iwannadie
NAXJA Forum User
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- Gilbert, Az
So, I always like getting opinions...
I have a Maytag washer that is about 10 years old and I've never had a single issue with it, has run like a champ since day one and seen a lot of use until recently it would stop draining water.
I checked the pump it was fine, tested all the sensors and they are fine. Turns out to be a bad control board, these washers are notorious for having bad boards from what I've read. Replacement board runs $250ish new and 80-100 used from what I have seen. The boards are potted making repair difficult or impossible.
I asked a few repair guys and most recommend that I don't dump any money into the machine. That struck me as odd that people would turn away my business on repairs and said they honestly just don't recommend fixing a machine so old. They all said chances are the board will fix the issue but soon after other major things will start to fail and cost even more to fix. I guess its super common for bearings to go on these types of machines and they are an expensive fix.
Being someone who likes to fix rather than throw away I am really torn on trying to repair or just scrapping it. It is amazing that these new appliances are so cost ineffective to repair that people are turning away my business. Makes me want to buy a cheap old machine that has no on board computer and just swap in a new quality motor and drain pump...
I have a Maytag washer that is about 10 years old and I've never had a single issue with it, has run like a champ since day one and seen a lot of use until recently it would stop draining water.
I checked the pump it was fine, tested all the sensors and they are fine. Turns out to be a bad control board, these washers are notorious for having bad boards from what I've read. Replacement board runs $250ish new and 80-100 used from what I have seen. The boards are potted making repair difficult or impossible.
I asked a few repair guys and most recommend that I don't dump any money into the machine. That struck me as odd that people would turn away my business on repairs and said they honestly just don't recommend fixing a machine so old. They all said chances are the board will fix the issue but soon after other major things will start to fail and cost even more to fix. I guess its super common for bearings to go on these types of machines and they are an expensive fix.
Being someone who likes to fix rather than throw away I am really torn on trying to repair or just scrapping it. It is amazing that these new appliances are so cost ineffective to repair that people are turning away my business. Makes me want to buy a cheap old machine that has no on board computer and just swap in a new quality motor and drain pump...