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I would pay extra if I could still buy a washing machine with no electronics in it. They maytag of my youth lasted 3 decades without repair or maintenance (tho it was loud as fuck at the end) I especially can't imagine feeling the need to make a washing machine internet connected.
You can already but you won't because it's 3-4x the price. Speed Queen is one of them. Your comment is just performative.
They really should have options with transparent pricing:
Mechanical washing machine $500: 350 + 150 for the warranty to cover mechanical control system breakage
Electronic washing machine $400: 300 + 100 for the warranty to cover electronic control system problems
Smart washing machine $275: $300 + 75 for warranty (less due to remote update option) - 100 for our anticipated profit on your data
The last time my dryer went out, it was going to cost a few hundred to fix it. Instead, I took off the cover on the controls, found the circuit board, found the ID numbers on it, Googled them, found it from some electronic supply place, ordered it, removed two screws and unclipped the old one, plugged in the new one and secured it with the 2 screws, and it still works, more than 10 years later. Cost about $50 for the circuit board.
If the mechanics of a washer or dryer still work, then it's probably just the circuit board.
I fixed our last dryer with a 12 dollar belt. It took about an hour and most of that was cleaning lint out of it. Lasted a couple more years.
Yep, dryers are easy. Washers are more complicated, with the water and all. Still, if the problem is that it's just dead, then it's probably a circuit board issue.
My maytag is still running after 20+, but like you said its kinda noisy
You're lucky, our Maytag from 10 years ago was a piece of junk, dead after 7.
Sorry for you. Manufacturing wasnt always a crapshoot
Probably just needs the suspension replaced.
Probably
New washer: $500
Old washer suspension replacement: $395