Washing Machine Repair for Dummies

typical top-loader drive belt

In the information age, the first thing most people do when anything in their lives "misfires" is to google the symptoms. If they're smart, they'll know which sources of information to trust and which to avoid. Unfortunately, not enough people are smart... the ones who are in trouble are the ones who depend on the likes of Meredith Jameson. After all, the history student had to google "How to Know if Your Belt Needs to Be Replaced on a Washng [sic] Machine" herself before she wrote the eHow.com post, now at Hunker.com.

Ideally, someone answering that question would already know instead of attempting to cherry-pick information out of an online source. You do know what happens when someone who's ignorant of the topic tries to explain it? Sure you do: you get a half-baked answer with a modicum of accuracy:

"If the washer does not agitate, the belt may be defective..."

...and some garbage you can chalk up to ignorance, comments like,

"It also is possible that the transmission drive or motor is broken and cannot turn the drive belt, which means that the pulley will have to be replaced." 

The "pulley will have to be replaced? Don't you mean the motor or the "transmission drive," Meredith? Of course, this is from a self-appointed expert who says,

"If the spin speed is too slow or items are very wet at the end of the cycle, the belt may be worn out or may have slipped."

We suspect she actually wanted to say something to the effect of, "The belt may be slipping because it is worn..." But what do we know?

Well, we're pretty certain we know more about appliance repair than Jameson, although she is a professional: after all, our Dumbass of the Day was paid fifteen smackers for this cogent advice.

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