EKS Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Our 20 year old dryer broke its belt four days before we were scheduled to go out of town. I was able to schedule a repair for the next day. The guy came, confirmed it was the belt, didn't have the part on his truck, but was able to come back and fix it the morning before we left. Great! He left and I started a load of wash. Put it in the dryer, turned it on and the drum didn't spin and it made a slight burning smell. I removed about half of the load and it ran ok. I did three more smallish loads and all seemed well enough, though I knew there was something not right. Then my 17yo son did his laundry. I told him not to overload the dryer. Apparently I wasn't clear enough because he put a large wad in and started the dryer. Ten minutes later the house was filled with smoke and the dryer was no longer functioning. So I called to get the guy to come back after our trip, which would be in almost three weeks. They were able to fit us in four days after we got back. Today was supposed to be the day. Two hours into the four hour window I got a call that the guy was going to be late. Then I got a call four hours later telling me that the guy won't be coming because his truck broke down. The woman tells me that the next available time is over a week from now. :banghead: Are you kidding me? Their repair was substandard and they're making me wait another week! And here's the kicker--she tells me that Sears is having a sale on dryers, perhaps I might consider getting a new one! Believe it or not, there's more. I just went online to see if I could schedule a repair sooner than next Saturday. Apparently if I'm a new customer (or want to spend another $109 in new customer fees) I could get someone to come out tomorrow morning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Frustrating! Next time just look it up on YouTube and you can fix a belt easily yourself. They are cheap and easy to replace. Dh has replaced ours with google and YouTube. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Do it yourself...http://www.repairclinic.com/vwo1/Dryer-Parts .. I diagnosed the problem ordered the part and hubster fixed it all in just 3 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Last time my dryer broke I did just what TammyinVA suggested. It was so much easier than I thought it would be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Is it bad that I don't have any advice but I wanted to tell you I love the pun in your thread title? :leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Is it bad that I don't have any advice but I wanted to tell you I love the pun in your thread title? :leaving: That's what I saw as well. Wish ds was around. He likes to look for these sorts of things here on the site of all things. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Is it bad that I don't have any advice but I wanted to tell you I love the pun in your thread title? :leaving: Hahaha! It wasn't just me. But seriously, sorry OP :(. I hope it's fixed soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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