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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: GE Front-Load Washing […]

Overloading of the washer machine usually causes a lot of problems, even if they are not visible at first glance. Just a few of the problems: clothes not washed properly which means wasting of your time and money (detergent, water, electricity); damage to delicates; excessive wear to the clothes and to the washer, etc. It is […]

If it happened, most likely the problem is a bad water inlet valve.  Unplug the power cord. To get access to the part, you have to remove the cabinet (read “How to remove the cabinet on Whirlpool or Kenmore direct drive washer”). The water inlet valve is mounted to the rear panel on the right […]

The most common and the most dangerous cause of the flooding in the laundry room is a broken water fill hose for the washer. How to prevent it? First you have to inspect water fill hoses at least every three months. If they are rusted or you found bubbles on the hoses, they have to […]

If your Whirlpool or Kenmore direct drive washer does not spin or agitate but does drain, most likely the problem is a worn out motor drive coupling. Unplug the washer or disconnect power. To replace the motor drive coupling you have to remove the cabinet (read post “How to remove the cabinet on Whirlpool or Kenmore direct drive […]

The most common cause of water leaks on the Whirlpool or Kenmore (with 110 prefix in the model number) direct drive washer is the water pump. After you remove the cabinet (read the post “How to remove the cabinet on Whirlpool or Kenmore direct drive washer”) at the bottom of the washer, in front (in the right […]

In order to get access to any part on your Whirlpool or Kenmore (with 110 prefix in the model number) direct drive washer (direct drive means “no belts”) the first thing you have to do is remove the cabinet. In this article, I’ll explain how to do that. 1. UNPLUG THE WASHER 2. Using a Phillips screwdriver, […]