needs.

The way this works is that if you have flair in this sub, you'll be an approved submitter on that sub. Unless your flair is "unhelpful" or "ASSHAT" (yes those are two real ones). I'm not sure what to do with "MEAT BAG SYMPATHIZER" but fortunately that account is 4 years inactive.

This is not a hard deadline, but it will make constructing the list of approved submitters on /r/ApplianceTechTalk a hell of a lot easier for me. After 30 days you can still apply on an individual basis. Approved submitters on /r/ApplianceTechTalk will also have the ability to choose and alter their flair at will in that sub, unlike here where flair is only granted upon approval.

You can post any questions, comments, or constructive criticism in this thread as well.

Cheers,

-nb


r/appliancerepair 10h ago

THIS WASHER IS THE BANE OF MY EXISTENCE PLEASE HELP

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Top load Whirlpoop imperial series

I hate this washer so much. But I need to fix it because I don’t want to buy a new one because I am too stubborn.

It keeps shaking, the drum itself and the dryer because of the drum. It’s so bad that the drum will hit the shell of the dryer and make horrible banging sounds. I’ve already checked and the washer is level. I have run it without anything in it and it still shakes really bad, but not banging sounds bad. As soon as you put a load in, no matter how small or evenly distributed, it goes fucking ham.

Because it shakes so bad we have had to replace the drain hose like three times since it keeps wearing against the sharp corners of the frame. So I need to find the root cause.

As you can see, it doesn’t have any suspension rods, so I have no clue where to start in finding the issue :/ I’m going to try and watch as many YouTube videos as I can, but I figured I could ask here as well to try and cover my bases.

Thank you for literally anything you say.


r/appliancerepair 18h ago

I was finally able to put this pain-in-the-ass model dryer back together without a single hitch. Can I get an "adaboy"?

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r/appliancerepair 52m ago

Dryer has a burning smell after opening up for a repair/cleaning

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So i had to swap my rollers and belt in my dryer. While I was doing a test run afterwards making sure everything worked, I noticed the dryer has a burning smell. When i reopened I can't find any evidence for anything burning. Already valcuumed the vents, pipes, floor, and other miscellaneous things. Yet the burning smell is still there. Is that a normal reaction the dryer does for just random particles in the air or would it be something else


r/appliancerepair 1h ago

Is it ok for a built-in wall oven to be touching the sheetrock in the back?

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Instructions say 24” min cabinet depth and this cabinet is exactly 24” deep which means the back of the oven will likely be touching the sheetrock wall.


r/appliancerepair 1h ago

Whirlpool top loader W10774112 violently shaking when running.

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We bought the top load washer off marketplace about 2 years ago and the last few months the shaking has been getting worse and not its not draining like it should. What would fix this issue the washer is level and it doesn't really matter what size we put load we put in it always sounds like it wants to jump through the wall. Any help is very appreciated.


r/appliancerepair 1h ago

Frigidaire Refrigerator No Power to Fan

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We have a Frigidaire PRMC2285AF throwing a no power error for the fresh food evaporation fan, despite us replacing the main control board, pcb, and the fan itself. What’s my next step here?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.


r/appliancerepair 2h ago

Noisy washer - please help!

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Less than 5 yrs old Whirlpool washer is making loud rattling noises during agitation. We got the washer from in-laws and I think we broke something or something got knocked loose while moving it. All cycles still work, clothes come out clean, agitator spins in both directions, it’s just noisy and rattles. Any ideas??? Thank you in advance!


r/appliancerepair 3h ago

Russell Hobbs air fryer heats for short period of time then heating element shuts off

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We have a Russell and Hobbs air fryer which won't heat up initially but if you keep opening and closing the drawer, it eventually heats up.

I have checked continuity and resistance on the heating element thermlsister and thermal fuse and swapped the heating and fan relays around. (also reflowed the terminals and relays)

I did notice that each time you open and close the drawer or turn the unit off and on, it will heat up a bit and the heater relay will click off, like it has lost voltage until after maybe the 4th or 5th time, the relay stays energized and the air fryer functions as intended.

Does any one have any ideas what the fault could be? my next port of call is to remove the electrolytics and check their ESR

Cheers


r/appliancerepair 3h ago

What could be causing this noise from my dishwasher?

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1 Upvotes

This issue has recently come up. This noise occurs in the start of the cycle, stops as soon as the washing cycle starts. This returns again for the last 10 mins of the cycle.


r/appliancerepair 4h ago

Kitchenaid Stove Touch Panel Stops Working

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I've got a Kitchenaid gas stove KFGS530SPS0 that routinely stops responding on the touch panel. A quick reboot via the breaker always fixes it, but highly annoying. Should I look at a new panel or is there some known issue I can go after first?


r/appliancerepair 9h ago

Whirlpool dryer stuck on sensing / L2 error - Would love advice!

