re: #187 Anymouse

I don’t have the money for that. Moreover, service for such a system would have to come from Cheyenne (120 miles) or Denver (200 miles).

H2SO4 is way less expensive.

On an aside, I had to have my old washing machine (a Whirlpool front loader) serviced.

Every call cost $100. Before Whirlpool condemned it (the mechanics could not figure out why it failed), I was out $1,100.

Nope. H2SO4 is way cheaper.

With the help of the Internet (parts and YT Instructables) you should be able to fix a lot of appliances. If not, early replacement sounds more effective than screwing with $100 service charges. The agitator on my washer disengaged from the drive shaft. It turned out to need $2.50 worth of little nylon dogs.