Wow, you really have had it pretty hard and I understand. As far as how long a couple of units should last, with regular use, about ten years. If it's not the greatest quality, you might get a few years less, but average is at least ten to twelve years. I wish you the best of luck, you really need some good things happening for you. On Sep 22, 2008, at 11:54 PM, Claudia wrote:
> So Everyone, > > I'm sure you're all tired of my cleaning saga by now, but here goes > anyway! > I went to work today and picked up my little guy, from his preschool > at 3 > PM. > We came home, had an early dinner of chicken casserole, and then, my > parents > arrived, to do some major cleaning downstairs. > We hauled out so much trash that got ruined in the water, brand new > ceiling > tiles that we had, laminate flooring, kitchen tiles, old baseboards > and > trimmings, etc, old windows that the previous owners left, and we > didn't > know about, etc. That was so wonderful of them to leave us junk; > just what > we needed! > There was a big wooden table in one of the exterior rooms of the > basement, > where all of the water was seeping in, and my dad broke it up, and > we took > it out to the alley! > We then swept and swept and swept the area and mopped it, trying to > clean > out all the dirt and water from the storm! > Our drain was also backing up, so my dad worked on that, but it > didn't work. > Every time I use my washer, the water comes out, all over my now-clean > basement floor! > Hurray for me! > > Then, Lou's nephew came, and he hauled out a few things, lot of wet > clothes > that we had of theirs because we were storing it for them! > So, I tried to do a load of laundry, after everyone left, because we > thought > we had our drain problem resolved, but we did not. On top of that, > there is > a strange chemical smell coming from our dryer now, so I'm thinking > that > maybe, the motor was damaged, due to all of the water? > I don't know where I'm going to find a repairman to come out and > check out > all of these things for me! > > We're calling the city about the drain, because we weren't having the > problems with the drain, prior to the storm! > I'm tired; I don't know what to do anymore! I'm so overwhelmed, at the > moment! > > I've also contacted several contractors to come check out our > basement and > assess for seepage and obtain estimates for possible work on the > walls and > floor! > > Anyone know how long a washer and dryer usually are supposed to last? > > Claudia > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
