Faronth
Premium Member
Just had the Sears repairman look at our washer, model # 41748102701, the design is poor, the belt turning the drum is eating into the drum which created a $700 repair estimate. I don't about the others that purchased this "Lady Kenmore" but, I can't afford a new front load washer every two years! We didn't pay $700 for it NEW! We previously had a low end Aaron's Furniture Washer and Dryer (cost around $500) at least it lasted over 8 years and was working when we replaced it with this "Lady Kenmore" defect.
Main purpose of this post, if your washer starts to make a strange noise, when running, almost sounds like ball bearings going bad, it is probably the belt rubbing into your drum. You can save $129 by not having the Sears Repair dude come out and let you know you need to buy a new machine. Oh yeah, if he comes to deliver the bad news, it still cost $129 for doing nothing.
After 3 phones calls with Sears to see if there was a recall due to design flaw, they gladly told me it was made by Frigidaire, so it's not their problem.
Main purpose of this post, if your washer starts to make a strange noise, when running, almost sounds like ball bearings going bad, it is probably the belt rubbing into your drum. You can save $129 by not having the Sears Repair dude come out and let you know you need to buy a new machine. Oh yeah, if he comes to deliver the bad news, it still cost $129 for doing nothing.
After 3 phones calls with Sears to see if there was a recall due to design flaw, they gladly told me it was made by Frigidaire, so it's not their problem.