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Diagnosing Noisy Toploader Washing Machine

Appliance Repairs in Port Elizabeth

The reason for this post is to help you identify possible causes and solutions for a noisy Toploader washing machine. There are a couple of things that can causes a Toploader Washing Machine to become noisy and the noise mostly appears during a Spin-cycle. Everyday things like a bra-wire, coins or hair clips get stuck between the inner and outer drums of your Toploader washing machine will make a racket when washing machine goes into the spin-cycle.
Anatomy  of Toploader Washing machine undercarriage
There are two areas where the noise normally comes from in a toploader washing machine and that is from the drain pump or the inner washing machine drum. Actually there are more things could cause a noise (stabilizers) but they are so far and wide that I'm not even going to discuss them today. If they should ever come up you just drop me a line and we can chat about it.

Drain Pump 

You should hear a noise every time when the machine goes over into a drain cycle. All you have to do is open your drain filter hatch and remove all debary that is lodge inside the filter house-ing.

if the noise persists even after you have cleaned the filter, it means that the pump-pulsator is damaged and the drain pump needs to be replaced.

Noisy during Spin cycle

There are a couple of things that could causes the Washing machine to become noisy during the Spin-cycle.

  • Inner wash drum has detached from outer wash drum
  • Inner drum assembly (spider) has crack
  • Gearbox is busy failing
  • Center bearing is rusted and dry
  • Foreign object is lodge between inner and outer drum
Do the following exercise

Run the washing machine on the Spin cycle without anything in it 
  • If the noise are gone it means the inner drum spider assembly is cracked and needs to be replaced
  • If the noise are still there without a load in the washing machine it could be two things
  1. There is a foreign object logged in between the outer and inner drums. This is a easy fix and all you need is a set of "braai-tongs" and some pointer from me.
  2. Center seal has collapsed and water has leaked through the gearbox - onto the bearings. Tilled the washing machine about 45 degree backwards and let it lean against a wall. Get down on your knee and while you down there you can do two things;-  humble yourself, have some gratitude and be grateful for the luxuries of owning a washing machine. Secondly look for rust and water leaks.
When a toploader washing machine has rust markings in the centre it means that it is leaking from the centre seals. 
Speed Queen washing machines has a mechanical seal that can be replaced. 

Samsung and LG toploader washing machines normally springs a leak through the gearbox and seals are not available in South Africa which means you have to replace the whole gearbox assembly.
Whirlpool washing machines never leaks, actually I have had it once or twice that the agitator shaft seal would go and water leaks straight into gearbox

Defy toploader has the durability of the speed queen and whirlpools but are in the economical price range of the samsung's and Lg's, they hardly ever develop centre water-leaks. 

Lastly look for water streaks around around the edges on the outer casing of the washing machine because sometime this will tell you its not that serious and it is only a water hose that has perish.

Thank you for stopping and I hope you have found some value, should you need more - leave a comment below.

Cheers!
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Cooking Pot at Jose Pearson Hospital

Industrial Catering repairs in Port Elizabeth
Cooking Pot repairs at Jose Pearson Hospital
Oil jacket industrial Cooking Pot
The Oil jacket Pots are cooking again and the food is great at Jose Pearson Hospital. If you ever should feel like staying over in hospital for a meal this is thee place. The kitchen is loaded with talent, from the cooks to chefs the just amaze one. When it comes too dishing up the warmth and friendliness fills the room

Only one contactor is working
Heads-Up for the Kitchen staff at Jose Pearson Hospital. Keep creating masterpiece in each plate you are serving.

Bon Appetite!
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Remote gate Repairs

Remote Gate Repairs in Port Elizabeth

The biggest reason why remote gate motor fail can be prevented by performing a few simple tasks regularly.
Spiderweb covered control module

Simple Preventive maintenance tasks

  1. Grease the Wheels: 
All visible wheels should be lubricated regularly (once a month if you are staying at the coast like we here in Port Elizabeth). In the olden days we use to use oil but now you can buy a can of silicone spray or liquid grease. These canned products makes it so much easier and cleaner to lubricate the wheels.  Most gates has two wheels at the bottom and two stabilizer wheels on top.

      2.Pop the Top:

Remove the top cover of the gate-motor regularly to do a visible inspection of the inside. 

Look for the following 
  • Water streaks and marks - moisture on the electronic can cause havoc. 
  • Insects - If you see one you can be sure his friends are sleeping somewhere in the warm gate motor dome.  Crochers love to lunch on the printed electronic boards.
Ants on the other hand are gathers, they bring you food and stuff. I myself are a ant person - just love the little hardworking fellows. So don't use mean insecticide on them. Rather go for a more natural ways to make them move.  
  • Chalk-line around gate motor unit - ants hate getting covered with chalk
  • Cotton Balls dipped in peppermint essential oil - they don't like the smell 
  • Peppermint oil mixed with water in spray bottle have the little hallers move quick-quick
  • Some people also spray vinegar diluted with water but if you spray directly on them they will die.  Rather do not use this method
Weather damaged Gate-motor control  module
Did you know

The chemical progress (between positive and negative ions) inside a battery is slower once the outside temperature gets cooler.

If you are living in an area where the temperature drops very low at night it might be a good idea to install a lamp inside the gate motor dome that is connected to a temperature sensor. The lamp will turn once the temperature drops and heat up inside the gate motor dome so that the battery can perform at it optimal level.

You can buy these temperature sensor at most good hardware store. They are inexpensive and it is a easy DIY.
Centurion control module neatly covered

Do you have tips and advice on how to keep our little friends at bay and maintain your remote gate unit. Please leave us a comment below.

Happy remoting
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