Hi Kevin, These days there are a few models of washing machines which open at the front. If this is the case for your washer you should feel a crack along the front edge of each side where the front panel joins the rear panel. Usually there will be two screws under an overhang of the front panel to be removed, the front panel will then probably pull down a short distance then swing out from the bottom to be removed.
You are unlikely to find any issues from above, unless your panty hose got up over the top of the tub and down inside between the inner and outer tubs and is jamming. Actually I expect something is in the pump and keeping it from turning and that is keeping the pump and drum from turning and the motor pulley is slipping on the belt. I had that happen once, a visitor over filled the washer and a face cloth got out of the tub and into the drain/pump mechanism. For future reference the easiest way to drain a washing machine like that is to remove the hose from the drain pipe and lower it below the level of the water in the drum or to within about ten inches or 25 cm. of the floor, the level of the bottom of the tank. Water will drain freely. You stop it by raising the hose again. Hope this helps. Dale Leavens. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Doucet To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 5:03 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] washing machine woes Hi Dan, Ok, that worked but I see no way to get to the workings of this machine. Also, I can't actually set the top aside as the wiring is attached some ware in the bowels and I can't see how or if it disengages easily. Well, the back does not come off. I did look at the bottom but it seems to be held on with a latch and also many of springs. My thought is these springs hold the drum in place and if I take these off I will be in a world of hurt. At 03:30 PM 4/6/2009, you wrote: >Kevin, > >There may be a latch under the front edge of the washer. Get a puddy >knife or something flat like that and try probing under the front edge of >the top of the washer. You should be able to push in on a spring loaded >latch then lift the top of the washer up. > >-- >Blue skies. >Dan Rossi >Carnegie Mellon University. >E-Mail:<mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu>[email protected] >Tel:(412) 268-9081 > > > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >signature database 3975 (20090330) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > ><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
