Clarence Martinn
07-10-2020, 8:46 AM
OMG!!!!!
There I was last night , putting in the last load of laundry in the Speed Queen top load Washing Machine; when it happened again for the 8th TIME !!!:mad: It fills up about a quarter of the way, and then a 30 second loud beep sound followed by the machine shutting it self down with just rinse and wash lights flashing. Cannot restart unless I unplug machine, wait 30 seconds and plug it back in.:confused::(
SO..... I figured maybe the filter screens are clogged. Easy fix. I will just unscrew the hoses from the hot and cold water pipes, pull the screens out , clean up and put back in and reconnect the hoses. Simple fix !!
I did that......:eek:
NO FILTERS ON THE WATER PIPES.
SO, I check the manual , and low and behold 2 different manuals have the hoses in 2 different locations. 1st manual. said they would be where I first thought they were. The 2nd manual said they are located on the back of the washing machine.
AND SO THE STRUGGLE BEGAN AT 11:30 PM! THERE I WAS ON CRUTCHES, TRYING TO SHIFT THAT WASHING MACHINE BACK AND FORTH OUT OF IT'S LOCATION , SO THAT I COULD GET TO THE DARN HOSES !!! After about 20 minutes of shimmying back and forth, side to side, I finally got it out of it's spot !!:eek:
Then I grabbed a needle nose pliers and pulled out the screens after getting the hoses un screwed.
OH, THEY WERE CLOGGED WITH A THICK COAT OF BLACK WELL WATER GRIT !!
Cleaned the filters off, put them back in place , got the hoses all hooked back up .
THEN THE STRUGGLE WITH THE WASHING MACHINE STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN.
DID I MENTION I AM HOBBLING ON CRUTCHES ?? lol
OH, THAT MACHINE WAS PUTTING UP A FIGHT, AND DID NOT WANT TO BE PUT BACK IN IT'S PLACE !!
FINALLY GOT A 3 FOOT CROWBAR OUT , AND LIFTED THE MACHINE OVER A SLIGHT HUMP IN THE PLYWOOD IT SITS ON .
VICTORY, AT LAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:cool::D:)
I START THE MACHINE BACK UP TO TEST MY MIDNIGHT HANDYMAN WORK!!:D NOW, IT RUNS LIKE A CHARM !!
QUESTION:
Why the heck do they put the filters on the back of the machine? It is darn near impossible to get to those filters! Why can't they be placed on the water pipes that the hoses hook up to ? It sure would be A LOT EASIER TO GET TO THEM AND CLEAN THEM OUT !!
Sorry for the rant, But, sure did not expect to have go through that last night!!
Oh, and the manual says I have to clean the filters every 6 months. There has got to be an easier way to get to those filters !!
Plumbers, got any suggestions ?????
There I was last night , putting in the last load of laundry in the Speed Queen top load Washing Machine; when it happened again for the 8th TIME !!!:mad: It fills up about a quarter of the way, and then a 30 second loud beep sound followed by the machine shutting it self down with just rinse and wash lights flashing. Cannot restart unless I unplug machine, wait 30 seconds and plug it back in.:confused::(
SO..... I figured maybe the filter screens are clogged. Easy fix. I will just unscrew the hoses from the hot and cold water pipes, pull the screens out , clean up and put back in and reconnect the hoses. Simple fix !!
I did that......:eek:
NO FILTERS ON THE WATER PIPES.
SO, I check the manual , and low and behold 2 different manuals have the hoses in 2 different locations. 1st manual. said they would be where I first thought they were. The 2nd manual said they are located on the back of the washing machine.
AND SO THE STRUGGLE BEGAN AT 11:30 PM! THERE I WAS ON CRUTCHES, TRYING TO SHIFT THAT WASHING MACHINE BACK AND FORTH OUT OF IT'S LOCATION , SO THAT I COULD GET TO THE DARN HOSES !!! After about 20 minutes of shimmying back and forth, side to side, I finally got it out of it's spot !!:eek:
Then I grabbed a needle nose pliers and pulled out the screens after getting the hoses un screwed.
OH, THEY WERE CLOGGED WITH A THICK COAT OF BLACK WELL WATER GRIT !!
Cleaned the filters off, put them back in place , got the hoses all hooked back up .
THEN THE STRUGGLE WITH THE WASHING MACHINE STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN.
DID I MENTION I AM HOBBLING ON CRUTCHES ?? lol
OH, THAT MACHINE WAS PUTTING UP A FIGHT, AND DID NOT WANT TO BE PUT BACK IN IT'S PLACE !!
FINALLY GOT A 3 FOOT CROWBAR OUT , AND LIFTED THE MACHINE OVER A SLIGHT HUMP IN THE PLYWOOD IT SITS ON .
VICTORY, AT LAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:cool::D:)
I START THE MACHINE BACK UP TO TEST MY MIDNIGHT HANDYMAN WORK!!:D NOW, IT RUNS LIKE A CHARM !!
QUESTION:
Why the heck do they put the filters on the back of the machine? It is darn near impossible to get to those filters! Why can't they be placed on the water pipes that the hoses hook up to ? It sure would be A LOT EASIER TO GET TO THEM AND CLEAN THEM OUT !!
Sorry for the rant, But, sure did not expect to have go through that last night!!
Oh, and the manual says I have to clean the filters every 6 months. There has got to be an easier way to get to those filters !!
Plumbers, got any suggestions ?????