yellowsweater1414 t1_j3zyy5f wrote on January 12, 2023 at 5:24 AM

I paid more than that to repair my not-speedqueen dryer this week.

SerpentDrago t1_j40cnix wrote on January 12, 2023 at 7:59 AM

Electric Dryer's Are extremely easy to fix. Diy with YouTube

Intrepid00 t1_j41fde3 wrote on January 12, 2023 at 2:49 PM

Unless it gets too fancy but usually it’s just a thermostat that needs to be replaced.

SirPenisaurusRex t1_j4213q8 wrote on January 12, 2023 at 5:10 PM

And even in some cases where it does get fancy. If anything fails on the main control board of a washer or dryer, the only "answer" is typically a $250-$500 board replacement. I just got done replacing the heating element relay on my driver's board for the high high cost of... 10 dollars. This does require soldering to remove the old relay and install the new one, but close to everything is fixable.

Intrepid00 t1_j421b77 wrote on January 12, 2023 at 5:11 PM

I think it depends on who the board is from and what is fancy on it. $110 is my board replacement cost. Boards don’t usually fail quickly anyway unless they are just crap from the start.

JeepPilot t1_j42henn wrote on January 12, 2023 at 6:49 PM

Either that or the thermal fuse, which will blow if someone tries to run several loads without cleaning the lint trap.

WeepToWaterTheTrees t1_j42fx9i wrote on January 12, 2023 at 6:40 PM

We fixed the ignition in my gas dryer ourselves. Honestly, dryers are just very easy to fix if their problem isn’t computer related.

SerpentDrago t1_j42k49o wrote on January 12, 2023 at 7:05 PM

Yeah gas and electric Dryer's that don't have crazy digital screens Are all easy to work on. I would say 80% of the issues you would run into are fixed for less than $100 in an hour of your time. Maybe another hour? Looking up the issues and ordering the parts. Most of the time there's even a local repair shop that has the parts.

I always say get a nice Fancy efficient front loader washer. Then get a bog standard big ass dryer with auto sense and without digital screens. A dryer unless it's a heat pump. One can't really be efficient. Besides, the ability to turn itself off when it detects the clothes are dry. It gets its efficiency by your washer. Ringing out all the water to where it doesn't have to do much work. So spend the money on the washer. I personally prefer LG washers with direct drives as they are actually pretty easy to work on and generally reliable and come with a 10-year warranty on the drive