April 2006

This is the real deal written by the manufacturer of this washer, not some wannabe-but-ain’t-got-the-balls third party. With over 60 pages of detailed technical information, photographs, diagrams, illustrations, and, yes, schematics, you’ll be able to easily do any repair on your Calypso washer using this manual. It’s written in a clear, easy-to-understand style so that [...]

This can be the muthah of all appliance repairs, easily rating six mugs on the world-famous SUDs-o-meter. Before you get started, make sure you have at least a six-pack of your most flavorite fermented grain beverage. And read this topic in the repair forum for some of the finer points on technique.

Before you start having an anxiety attack thinking this is the famous control board failure or running elaborate tests to monitor motor function, let’s check some simple things, like water supply to the washer and the water fill during the rinse cycle. To learn more about your washing machine, or to order parts, click here.

Starting to see these fault codes pop up in these otherwise fine machines. The F/11 code is just a generic code generated when there’s a communications error between the two main control boards in the washer. These two boards are the Motor Control Unit (MCU) and the Central Control Unit (CCU). A common problem is [...]

The shocks are removed by lifting the plastic locking tabs, grabbing hold of the upper portion of the shock and twisting CCW very hard 1/4 turn. Slide the shocks back together and reinstall the opposite way. Sometimes, the shock can be tighter than a flea’s azz to turn and remove. In these cases, I’ll use [...]