Any appliance repair guys here?

[rondog]

Is there anybody here that does in-home appliance repairs? Got a Maytag dryer that needs some attention. Still works fine, but has developed a squealing for a couple minutes when started. I could fix it, but it's too hard for me to get up and down off the floor that many times. Thought I'd ask here first. In Parker.

[3beansalad]

Mine did that too, the fix was easy though not real inexpensive. New drive motor cleared it right up. I replaced the belt and cleaned the heck out of it while I was in there.

Other than sourcing parts, it took about an hour to do. Good luck.

[rondog]

Mine did that too, the fix was easy though not real inexpensive. New drive motor cleared it right up. I replaced the belt and cleaned the heck out of it while I was in there.

Other than sourcing parts, it took about an hour to do. Good luck.

I've done 'em before too, but have had too many back and knee surgeries lately. Old and fat too.

No idea why the original post is in such small type.....damn phone.
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[BigDee]

I had to have an appliance guy come out and service my dryer recently. He installed a maintenance kit and charged me $230.

A few weeks after having it all done I went online and found out the kit is only $30. The guy was at my house for a total of 1 hour. Those appliance guys make some major $$ based on my labor calculations.

[rondog]

Ay carumba! I may have to suffer through it! Or rassle the damn thing out to the garage and up onto the bike lift.

[funkymonkey1111]

i have used this guy on a dryer and a fridge and have been happy

http://www.applianceservicepro.com/

there's a company i just saw on angie's list that had great reviews. if you want it i'll be happy to track it down for you, too.

[Great-Kazoo]

get someone to pull the rear of the dryer off relube the pivot point / bearing that sits in the center of the drum. There are also pads that go around the front of the drum to housing replace those too. Total time 1.5 hrs including removing from area to reinstall. Depending on model / year that might be different.

http://electricdryers.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/maytag-dryer-parts-list.gif

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[spittoon]

My drier was making funky noise and running funny it was the drum rollers 1seazied and one just about to it took longer to rip apart than to replace the parts to bad you live in Kansas they are easy a knoff to work on

[BPTactical]

I replaced the stupid hard plastic wheels (that break every other year) on our dryer with skateboard wheels and precision bearings that I whittled down.
That was eight years ago....


If I lived closer Ron I would get her for ya!

[JM Ver. 2.0]

Ron,

I live not far from you. Shoot me a PM. Maybe I can come give you a hand.

Sent from my teepee using smoke signals.

[rondog]

Ah hell - I have everything but the parts, and a damn bike lift. No reason I shouldn't be able to do this myself for cryin' out loud. And there's a parts place 5 minutes away. And a 16 y.o. grandson that ain't doing anything but consuming and excreting, he can friggin' help.

Need to clean the damn vent out anyway.

[rondog]

My drier was making funky noise and running funny it was the drum rollers 1seazied and one just about to it took longer to rip apart than to replace the parts to bad you live in Kansas they are easy a knoff to work on

Kansas? Jeeze, I live in Kansas now?

[Great-Kazoo]

Kansas? Jeeze, I live in Kansas now?

Thats what we use to call saudi aurora when buckley & quincy were the end of paved roads. Nothing as far as you could see, east, west or south.

[ChunkyMonkey]

My dryer just happens to stop working, well stop releasing heat at least... 2 year old Samsung.. For a freaking top shelf item, I expected better service life time. Is it worth to get someone to inspect it?

[BigDee]

My dryer just happens to stop working, well stop releasing heat at least... 2 year old Samsung.. For a freaking top shelf item, I expected better service life time. Is it worth to get someone to inspect it?

This might sound like a dumb question but is it vented properly? Is it possible someone in the house has pushed it back little by little after each use and crushed the vent in the process?

[Great-Kazoo]

My dryer just happens to stop working, well stop releasing heat at least... 2 year old Samsung.. For a freaking top shelf item, I expected better service life time. Is it worth to get someone to inspect it?

Limiter switch.

[funkymonkey1111]

did you call the man? Andy says call the man


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa1ez7yL_T4