Dave Kowalski
Retired plumber. Here to stop you from using chemical drain cleaner.
The "what went wrong" section is the most useful part of this. More people should do that.
Upvoted for the safety notes alone.
Should be the same procedure, the part moved slightly but the steps match.
The "what went wrong" section is the most useful part of this. More people should do that.
Should be the same procedure, the part moved slightly but the steps match.
Right around what the post says, give or take shipping.
The embedded video is clearer than the official service manual, which is a little embarrassing for the manufacturer.
Right around what the post says, give or take shipping.
Solid. Sending this to my brother who keeps asking me to fix his.
Question: do you need to disconnect power for this or is it safe to leave it plugged in?
Should be the same procedure, the part moved slightly but the steps match.
Bookmarking. I have exactly this problem and was about to pay someone.
Right around what the post says, give or take shipping.
Nice. What did the whole thing end up costing you?
Upvoted for the safety notes alone.
The embedded video is clearer than the official service manual, which is a little embarrassing for the manufacturer.
I did the same repair last month and your step 3 is where I got stuck. Wish I had this then.
Nice. What did the whole thing end up costing you?
Question: do you need to disconnect power for this or is it safe to leave it plugged in?
Yep, same here. The second time is always faster.
Solid. Sending this to my brother who keeps asking me to fix his.
Upvoted for the safety notes alone.
Tried this over the weekend and it worked first time. Thanks for writing it up properly.
Tried this over the weekend and it worked first time. Thanks for writing it up properly.
Would this work on the older model? Mine is about ten years older than the one shown.
Bookmarking. I have exactly this problem and was about to pay someone.
Followed along, got it done in about twice the time quoted, but it is done and it works.
The "what went wrong" section is the most useful part of this. More people should do that.
Small addition: wear eye protection for the part where you pry it. Learned that one the hard way.
Upvoted for the safety notes alone.
Bookmarking. I have exactly this problem and was about to pay someone.
Upvoted for the safety notes alone.
The "what went wrong" section is the most useful part of this. More people should do that.
Great find. Did not know this channel existed.
Would this work on the older model? Mine is about ten years older than the one shown.
The embedded video is clearer than the official service manual, which is a little embarrassing for the manufacturer.
Can confirm, the cheap part is the one that fails. Replaced mine twice before reading this.
Should be the same procedure, the part moved slightly but the steps match.
Yep, same here. The second time is always faster.
Would this work on the older model? Mine is about ten years older than the one shown.