Claudia, What was causing the chemical smell? Betsy At 09:08 PM 9/24/2008, you wrote:
>Dale, > >This is exactly what our problem was. We literally had no idea, as >we'd never had a washer and dryer set, prior to our purchasing this first one. > >We had an appliance repair man come out to check out the chemical >smell in our dryer for us, and he fixed this problem, too. >He also replaced 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: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >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 a little to allow >for differing volumes of water out of the taps. In our laundry room >the hot water seems to flow quite a bit slower than the cold, don't >know why, I didn't install those pipes but to get a balanced warm >water wash I have turned the cold water tap down. Filling takes >longer particularly if filling cold alone but the temperatures are >more appropriate. > >Turn the taps off and switch 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 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 we initially want to wash a load in cold, the water goes into the machine >cold. However, when the rinse cycles begin and the initial water has been >expelled from the machine and it is filling for the rinse cycles, the water >comes out steaming hot! >This is the same with all cycles! If I start with hot initially, the rinse >cycles are hot, of course, and that makes sense. >If I start with warm initially, the rinse cycles also fill the washer with >hot water, but you would think the water would be warm or cold, depending on >the initial setting it was placed on! > >Is this normal because I'm told that it's not! > >I'm told that when washing in cold, the rinse cycles should also be cold, in >warm, the rinse cycles should be warm, etc. > >Claudia > >Join either of my groups; the first is for visually-impaired women, while >the other is for people wishing to discuss homemaking issues. ><mailto:our-safe-haven-subscribe%40googlegroups.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] ><mailto:makinghouseworkeasier-subscribe%40googlegroups.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
