Greetings! I’m Jan C. Johnson. Thanks for joining the fun here on Maladjusted Mondays, a growing collection of scathing exposés in which I rat out my uncooperative appliances. I originally published these posts on my blog, Joywriting: Everybody Has a Story, where I do occasionally write about something besides my appliances. You can visit me there any time by clicking here.
The following post first appeared on my blog May 11, 2020…
Appliance Agitation
Here we go again… not long ago, I was relaxing on the patio with a good novel while a load of cycling clothes and other truly gross stuff was in the wash. Everything was fine until Brent popped his head out the back door and said, “The washer is making a weird noise.” I sighed and went to check it out.
According to the knob, the machine was in the Spin cycle. We opened the lid to find the washed clothes just sitting there, having a spa day in the dirty water that was supposed to be draining out of the tub.
Not cool. (By the way, that damage in the center was from years earlier when I working on a sewing project. Who damages their washing machine while sewing?)
Brent suggested I should be the one to choose the new machine, since I’m the laundry guru. We’d been under “shelter in place” for a few weeks by this time, so I was happy to skitter off to Lowe’s. Brent stayed to fish the Lycra out of its sudsy hot tub. Did I mention he’s a hero?
After two hours of looking at machines/considering pros & cons, I came home to find the bikewear all rinsed and neatly hung on the pool fence. Don’t worry; those little things on the spikes aren’t shrunken heads, just our cycling socks.
I gave Brent the good news that I’d bought a Maytag. It would arrive on the next delivery date. Eleven days away.
A look of horror crossed his face. “ELEVEN DAYS??”
“You seem skeptical.”
“ELEVEN? DAYS?”
“Sure. It’s no problem–I can hand wash whatever we need until then.”
After all, we have a sink in the laundry room. Plus enough T-shirts to last until the week before Thanksgiving. Besides, the dryer still works. I pictured swishing a few lightweight items around in the sink, giving them a good rinse under the spray faucet, and tossing them into the dryer.
Brent pictured my suggestion a little differently:
Okay, fine. The next morning, I called Lowe’s to cancel the order. Brent researched washing machines and found a local indie dealer who could deliver a Speed Queen the same day. The new machine even has some of the old-school features I like!
And so, our wardrobe maintenance hasn’t missed a beat.
But just watch the rest of the appliances talk the Speed Queen into joining the revolt.
Thanks for reading,
How dare that washer decide to quit doing its job! Been there, done that. I have a great washer now, with all of the features I like. It even has a larger, deeper drum…which means I can’t reach small things because I’m so dang short! 😂 Good luck with your new washer!
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Thanks, Deb! Should I admit that about its third washload wouldn’t get dry because the dryer quit heating? This time we squeaked by with a straightforward repair. Whew!! 😅
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I bet it was the heating element that needed replacing?! That’s happened to us before. Thankfully, it’s a relatively inexpensive part and we’ve been able to do it ourselves.
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The tech didn’t call it that, but yeah, we could probably do the job ourselves if need be.
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This sounds like something that would happen at my house. Glad it all turned out well 😂💗
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Thanks! I’m just as happy NOT to be hand washing…
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I would think eleven days is a bit excessive for a delivery, but with the virus all deliveries seem to be backed up. Glad you found one sooner!
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Thank you. It would have been a pain… not to mention the piles of laundry if we’d waited that long for the new machine!
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I swear the clothes piles multiply when you are not looking every week!
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You got that right! 😀
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