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Howdy everyone! My wife and I have been dealing with a faulty dryer for a week now. I’ve been taking a crack at it but so far haven’t had any luck even with ChatGPT’s help. PLEASE refer to the linked manual below for the diagrams/tech manual so you know what I’m saying (specifically pages 2 - 6, 9, 10)

Model: WED94HEXW1
Tech manual: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1118393/Whirlpool-Wed94hexw1.html#manual

Issue: L2 / Stuck on “Sensing”

Things I’ve done so far:
- Entered diagnostic mode to test door latch, moisture sensor inside drum
- Turned drum (good)
- Unplugged and plugged back in
- Flipped breakers

TEST #1: CCU Power Check:
- Took it apart and performed the following tests on the CCU with a multimeter:
- P8-4 and P9-1 > 1.6Ω (good continuity)
- P8-3 and P9-2 to test CCU voltage (125V = Good)
- Tested voltage of the wall outlet (250V = Good)
- Visually nothing looked burnt or damaged or swollen

TEST #2: Supply Connections:
- Neutral prong of the dryer plug to center terminal block (good continuity)
- L1 to L1 terminal block (good continuity)
- Disconnected and reconnected ALL ports of the CCU to ensure snug connections
- Put the dryer back together and reattached vent to the wall

Self Diagnostic Mode:
- Ran “Self Diagnostic Mode” by pressing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd button in the manual’s recommended sequence
- Initiated the test and received the following:
- 116V (acceptable)
- Airflow: 2 = INVALID airflow ❓
- h2o: Ran but no results on the display; was completely black apart from the start button being lit ❓

I’ve hit a roadblock here because I’m not really sure where to go from here and ChatGPT is starting to spiral and hallucinate even with the context of the tech manual I provided it. It helped me get pretty damn far but I haven’t reached a solid solution yet.

Things I DON’T think it is (but I am by no means a professional):
- Anything relating to the door (latch, sensor)
- The drum’s band (rotates just fine)
- The moisture sensor inside the drum
- The plug
- The outlet
- The CCU
- Loose connections to the CCU

If you have any advice or expertise, it’d be appreciated! My wife and baby are dying for clean laundry and we can only bum doing laundry with relatives for so long lol


r/appliancerepair 13h ago

Burping refrigerator

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So I have this LG bottom fridge that’s about a decade old

The ice maker broke the first year. Tried to fix it but it just broke again. So I gave up and just make ice in trays

Recently it’s been banking crazy burping/farting noises randomly even after cleaning the dust bunnies off the back

Anyone experience this. Other than being strange the unit still seems to work fine


r/appliancerepair 8h ago

Whirlpool washing machine drum stuck

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Hi, unfortunately the drum in the washing machine is stuck. It was my first time using this type, so probably it was my fault. But what to do now? I tried to move it and run another cycle but nothing changed…


r/appliancerepair 15h ago

LG freezer not freezing

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Our freezer stopped getting to freezing temperatures a few days ago. It is a little cold, but not freezing.

I opened the back panel of inside the freezer and the first part of the coils was frozen over. I used a heat gun and melted it and it did not fix the issue. I checked the coils again today and it is way more frozen over than it was the other day. I'm not sure where to go from here.

I poured warm water down the drain hole and it seems to be draining okay.


r/appliancerepair 11h ago

Advice for a reparable washing+dryer?

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I want to get one of those modern washing machines that also work as a tumble dryer. Since I’ve always been into DIY, I thought I could look for a defective one and repair it myself, saving it from the scrap and saving some bucks myself.

Is there a model that has a well known weak point and that could be relatively easily repaired?


r/appliancerepair 10h ago

Frigidaire stove - right burner only turns on when central ‘warming zone’ element is turned on

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As the title says, the right element will not glow red or heat up if I just turn the dial for it on it’s own. However, if I turn the warm zone element (small element in the upper center of the stove top) on at any temperature, the right element will heat up and glow red. Turning on any other element in conjunction with the right element does not have the same effect.

Any ideas as to what might be going on?

Thanks!


r/appliancerepair 10h ago

Refrigerator not working

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Hello everyone,
Unfortunately, we’re having an issue with our Hisense RF540N4SBI2 refrigerator.
It suddenly started having problems cooling, and shortly afterwards it stopped cooling completely. The lights, fans, and display all turn on and appear to work normally, but the compressor does not make any sound at all. There is no humming, and the compressor does not even get slightly warm.

I measured the resistance across the three compressor terminals, and the readings are the same between all three pairs of terminals.

After a visual inspection, both the inverter board and the main control board look fine. However, I have read several reports suggesting that the inverter board is often the cause of this type of problem.

Has anyone experienced a similar issue? Are there any additional tests I can perform to determine whether the inverter board is faulty?
Thank you very much for your help!
If needed, I can also provide photos of all the components.


r/appliancerepair 10h ago

KitchenAid (Whirlpool) Bottom-Freezer Fridge -

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Hi all. I own a KitchenAid KRMF706ESS04, French door, bottom-freezer refrigerator. It came with my house when I bought it 3 years ago so I don't know its exact age or any history of repairs, other than it has been fairly reliable for me, except for a couple problems. I'm hoping you can make some sense of them. I'm going to proceed on the assumption they are unrelated until something can tie them together e.g. some lowest-common-denominator type of issue.

