Re: [BlindHandyMan] Washer Questions!

2008-09-28 Thread Spiro
on the faucets and try it again. Oh yeah, remember to turn the water on again at the faucets. - Original Message - From: Claudia To: Claudia Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 9:56 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Washer Questions! Okay Everyone, I know that I've had lots

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Washer Questions!

2008-09-25 Thread Claudia
the hose from the back of the dryer! Sometimes, I can't believe how dumb I feel, as a homeowner! Claudia - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 9:16 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Washer Questions

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Washer Questions!

2008-09-25 Thread Betsy Whitney
@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 9:16 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Washer Questions! Could be that the hoses got crossed, that is, the hot hose has been connected to the cold water tap and the cold hose to the hot water tap. You may also find that you have to adjust the taps

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Washer Questions!

2008-09-25 Thread Claudia
been done. Claudia - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 2:39 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Washer Questions! Claudia, What was causing the chemical smell? Betsy At 09:08 PM 9/24/2008, you

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Washer Questions!

2008-09-24 Thread Bob Kennedy
the water on again at the faucets. - Original Message - From: Claudia To: Claudia Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 9:56 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Washer Questions! Okay Everyone, I know that I've had lots of questions this week! It's been brought to my attention that our

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Washer Questions!

2008-09-24 Thread Michael Baldwin
, 2008 10:10 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Washer Questions! An initial cold fill might be a function of the distance the machine is from the source of hot water. Most of the control labels I see are stenciled directly onto the painted panel so to be mislabeled

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Washer Questions!

2008-09-24 Thread Tom Fowle
claudia, That can't be correct, but I can't imagine how it could be a setup problem. Only thing that might have been setup wrong is to reverse the hot and cold hoses, and then the initial water temp should also be backwards. I guess you could see if the hoses are marked H and C, and if they go

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Washer Questions!

2008-09-24 Thread chiliblindman
Claudia, if all else fails, have your cold water supply checked to see if it has a back flow arrester. If your hot water temp is set to high, the expansion will over pressure your low incoming water pressure after a lot of hot water usage. If cold water is used next, the water pressure from

[BlindHandyMan] Washer Questions!

2008-09-23 Thread Claudia
Okay Everyone, I know that I've had lots of questions this week! It's been brought to my attention that our washer may have been set up wrong or defective, from the get-go, but we never realized it until now! Our washing machine has three water temperature settings: hot, warm and cold! If

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Washer Questions!

2008-09-23 Thread Dale Leavens
the hoses. It doesn't matter if you switch the hoses at the tap end or the washing machine end just don't do both GRIN - Original Message - From: Claudia To: Claudia Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 9:56 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Washer Questions! Okay Everyone, I

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Washer Questions!

2008-09-23 Thread Dale Leavens
. - Original Message - From: Michael Baldwin To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:59 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Washer Questions! I wouldn't think so, most rinse in cold water. But if the initial fill is correct, I wouldn't think your