jjeff said:We have a older front loader we'd like to replace with a newer model. The problem is ours has the easily removable front panel(2 screws) and you have easy access to everything under the door. Problem is ALL the new front loaders I've seen(and I've been looking) no longer have the access door, I can only imagine how one would access the "coin catcher"(which I've had to do several times) or access other things like the shocks which I've replaced both over the years. Having to disconnect the hoses and drain and slide the washer out from under our cabinet to do these basic things is UNACCEPTABLE! Because of this I guess I'll have to keep our 15+ year old washer and keep working on it, at least I canNubo said:powersurge said:I have yet do this on my car, but if there is anything in the way, I will get out my dremmel wheel and cut out any offending parts... I have had it with the anti-customer maintenance engineering of the car makers, I had this with my 2001 odyssey also...
Lol, that's the spirit!
I took this approach with our washing machine. The "coin catcher" became clogged and there was no access panel. You are supposed to disassemble the entire machine; which is a bear for a front-loader. The first time this happened I spent an entire day and I swore if it ever happened again I was going to cut a hole in the *****. Well it did happen again and without a moments hesitation I cut a hole in the *****. 10 minutes later the clog was removed. Took a few minutes more to fashion an access panel out of an old metal sign. Third time, the job was done in a matter of minutes. We have a big dog, so the "coin catcher" tends to be a dog-hair catcher.
Mine has the door however when the factory service tech came he simply pulled the machine away from the wall tipped it back and reached up from underneath and was done checking if that was the problem in a flash. Power surge had blown one of the many fuses epoxied into the $250 Main Board so it cost $250 + labor to replace the 25 cent fuse. Thankfully the extended warranty took care of that.