Removing/replacing the Selection Buttons
1. Grasp the bottom of the selection button and pull toward you.
2. While the selection button is pulled out,
pull down on the selection button firmly to release selection button from cabinet.
3. Reverse procedure to reassemble.
The U1 error code on these early-model F-P DD602 dishdrawers means that you need to set the water pressure to be either HP (high pressure) or LP (low pressure). Here’s how to do that:
– Turn on the drawer and open it
– Press the PROGRAM CHANGING and ECO buttons at the same time, wait about five seconds and the screen will show HP or LP
– Press the START/PAUSE button and the setting will change, the sound pitch will also sound high or low
– Turn off and test
After the stunning success of the Repair Manuals via Twitter experiment started a couple weeks ago (see http://fixitnow.com/?p=5395), I am bloated with pleasure to announce that we are expanding the program to include all appliance repair help. Just tweet your most intimate appliance repair questions to @FixitnowSamurai and he’ll reply ASAP via Twitter. Here’s how:
1. Get a Twitter account (if you don’t already have one), it’s FREE: http://twitter.com
2. Tweet me your appliance repair questions– just start your message with “@fixitnowsamurai”
3. You don’t need to follow me on Twitter unless you want a repair manual. Read more: http://fixitnow.com/?p=5395. But if you’d like to follow me on Twitter, you can do so here==> http://www.twitter.com/FixitnowSamurai
Most questions can probably be successfully handled via Twitter. If it’s not a problem amenable to the Twitter venue– for example, needs photos, videos, diagrams to explain or answer– then I’ll let you know and we can take it up in the Samurai Appliance Repair Forums==> http://applianceguru.com
On Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010, RepairClinic.com launched a new state-of-the-art website to provide customers with the highest quality service. This new site features, among other innovations, a new part-search engine loaded with additional part information; a more refined, but customer-friendly checkout process; and expanded product lines.
RepairClinic.com new product lines include outdoor power equipment, and vacuum cleaners. They offer both OEM and after-market parts for 24 brands of walk-behind lawn mowers, riding lawn mowers, zero turn radius (ZTR) lawn mowers, and small engines. They are also offering an entire inventory of OEM replacement parts and accessories for seven brands of vacuum cleaners.
New Features of RepairClinic.com:
Part Replacement Videos
RepairClinic.com has revolutionized the do-it-yourself world by producing step-by-step, high-definition part-replacement videos. Each video demonstrates complete disassembly, part replacement, and reassembly of the appliance. If a part-replacement video is available, a video icon will appear below the part description. We currently offer over 100 part-replacement videos and are producing over 40 new videos each month.
Search No Further
RepairClinic.com newly enhanced “Shop for Parts” search engine is unlike any other in the appliance-parts industry today: it unites customers with their parts more quickly and easily than ever before. The part selections are titled more clearly for easier identification and there inventory of parts are re-categorized for more accurate search results. Searches can be generated from menus or keywords, and customers can select or deselect search criteria at any time and in any order; generating a new set of results each time.
It’s All In the Details
Identifying parts is made easier with there “Part Detail” page which gives clear and precise part descriptions and displays larger part images. Most part images appear on a 1-square-inch grid, and can be viewed at twice their size for a more detailed view of the part. Many parts also have a “RepairGuru® Tip” offering additional helpful information about the part. They assign a skill-level rank to many parts: “one wrench” means an easy repair; “four wrenches” means a difficult repair and may need a repair technician.
Location, Location, Location
Providing a model number generates the most accurate result when searching for a part. RepairClinic.com exclusive “Model Number Identification” videos help customers identify the product’s model-number tag and its location on the product. Each video displays a rotating 3-D computer-generated illustration of the product showing clear views of possible tag locations. Also available for quick reference are static 3-D illustrations of each product for possible tag locations.
The Buck Stops Here
RepairClinic.com new and innovative checkout process allows customers to view, modify, and complete their order with ease. They have combined all of the checkout information onto one page to simplify the process. Customers complete each section, and review their order before submission to prevent any errors. A clear, concise order-confirmation page appears for printing for the customers’ records.
No Need For a Bloodhound
Tracking an order is now available directly from there website. Customers click on “Order Tracking” from any page on the website, “Log In” to their account, and click on the order number they want to track. Customers will view the ship date, shipment method, and the tracking number linked to the carrier. Customers can still contact “Customer Service” for order information, but online access is now much quicker and easier.
Whirlpool Dryer Model LE5800XSW3 Wiring Diagram
Model number variations: LE5800XS, LE5800
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GE DX4500EA1WW Electric Dryer Schematic
Model number variations: DX4500EA1
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Brett wrote:
I am trying to replace the clutch in my Maytag Neptune fav6800aw top load washer and I need some more info. I read the forum on this topic but I do not see how to remove the front panel and how to replace the clutch with out removing the tub.
Brett
Ahh, Grasshoppah, it is the Samurai’s greatest joy to reveal this most sublime and esoteric of katas to you. Embrace your favorite putty knife tenderly and try to snatch this grain of rice from my hand:
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Very good! Now you are ready for the more advanced scroll of Appliantological wisdom which reveals the ancient and mystical kata of replacing the clutch in these sodden dragons. Behold the wisdom of the Master:
To learn more about your washing machine, or to order parts, click here.
Example model number: FFU2065FW0
To manually defrost the freezer set the control to ” 2”
and press the up and down arrows simultaneously for three seconds.“d” will appear in the display and a 30 minute defrost will occur.
The control will then restart its 12 hour compressor run time for the next automatic defrost cycle.
To learn more about your freezer, or to order parts, click here.
This excursion into appliance repair error code cryptology applies to the Frigidaire-built “Affinity” line of front loading washers and Kenmore models with the 417 prefix in the model number (such as 417.48102701).
