LoginFreak
10-25-2009, 07:04 PM
Hello to all members!
I suppose it's time for me to start making more posts on different type of appliances.
The first post was on the whirlpool, inglis, admiral, and kitchenaid dryer. Those four are all the same.
Next I will go onto another appliance, I have some pictures on a whirlpool washer so I will start with that.
When it comes to washers. Most brands are slightly different. They all work on the same basic principle but might have a few different parts to get there.
The whirlpool washer is BY FAR the best washer around to date.
It might break down like all the others. But are very worth while to fix and much easier than any other brand!
Most of the calls will take me no more than 45 minutes and that is even if I have to change the transmission.
And other washer would take double the time.
Ok so lets start with how a washer works and what makes the clothes come clean.
I know many people will say.... "I've been doing laundry for 20 to 30 years now I don't need to be told how it works" But the funny thing is most people put the clothes in and never think about what can make it clean better.
All the older washers were belt driven. And the transmissions and motors were built much much stronger. Now I'm not saying new machines are all crap. But most of them do not last like the old ones no matter how they are used.
The older washers had such strong transmissions that even when the washers were over loaded they still washed ok because nothing could stop them from working. The machine would go no matter what. And sometimes the belt would slip but would still not destroy the machine.
The way a washer works is with the friction of clothes rubbing against other clothes.
I know most people thing it's the agitator but all the agitator does is spin the clothes around to make it rub all over.
And thats why DUAL AGITATORS that have a top moving part work better because the clothes move a lot more.
This is the reason all the new energy Efficient washers work.
There is just enough water to mix the soap and get the clothes wet. And the clothes rub against each other during the whole wash and rinse.
Now I know most people don't know how to measure how much clothes to wash in the basket.
Because in reality no one is showed by a tech. Normally they take the word of the salesman and that is usually wrong unless they are very well informed or retired techs and even then I have seen some salesman say things that will make the machine break down much faster!!
Well the easiest way to know is to put the clothes in BEFORE the water is put in and only put the clothes up to the last hole in the basket.
NOW I AM NOT SAYING TO PUSH THE CLOTHES DOWN.
If you do this then there will be much more clothes then there should be.
The clothes should be put in loosely.
The new washers are very different for this fact. The washers have a bigger capacity but have weaker transmissions and weaker motors.. So just for those facts they will not last as long.
The new washers are rated by Cubic Foot Capacity. But really it's supposed to be by weight.
Most domestic top load washers are able to take from 10 to 12 pounds of clothes when wet.
Most people will put from 15 to 20 pounds of clothes. And this is because you can actually fit that much in there depending on how heavy the clothes get when wet.
The reason I talk about weight is not just for the washing. It's when the washer goes into spin. If there is too much weight in the basket it has a hard time to start turning.
Most washers have a clutch that makes the tub turn or a brake but essentially they are almost all the same for how they work but they look different..
Here is a picture of the whirlpool clutch.
Part number is 285785
http://www.repairclinic.com/dbImages/00000312/00095123.jpg
Now this clutch has a certain give point. What I mean is if there is too much weight it will slip and sometimes the tub will start to spin but other times you might burn the clutch and THE CLOTHES WILL SPIN BUT STAY WET.
This happens when the washer cannot spin fast enough. Just because it's spinning doesn't mean it's spinning fast enough.
I've been on many washers that needed clutches because there were blankets washed that were way too big and wore the clutch out.
This should be all for clutches.
I suppose it's time for me to start making more posts on different type of appliances.
The first post was on the whirlpool, inglis, admiral, and kitchenaid dryer. Those four are all the same.
Next I will go onto another appliance, I have some pictures on a whirlpool washer so I will start with that.
When it comes to washers. Most brands are slightly different. They all work on the same basic principle but might have a few different parts to get there.
The whirlpool washer is BY FAR the best washer around to date.
It might break down like all the others. But are very worth while to fix and much easier than any other brand!
Most of the calls will take me no more than 45 minutes and that is even if I have to change the transmission.
And other washer would take double the time.
Ok so lets start with how a washer works and what makes the clothes come clean.
I know many people will say.... "I've been doing laundry for 20 to 30 years now I don't need to be told how it works" But the funny thing is most people put the clothes in and never think about what can make it clean better.
All the older washers were belt driven. And the transmissions and motors were built much much stronger. Now I'm not saying new machines are all crap. But most of them do not last like the old ones no matter how they are used.
The older washers had such strong transmissions that even when the washers were over loaded they still washed ok because nothing could stop them from working. The machine would go no matter what. And sometimes the belt would slip but would still not destroy the machine.
The way a washer works is with the friction of clothes rubbing against other clothes.
I know most people thing it's the agitator but all the agitator does is spin the clothes around to make it rub all over.
And thats why DUAL AGITATORS that have a top moving part work better because the clothes move a lot more.
This is the reason all the new energy Efficient washers work.
There is just enough water to mix the soap and get the clothes wet. And the clothes rub against each other during the whole wash and rinse.
Now I know most people don't know how to measure how much clothes to wash in the basket.
Because in reality no one is showed by a tech. Normally they take the word of the salesman and that is usually wrong unless they are very well informed or retired techs and even then I have seen some salesman say things that will make the machine break down much faster!!
Well the easiest way to know is to put the clothes in BEFORE the water is put in and only put the clothes up to the last hole in the basket.
NOW I AM NOT SAYING TO PUSH THE CLOTHES DOWN.
If you do this then there will be much more clothes then there should be.
The clothes should be put in loosely.
The new washers are very different for this fact. The washers have a bigger capacity but have weaker transmissions and weaker motors.. So just for those facts they will not last as long.
The new washers are rated by Cubic Foot Capacity. But really it's supposed to be by weight.
Most domestic top load washers are able to take from 10 to 12 pounds of clothes when wet.
Most people will put from 15 to 20 pounds of clothes. And this is because you can actually fit that much in there depending on how heavy the clothes get when wet.
The reason I talk about weight is not just for the washing. It's when the washer goes into spin. If there is too much weight in the basket it has a hard time to start turning.
Most washers have a clutch that makes the tub turn or a brake but essentially they are almost all the same for how they work but they look different..
Here is a picture of the whirlpool clutch.
Part number is 285785
http://www.repairclinic.com/dbImages/00000312/00095123.jpg
Now this clutch has a certain give point. What I mean is if there is too much weight it will slip and sometimes the tub will start to spin but other times you might burn the clutch and THE CLOTHES WILL SPIN BUT STAY WET.
This happens when the washer cannot spin fast enough. Just because it's spinning doesn't mean it's spinning fast enough.
I've been on many washers that needed clutches because there were blankets washed that were way too big and wore the clutch out.
This should be all for clutches.