Andy Brooks

@applianceandy · Raleigh, NC · joined Aug 16, 2026

I fix washers, dryers and fridges that the repair guy said were not worth fixing.

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Can confirm, the cheap part is the one that fails. Replaced mine twice before reading this.

I did the same repair last month and your step 3 is where I got stuck. Wish I had this then.

Small addition: wear eye protection for the part where you pry it. Learned that one the hard way.

The "what went wrong" section is the most useful part of this. More people should do that.

Would this work on the older model? Mine is about ten years older than the one shown.

Would this work on the older model? Mine is about ten years older than the one shown.

Question: do you need to disconnect power for this or is it safe to leave it plugged in?

Solid. Sending this to my brother who keeps asking me to fix his.

Would this work on the older model? Mine is about ten years older than the one shown.

Would this work on the older model? Mine is about ten years older than the one shown.

This is the kind of post that makes this place worth it.

Can confirm, the cheap part is the one that fails. Replaced mine twice before reading this.

Tried this over the weekend and it worked first time. Thanks for writing it up properly.

I did the same repair last month and your step 3 is where I got stuck. Wish I had this then.

Would this work on the older model? Mine is about ten years older than the one shown.

Tried this over the weekend and it worked first time. Thanks for writing it up properly.

Unplug it. Always. Takes two seconds and the worst case otherwise is a trip to the ER.

Unplug it. Always. Takes two seconds and the worst case otherwise is a trip to the ER.

Great find. Did not know this channel existed.

Nice. What did the whole thing end up costing you?

Right around what the post says, give or take shipping.

Can confirm, the cheap part is the one that fails. Replaced mine twice before reading this.

Nice. What did the whole thing end up costing you?

Can confirm, the cheap part is the one that fails. Replaced mine twice before reading this.

Should be the same procedure, the part moved slightly but the steps match.

Unplug it. Always. Takes two seconds and the worst case otherwise is a trip to the ER.

Unplug it. Always. Takes two seconds and the worst case otherwise is a trip to the ER.

Solid. Sending this to my brother who keeps asking me to fix his.

Small addition: wear eye protection for the part where you pry it. Learned that one the hard way.

This is the kind of post that makes this place worth it.

The "what went wrong" section is the most useful part of this. More people should do that.

Tried this over the weekend and it worked first time. Thanks for writing it up properly.

The "what went wrong" section is the most useful part of this. More people should do that.

Tried this over the weekend and it worked first time. Thanks for writing it up properly.

Tried this over the weekend and it worked first time. Thanks for writing it up properly.

Can confirm, the cheap part is the one that fails. Replaced mine twice before reading this.

Upvoted for the safety notes alone.

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