About six weeks ago, my washer started sounding "off balance." (Maybe it was just trying to be like the rest of us?) I was hoping it would get better and knock itself back into alignment, but it didn't. Two weeks ago, I called Sears to have somebody come out (yay Extended Warranty!). In the meantime, it started leaking. Guess it wanted to make sure the tech had something to really look for? But that meant my washer was useless - without the seal on the front loader, you just have a big mess on the floor and a load of still-dirty clothes.
My mother-in-law offered to let us use her washer until the tech came yesterday, and Neal started toting laundry back and forth. Seven people times four days without a washer = not good. We got caught up and hoped the service tech would have us back in business by last night.
Eh...not so much. Apparently, there is enough going on in there that Mr. Tech Man said it was a good thing we had a warranty, because if we didn't, he would tell us to go shopping. He was ordering the parts for us, and we could expect UPS to drop off three or four "large" boxes. He also asked we empty the laundry room as much as possible -- he and a colleague would need the space to take apart and rebuild the washer. With Thanksgiving in there, the parts won't be here for probably 2 weeks. They'll be back in December to fix it.
Uh oh.
The leaking is from the seal being shaken loose. The tech said we could still use it, as long as it wasn't dumping tons of water on the floor. The last time we tried to wash, it took six towels made sopping wet to mop up the worst of it. His response: "Yeah, well...probably shouldn't use it, then..."
So we are back to taking stuff back and forth, and Super Mimie is helping move it through so we don't have to run back down every hour.
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| See how it's open. And EMPTY?? Not good. |
I'll be thankful when our washer is back in business, but tonight, I'm thankful Mimie will share hers.
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