Hi Tom! Well this is an old maytag neptune the one that had the class action problem. I replaced the control board to the tune of 285 dollars and now the bearings are screaming and I don't know anything about replacing them. They wanted 600 dollars for the maytag people to do it--maybe more. Can't remember. Anyway by the time I did that I could have a new machine. The problem is with the flat panels, you have a cycle button that you have to press once for normal, twice for heavy and that sort of thing. Same for the temperature. I'd like to have a front loader if possible but I did see an old dial roper at Lowes for 339 dollars and might have to r esort to that. Still if anybody has ideas I'd appreciate them. I'm looking at a samsung that seems really nifty---has an element to heat water if its not hot enough. Thanks for any help. Jim
On Apr 9, 2010, at 11:18 AM, Tom Hodges wrote: > Jim, My Sears washing machine, which was about 12 years old, started > sounding like someone was beating it with a hammer. I called the service > department and was told that it was probably the transmission and it would > be cheaper to buy a new one. > > We went to Sears and got a good deal on a floor model. Both machines were > top loaders,. > > We got the new one home and it sounded exactly like the one we just > replaced. I called the store and they sent a serviceman the next week. The > problem was, you guessed it, the transmission. Oh well, sometimes you just > can't win. > > Anyway, I was talking to the service man and he told me that sometime, in > the near future, all washing machines will be front loaders. He said they > clean the clothes much more efficiently and the problem with the door > leaking is a thing of the past. > > As far as the controls are concerned, my microwave is a flat panel, but I > use those self adhesive nubs to find my way around the panel.They are like > little buttons that you put on keyboards and such. They come in all > different sizes. Anywaythat may be a consideration for you if the control > panel is an issue. Maybe someone else on here has a flat panel washing > maching and will comment on it. > > Tom > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Jim Gatteys > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 10:09 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] purchasing a new washing machine! > > Hi all! > My washer has finally bitten the dust and its time to be replaced. And > they've definitely changed since the last time I made a purchase. I > currently have a front loading model but it seems like most of those > nowadays have touch panels and don't seem to be very accessible to blind > folks. > Anybody have any suggestions on what you might have purchased that is > accessible? > Thanks for any help, > Jim > > ----- > Find me on facebook or: > Skype: jimintexas > Yahoo or Aim/Ichat: jgatteys > Msn: [email protected] <mailto:jgatteys%40gmail.com> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ----- Find me on facebook or: Skype: jimintexas Yahoo or Aim/Ichat: jgatteys Msn: [email protected] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