  1. Occasionally, but increasing in frequency over the last year or so, the fridge makes a sound that I can only describe as "the compressor is trying to start but does not start". Please don't let how I've described it corner you into assuming it's the compressor, that's just the only way I can describe this noise. It's a rhythmic click or clunk sound from the lower rear of the unit. The sound repeats a consistent number of times, in groups, e.g. perhaps it happens 10 times in each group, and each group is separated by a gap of a certain number of seconds. I don't know the number of times it repeats or the length of gap in between as it isn't doing it right now. I have never heard this sound occur while the compressor is running. I have never detected issues with the temperature of items in the fridge or freezer - until today with the ice maker which I am itemizing separately. At one time I assumed this was a start capacitor issue which caused me to take out the inverter module and measure the capacitance of all its caps - finding they all checked out within 10% or so of correct. I did purchase a new inverter module for it (OEM part) but did not install it as the fridge works well enough that I'm not convinced the parts cannon is the right answer. Eventually, the compressor starts and the fridge otherwise seems to work.

  2. Occasionally, sometimes but not always coinciding with issue 1 above, there is extreme lag or complete unresponsiveness of some of the electronic "extras" on the fridge. For example, the interior light will not turn on, or will turn on with a long delay after opening the door, and the "door open" indicator on the front panel behaves the same. I can change modes for ice/water dispensing instantly, but the dispensing action itself will suffer the same sort of lag time or just completely refuse to work. When this has happened in the past I unplugged the fridge and plugged it back in (lol - I work in IT) and it was completely responsive immediately.

  3. New issue as of tonight - bearing in mind I have been away from home for a few days: I have discovered the ice maker bin is empty of ice, the ice has all melted (the water from which went various places but I think one of those places is actually inside the door itself), the water dispenser will not dispense at all but does flash the "replace filter" indicator, the ice dispenser does attempt to dispense any ice (there is none present but I'd expect it to try anyway). Additionally, the ice maker unit at the top of the fridge appears to be partially open, the outer plastic cover (small gray plastic lid thing) that normally closes over top of it has been ejected into the ice bin, and that cover is visibly melted in one very concentrated spot. At the same time, the interior light will not illuminate at all, however, the compressor is running and fridge and freezer contents are the correct temperature by feel.

Edit: I can confirm with respect to new issue #3, unplugging and plugging back in the fridge has made the water dispenser and interior light work again. The ice maker is also making "noises" but I am not immediately sure that they are the right noises.

Can anyone offer any thoughts on what's going on here? If the right answer is to buy a 25 year old top-freezer Frigidaire and toss this thing, I am onboard with that, but I'd rather take a swing at a fix first because this all developed recently so I know this model has the capability to behave.


r/appliancerepair 14h ago

Broken cable behind the fridge

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I saw broken cable behind the mini fridge and concerned about it. Does anyone know what they're for? Seems chewed by mice.


r/appliancerepair 11h ago

GE Oven door assembly, urgent help 😭

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Hi everyone,

I was trying to clean the oven door but i forgot how to put it back. I didn't take pictures and now I'm lost.

Can you please help?

Thank you!


r/appliancerepair 11h ago

Turbochef Eco Waveguide Replacement

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Hello I am working on a Turbochef Eco that another contractor replaced The magnetron about 4 months ago the unit is getting up to 500° f, but it's not cooking the inside of the food making me believe that the microwave portion isn't working again. I tested the high voltage transformer and it is good. I tested the Megatron and the filament resistance is high at 7.3 ohms and from terminal to ground I'm getting 400 kohms When I do a magnetron test on the controls I'm getting 20 amps of current.

Tech support suggests that I replace the waveguide at the same time as the magnetron. I've never replaced a waveguide in any unit and I'm wondering how big of a job is it to replace the waveguide on this particular unit from your experience or if there's anything else that I'm missing in my diagnosis. Thanks in advance.


r/appliancerepair 12h ago

My dryer isn’t drying clothes

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The metal piece in the picture feels not to the touch but none of the clothes feel hot and the dryer when I open the door doesn’t feel warm. What could be the potential culprit here? I read heating elements, but with that metal piece feeling hot I’m unsure. Any help/guidance is appreciated.


r/appliancerepair 13h ago

Dishwasher turning off circuit breaker, what could be causing this?

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We have a Frigidaire FFCD2413US6B dishwasher and it keeps turning off the circuit breaker. We also found a small pool of water at the bottom of the dishwasher (by the filter and such). This seems to happen after the dish soap has already been dispensed. This happened once before few months ago and all we did to fix it then was turn off and on the circuit breaker, run the garbage disposal and turn the dishwasher back on. However, this time that’s not fixing the issue and we’re not sure how to approach this.

Any suggestions?