You turn on the washer by pressing the POWER button and the START light is flashing repeatedly telling you that there is an error condition. Now you have to put the washer into diagnostic mode to get the error code.
To get into diagnostic mode, press and hold both the START and POWER buttons at the same time until the lights go out and come back on, just takes a few seconds. The panel will immediately start flashing the error code. Again, both the START and STATUS lights will begin flashing at the same time, showing you the error code.
Deciphering these error codes can be confusing even for seasoned appliance repair warriors. But this little post should clear up the confusion for you.
Let’s start with the instructions from Le Manual:
The STATUS indicator lights will flash the number of times for the first digit of the code and the START indicator light will flash the number of times for the second digit. The code is obtained by counting the number of times the lights flash.
Now, two key things to keep in mind when deciphering the code:
1. The START light is not one of the STATUS lights; they are two different things. The START light is a single light above the diamond-shaped START button and the STATUS lights are the column of five lights to the right of the START light and above the round POWER button. Even though the STATUS lights are on the right-hand side, it flashes the first digit of the error code so you have to switch ’em in your head after you do the flash count.
2. When the machine displays the error codes, the START and STATUS lights will begin flashing the code at the same time, not independently.
Okay, ready for a pop quiz? See if you can figure out what error code is being flashed in this video. The video begins with the machine off. When it’s turned on, the START light is blinking continusly indicating and error condition and then the washer is put into diagnostic mode, as explained above, and the error code is flashed. The process is then repeated.
Think you got it? The correct answer is on the back of your computer monitor. Just kidding! The correct answer is error code 43: The STATUS lights are blinking four times and the START light is blinking three times.
Awwite, go fix that washer!
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First, get the refrigerator into diagnostic mode, see this post for instructions: http://fixitnow.com/wp/2010/10/03/how-to-get-a-ge-arctica-refrigerator-into-self-diagnostic-mode/
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To learn more about your refrigerator, or to order parts, click here.
To enter Self Diagnostic mode, both temperature control panel displays must be illuminated.
A display can be illuminated by pressing an adjacent temperature adjustment button.
When both displays are illuminated, set the freezer and refrigerator temperature settings to 5.
Simultaneously press and hold all 4 temperature adjustment buttons for approximately 3 seconds.
A flashing 0 in the refrigerator and freezer displays will indicate that the refrigerator is in Self Diagnostic mode.
To perform a self diagnostic test, locate the test in Table 2, Diagnostic Tests.
For temperature control panels with single-digit displays, the COLDER temperature adjustment button will increment the numbers up and the WARMER temperature adjustment button will increment the numbers down.
Use the freezer temperature adjustment buttons to enter the test code number in the freezer display.
Use the refrigerator temperature adjustment buttons to enter the test code number in the refrigerator display.
When a test code has been entered, the displays will flash to confirm the test.
Press the HOLD button for 3 seconds to begin the test.
When testing has been completed, do one of the following things:
• Enter code 1 5 to completely reset the system.
• Enter code 1 6 to exit diagnostic mode. The temperature control panel is reset automatically.
• Unplug the refrigerator for at least 10 seconds. Test mode will terminate when the refrigerator is
plugged back in.Test mode will terminate automatically after 15 minutes of inactivity
To learn more about your refrigerator, or to order parts, click here.
These hard-won service tips from the field apply to the Frigidaire Affinity front loading washer and to Kenmore front loaders with a model number prefix of 417. Loose connections and pinched wires are common causes for this problem. Here are the top four things to check gleaned from actual hand-to-hand combat with these washers:
1. Check all the connections on your speed control board (inside the cabinet, mounted to one side, has wires going to the motor), the one connector with the small wires has no locking tab and likes to come loose.
2. Try unplugging the wires to the motor and plugging them back in.
3. There is a wiring harness to the speed control board that gets pinched by the tub going off balance; it’s the one with the thin wires, when looking through the back panel. Look for where the tub would hit the speed board and right between there is where the friggineers routed the smallest wires in the machine. CAUTION: the edge around that opening is as sharp as a razor! I suggest placing black tape all around the edge on that side.
4. Broken pump wires, of all weird things, have been known to cause this error. May be accompanied by one of the errors above.
If all that checks out and no joy, then my rule of thumb for Friggidaires applies: if the error code is in the 40′s, replace the door latch assembly.
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To learn more about your washing machine, or to order parts, click here.
Lynn wrote:
I am trying to communicate with Tom Johnston concerning my washer problem.
He sent a text msg. saying the answer is “locked” but I could not unlock it. Please send an email.
Lynn
Oh dear, oh my, you have our website, Fixitnow.com, confused with another website with a deceptively similar name. We never “lock” answers so we never need to send you a text message to “unlock” them. Nor do we charge for personal repair help in our repair forum which is at ApplianceGuru.com.
We’re the good guys; next time you need appliance repair help, just search for, “samurai appliance,” and you’ll find us.
Samurai Appliance Repair Man
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GE Downdraft Vent Model JVB94SH1SS Schematic and Tech Help
Model number variations: JVB94SH1
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One of the most costly and aggravating repairs that you may run into in your GE Arctica or Profile refrigerator is a leaking water line inside the freezer door. This waterline is a plastic tube that is foamed in place inside the door. The tube may split or crack or in some other way become damaged and start leaking, leaving a puddle of water underneath the door. At this point, you have two choices:
1. Replace the entire door at a cost exceeding $200, or
2. Implement the repair procedure illustrated in this fine pictorial essay prepared by Sublime Master appl.tech.29501 for a cost of about $20.
Let’s watch with amazement as the Sublime Master reveals this arcane and esoteric technique to us for the first time ever on the Internet.
GE Refrigerator Door Water Tube Repair
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