We have had a little trouble with this washing machine. The trouble is, we put clothes in the washer (loads size large or smaller)..in accordance with the small post-it on the washer that reads: "The washer likes load sizes "large" or smaller.." Anyway...we put clothes in the washer, run upstairs, go about our lives and then head back down to check our laundry. More times than not, when we arrive at the washer, we find that our clothes are soaking in a tub full of water and have not even begun the washing cycle..uuugggh not again! This sets you back 45 minutes in your 'plan for the day/night' and is always frustrating. This actually never happened to me until recently and then Schmecks so sweetly showed me the remedy.
"You have to lean on the lid really hard and then it will go.." Jess explains as she demonstrates. (How she discovered this strange remedy I can only imagine:). She leans on the washer and it begins washing, success!
Well today was a different story! I went down to the cold, creepy basement to do my laundry. (A lot of laundry). Scrubs first. I dropped all my work clothes into the washer, put in the detergent, shut the lid and started the washer. In the back of my head I was hoping it would run smoothly with no disruptions. No such luck. After waiting about 45 minutes, I ran downstairs to check on my clothes. No sound, the dial is still on the 'normal cycle' line and my clothes were, yup you guessed it, soaking in a tub of water, unwashed.
Ok, no big deal! All I need to do is lean on the lid like Schmecks! I lean on the lid...and the washer starts running!! Woo hoo!! Success!! I jump back on the floor (by lean I mean put all my upper body weight and strength onto the washer lid which leaves my feet off the floor a bit)...and the washer stops. Ugh. So I lean again, it starts, I jump off, it stops. (repeat a few times). Now what?? Well, maybe it needs a little more force! I sit on the washer...it starts!! Woo hooo! I jump off...it stops! I jump back on the washer again...it starts! What am I supposed to do now!? Sit on the washer until it's finished!? I might as well go wash my clothes by hand...in the river!
Hmmm...I thought, as I sat on the washer, I need something heavy to put on the washer. I look around the garage outside the laundry room...and see some free weights that you can put on the ends of a lifting bar. That could work! I thought to myself. (Heck, I probably said it out loud..) So I grabbed a 25 pounder and lugged it into the laundry room and carefully set it on the lid of the washing machine, without pinching my fingers. No go. Ok, I'll try the 35 pounder. I lug this one over to the washer and much less gracefully place it on the lid in place of the 25 pounder. No go. Ooook. I add a 25 pounder, no go. Add another 25 pounder, no go. I decided that maybe they weren't in the right spot, so I slide around three weights and..BINGO! The washer starts right up!! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!! I don't have to sit on the washing machine to do my laundry! Woo hoo!! Needless to say, I did some weightlifting between loads today and it was wonderful! Moral of the story: Always be prepared for a workout and never forget to think critically. I know all of you would feel confident in having me as your nurse:) (by 'all' I mean my roommates, since they're probably the only ones that read this)
NO I DO, I DO, I DO JESS! (and rest of roomies)
ReplyDelete