May 2003

Mailbag: Washing Machine Overfills and Floods

May 31, 2003 Washer Repair

Michelle wrote: My washing mach. fills up, but it never stops filling up. The house has flooded twice now. Please HELP. _______________________________The above message was sent when you were offline, via your LivePerson site. Message sent from IP: 65.132.36.56 Yea verily, Grasshopper, you must replace the water inlet valve on your washer. To prevent this [...]

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No Excuses!

May 29, 2003 Karaoke Lounge

The next time you feel like God can’t use you, just remember . . . NOAH was a drunk. ABRAHAM was too old. ISAAC was a daydreamer. JACOB was a liar. LEAH was ugly. JOSEPH was abused. MOSES had a stuttering problem. GIDEON was afraid. SAMSON was a long-haired womanizer! RAHAB was a prostitute! JEREMIAH [...]

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Mailbag: Kenmore Washer won’t Agitate

May 29, 2003 Washer Repair

Don wrote: Kenmore washer 70 series. My washer will fill up with water, but will not wash. You can manually turn the dial to spin and get it to spin out; however it will not complete a wash cycle.Could this be a timer problem or something else? _______________________________The above message was sent when you were [...]

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Mailbag: Stinky Ice!

May 28, 2003 Ice Maker Repair

Dave Robinson wrote: I have a ~1986 GE side-by-side (model #TFX22ZGB, S/N VS-211967) with their standard crescent-cube icemaker. Recently the ice has developed a foul taste and odor– it is clear with no particles, but it just stinks! I can find no filter to replace on the water line. Which filter do you recommend I [...]

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New Web Pages at Fixitnow.com

May 26, 2003 Website Updates

The Samurai hears his Grasshoppers when they chirp. You wanted an easy way to find my Mission Reports and Lessons in Liberty and the Samurai has harkened his pointy, fuzzy ears to your peeping and twittering. In my relentless efforts to make my pearls of wisdom more accessible to you, my loyal Grasshoppers, I’ve added [...]

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Liberty Quote of the Day

May 23, 2003 Gubmint

"IN the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes." read more… –Dwight D. Eisenhower, [...]

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Appliance Tip of the Day: Indoor Air Pollution Control

May 23, 2003 General Appliance Wisdom

The best product for home or office indoor air pollution control is this  Air Purifier. We use one at our house and it does a great job eliminating odors and airborne allergens such as pollen and cat dander (both big problems this time of year). The filterless purifier is the only one with an exclusive [...]

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Mailbag: Water Flows into the Washer and then Right Out the Drain Hose

May 23, 2003 Washer Repair

Tara wrote: Got a newer GE washer from a friend…will pull water to fill tub, but tub won’t hold. Goes right into pump and out the other hose. Pump will kick on if set on rinse cycle, but obviously there is no need to pump water out, because it is on a continuous flow into [...]

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Mailbag: Whirlpool Dryer Noise

May 22, 2003 Dryer Repair

Richard wrote: I have a Whirlpool Gas Dryer #LGR4634E00 that is only 2 years old. The stupid thing is making a grinding noise that sounds as if it is coming from the bottom/back of the drum . I removed the back and top and couldn’t see anything. With the dryer running I can pull the [...]

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Appliance Tip of the Day: The Ten Commandments for Reading Appliance Model Numbers

May 22, 2003 General Appliance Wisdom

I can’t tell you how many times grasshoppers ask me for help repairing their appliance and they either give me a bad model number or none at all. Without a valid model number, I can’t look up diagrams or find out anything about your appliance. If you can’t provide a good model number, don’t waste [...]

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Appliance Tip of the Day: Adapting to Adaptive Defrost

May 21, 2003 Refrigerator Repair

Ahh, the good ol’ days when refrigerator defrost cycles were controlled by simple mechanical defrost timers. Yeah, used to be a man could go out on a refrigerator service call and make an easy $150 replacing a silly little $25 timer. The old mechanical timers would simply click the fridge into defrost mode every six [...]

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Leeches: Q & A

May 21, 2003 Karaoke Lounge

Q. What could be more fun than a handful of leeches? A. MORE LEECHES! Q. What equipment do you need to hunt for leeches? A. Just your bare hands and a specially-trained leech hunting hound. Q. Where do you hunt for leeches? A. The best place we’ve found is Mill Pond at Pillsbury State Park.

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Special Offer from the 21st Century Zenzoid Man

May 20, 2003 Samurai Incarnate

While supplies last, the 21st Century Zenzoid Man is giving away this Small Book of Prayers with Icons free! This book is a product of Tregubov Studios, makers of fine iconographic products: greeting cards, festal cards, prayer books, embroidery instructions, and free email cards. Here’s their description of it: This is a very useful, small [...]

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Appliance Tip of the Day: Loud or Weird Noises in Your Fridge

May 19, 2003 Refrigerator Repair

This topic comes up a lot in the forum in various ways, some of them pretty bizarre. In my tireless efforts to help my precious grasshoppers achieve ultimate appliance satori, I’ve put together this handy list of common sources of fridge noises. Some of the newer-design compressors produce a higher pitched sound which can be [...]

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Appliance Tip of the Day: Preventing Washer Floods

May 18, 2003 Washer Repair

You put a load of dirty clothes in your washer, start it up and walk away to watch Jerry Springer just like you have a thousand times before. Only this time, something goes wrong…very wrong! After the booing and cheering on the Jerry Springer show stops, you hear an unfamiliar sound of running water coming [...]

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