Sparky, what does this mean? Did Pinky get a zipper stuck in her washer?

Sparky and Enduring...I always check pockets ect...hubs brought me the jacket already zipped..I checked the pockets..he just told me a few hours ago tha zipper hook was missing so he had a paperclip on it..OMG a freekin paperclip. I'm so mad. I can't use the machine since its stuck somewhere in the pump..I swear I could cut his .... off. Now I have to call for service tomorrow and I'm already behind on laundry lol. If I'm going to have to wait a week or more and chances are I will..hubs can bet he's pulling the Roper out..I'm not going to a laundramat.

OH NO!!!!

But to answer your question Sparky ..yes I'm SCREAMING. LOL.

Wow... Mamapinky. That's horrific. I can't say this has happened to me, but... I'd probably cry if it did. Poor Queenie :/

Maybe... I'm just used to front loaders, but just how big are the holes in a Top Loader? Can they really swallow a Zipper?

Hard to think a paper clip would straighten out to the point of working through the holes. I can see the diameter being right but it would have to be straight all the way to pass into the pump I would think. But there have been stranger things.

Surely they can get to you by the middle of the week at the latest. Then you can soak and wash till the weekend, catching up. It is just part of everyday living, no one's fault I would say. A week from now you will never know the difference. Too bad you don't have the wringer machine, you could just use it till you get the pump cleared.

oooouCh is all I can say. So sorry. Hope the queen will b fixed quickly.

Ya the Wringer..ya know what I haven't seen that guy in a good while, last I heard his wife was battleing cancer and I didn't want to mention it. I'm sure he still has it for me but he's got his hands full so I figured I'd just wait till the times right...but ya that would be so much fun. My son found a old Speed Queen Wringer a few weeks ago 50 bucks..Sparky I seen pics it was in mint condition, not a rust spot anywhere exterially or in the tub..I tried to buy..it just sold. That's my luck. Lol.

Thank You Roc. Ya I miss her all ready and its only been a bit over 24 hours. Lol

So I'm still not clear, is the washer not working? Did you post the details on another thread. Too bad about the missed buy on the wringer washer. Good luck with the service though, I'm praying for service availability today :)

with enduring...

Yeah...what happened? I missed some part of the conversation on what took place.

Details please Mama.

So night before last hubs had me wash a lightweight jacket, its not a good jacket but not a old work one either. I checked the pockets and started it..everything went well until the end of the final spin when it started making a horriably loud noise, so loud that a neighbor heard it..I shut it off and waited a few minutes and pulled the knob back out, it was still on spin..loud noise again and I mean LOUD..so yesterday as per recommendation from over on AW I started a empty load to see if something got threw the tub and stuck in the pump and maybe doing a load would flush it out and down the drain. It filled up with water and as soon as agitation started so did the loud noise, so off it went.

Now as for what could have gotton stuck in the pump...I checked the washed jacket over and noticed the hook on the zipper, the little thing yougrab ahold of to pull a zipper closed was missing, so that's what must be in the pump...hubs says the zipper hook fell off and he had a paperclip on it..not so as I fixed that last year and I'm the one that zipped the jacket up so I would have noticed I was pulling the zipper closed with a paperclip, this would not have gotton past me expecially since I had to zip the zipper. So I can not use Queenie. I'm just about to call for service.

Repairman will be here this Thursday or Friday..they can't say for sure which day but will call before comming out. Guess it will be a laundramat for me this week lol.

Thanks for the details. I can't wait to hear what you find in the machine making all that noise.

Oh, no! Hopefully it isn't a terribly expensive repair. Sorry, Pinky!

Oh my dear Mama, now I and I think I speak for all of us, we wished we lived closer to one another so any of us could lighten your laundry load or you come over to do yours at our places, we all feel for you and queenie.

