6 Kids, 3 cats, 1 dog, Mom, and Dad

Glad it is covered or Water on the basement floor.

We've had more water problems in our basement than...I dunno who but we've had a lot!

I had gutters put on the house over a year ago to drain the water away from the fountain. They worked well until the dern chickmunks, squirrels, and birds clogged the drain so that they could party in a sky-high jacuzzi. The overflow from party time put the water against the foundation, once again, and we had water in the basement, once again. I got up on a big-ass ladder and solved that problem with minimal effort.

Then we had water in the basement because the drain for the washing machine was clogged. I used a snake, never imagining that I'd end up owning three different sizes of said device, and cleared the clog with a lot of effort. The good news is that the problem was fixed and we could start drying out once again.

That is until we had water on the floor...again. This time it looked like it was coming from the bottom of the washing machine. I tried some minimal troubleshooting on my own to make sure it wasn't something simple like a leaky hose or anything that required high-school algebra (still waiting for the day I use it). No luck.

Beautiful Wife called Maytag and they dispatched a service technician that didn't look old enough to remember the Maytag repairman commercials. He informed us that the triple seal was leaking and that it affected pump, motor, and belt...just about everything in the bottom of the machine. The good news...and there is good news here, is that the washer is still under warranty until October 3rd!

We have to pay a total of $134.99 for labor but should have a functioning washing machine in around a week.

The bad news...A house with a wife and two teen-aged daughters without a working washing machine. I wonder if there's a river nearby that they can take their clothes to and beat them on the rocks.

Posted by bbarton at August 30, 2005 10:41 AM