Hope the week goes fast and they will be there sooner rather than later

Lots of love

Aww Thank you Bjorn...more than likely if I lived near on of you all..I'd come visiting with laundry and detergent and I would want to do your too lol. Thank you everyone for your well wishes with Queenie, I told her you all wish her well LOL. service will be here Thursday or Friday, if she needs a parts replacement gosh only knows how long it will take but hubs has agreed to bring Roper home if there's more than 3 days wait. I went to the Laundramat after having Amiee at the doctor all day..I was madder than hell. I did 5 loads in a standard washer, I chose hot water and it was cold, I don't mean dubbed down hot but true cold..than it didn't do a full fill rinse, it did a ....2&1/2 minute spin rinse and the spray wasn't even hitting the clothes...no attendent on duty so I ended up feeding the quarters back in and doing a second wash just to get a rinse...but OMG I washed in cold water. I left a note telling of my experience and that I won't be back. Hubs could not understand why I would be upset and he really thought I was crazy as did some man watching while I pulled my disinfecting wipes out and cleaned the machines. LOL. But yes I sure do miss my Queen.

Bjorn hugs to you sweety.

OH NO MAMA! This is terrible. Hope the queen will be back up and running quickly. I feel your pain. No fun watching the laundry pile up. Don't blame you for using wipes on the washer, heck, I'd probably run a hot cycle with LCB, no telling what was in those machines. Was there a number to call? I would complain, I mean really complain, about the lack of hot water, and a 2 1/2 minute rinse. that's just not right!

Good luck with it and hugs to you.

Bea..Thank You, yes this for sure is a pain. I have had the worst luck with washers..the only one that seems to keep going is my moms old Roper LOL. I will wait until the service repairmen come this week maybe if its just a matter of extracting the zipper hook from where its at all will be fine. But if a part needs replaced Roper will have to come visit. I can't afford laundramat prices and I can't deal with a Eco spray rinse. Good thing its only 2 miles away in my cousins basement lol. And I'm glad I kept it. Which was Sparkys good words of advice that I did (Thanks Sparky). I was worried about warrenty issues when they find this thing in the pump but some over at AW pretty much put these fears to rest. Yes they could say user error, but probably won't since these guys get paid the same reguardless and this place doesn't want any bad rep expecially around the christmas season. And who knows maybe it isn't the zipper hook..maybe its a manufacture malformation. My reputation for buying lemons is great LOL.I will keep you all informed as to what happens..Thank You all

pinky I have a question: do you have space for a backup machine? When we did the reno we took the old Kenmore electric coil stove into the basement and installed a 240v plug for it. I've only used it once but it has a big oven and it's there should I ever need a second oven.

So, would you have space to keep the Roper hooked up as well as the Queen? With the amount of laundry you do it could make sense.

I wish I had the space Roc but don't...I've thought about Amiees bathroom which is huge, I could fit a laundramat in there but no I won't. I would only do this if I found a vintage FL like a old Westinghouse that used an amount of water that would make some people have a fit..LOL.but no I just don't have the space.

Doggone it mama! I know what a pain in the tush you've been having with washers and hope this is the last one EVER!

Pink: This is just your Mother's way of saying "You should have kept my washer". lol

Sparky...we may be seperated by miles, but I swear you can read my mind..that's exactly what I've been thinking. Maybe you can talk some sense into mom. LOL.

FOlks..lol a bit off topic herebut wanted to let you know were on our way home..I've had Amiee at children's hospital Pittsburgh since Monday night...I didn't want to say anything earlier.ididnt want to jinx us getting home..she's ok...she needed pain management...her pain got ahead of her but all is well now..now I go home to tons of housework and a broken washer Waaaaa.

Oh no Mama, poor Amiee and poor Queenie... What a week... I really hope things brighten up for you guys. I can't imagine how difficult it is to watch your child suffer through pain. :(

Sending hugs your way.

Daras, Thank You for the hugs and well wishes...yes Amiee goes thru too much, but she's a trooper. Good news is she's gained weight she's up to 88 pounds, now the trick is to keep it on, because she often gets ill and than loses again.

If I can get Queenie fixed everything will be smooth sailing around here LOL.

mamapinky - Did the SQ service tech come out Thursday/Friday and if so, what did they say about the noise? Hoping it was something simple.

Robert..no but the noise stopped..as suddenly as it started it stopped..I think a zipper hook got stuck in the pump and when I filled it to try and flush it out it worked, I've done many loads now and its working fine. I have my fingerd crossed that this doesn't happen again. Thank You for asking.