Ugh, he really pisses me off.
By kris182_2000
@kris182_2000 (5444)
Canada
March 12, 2011 6:47pm CST
My husband that is.
Back in the fall, he broke the washing machine. I don't know exactly how he did it, but he did.
Then tonight he tells me that the replacement one is not spinning anymore. I checked all settings, thought everything was working, but there was one I hadn't checked.
I told him to wring out the clothes and put them in the dryer. What does he do? He puts the clothes in soaking wet and turns it on.
I can hear it from upstairs and it didn't sound right. So I went downstairs, opened the dryer and it was flooded.
Because he'd put everything in so wet, water flooded the dryer. So now we can't use it for a while. I don't even know if it will work right when we try it again.
So back to the washing machine. It turns out that he had it, for some reason, on reset, and the spin cycle just wasn't kicking in as a result.
When I figured this out, I told him to get the clothes and put them back in the washer to spin and we would hang them up to dry.
I just hope that the dryer will work. I'm going to take the back off of it to check and see how much water is in the housing and on the electrical spots. Hopefully there isn't too much damage there.
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12 responses
@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
13 Mar 11
Oh darn and here I though you could get ahead a bit. Darn seems that our appliances are these wonderful conveniences for us and right when we least expect it they break down.
Shucks I do hope it is something minor and not a whole need to buy item.
Best of luck hope you can get back to doing laundry without the additional headache.
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@holesworth (220)
• Australia
13 Mar 11
Are you sure your husband isn't just trying to get himself a lifetime reprieve from the washing duties? If not, I hope that he doesn't do any work on your car! Seriously, though, Kris - that's a bad run of luck. I can understand why you're pis...ahem...why you're frustrated.
@kris182_2000 (5444)
• Canada
13 Mar 11
He's already asked for one believe me. First time was with the first washer, now this one. Never again, he's not allowed to touch it.
I just spent about an hour sopping water out of the exhaust pipe inside the dryer, thankfully it looks like the motor stayed dry.
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@GardenGerty (160491)
• United States
13 Mar 11
If you did not know better you would think it wss deliberate. If we screw things up no one will ask us to do it again. need to find something he is really good at and get him going.
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
1 Sep 11
Hi Kris,
How in the heck did he screw up the first washing machine? Washing machines are relatively simple and basic machines and are pretty hard to break. My washing machine was flooding halfway through the cycle. I had a repair man come to the house and he acted as if he couldn't figure it out. He was going to take my washer and sell me a used one for 100.00. Well, my washer wasn't all that old and I just wasn't ok with swapping it in for a used one so I did a little research and figured out the problem myself. all it took was cementing up a little tiny hole.
As for your husband, I really don't know. It does kind of sound deliberate. I'd tell him that he has to take his laundry to the laundry mat and practice until he thinks he can use the washer without messing things up.
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
17 May 11
Hi. kris182_2000. Don't take this the wrong way of what I am about to say to you but, if your husband would have followed your instructions correctly, the dryer probably wouldn't have given you all any problems. I am sorry that your dryer started to act up. I hope that everything is okay by now. You had the right idea to just spin the wet clothes back into the washing machine on the spinning cycle. This helped to get out the majority of the water so that the clothing can dry some. Having too much of water on clothing, makes it hard for it to dry properly. I hope that both your washing machine and dryer is working now. I remember back in 2007, our dryer went out on us too. The belt needed to be replaced and the dryer was not getting hot like it was supposed to. Then, I cleaned out the vent and that helped some. Our washing machine also was leaking so badly. We had water throughout the hallway that was on the floor. So, my father-in-law had to let us borrow his water wet vac. This got up all of the water. It was a huge mess too. So, I know how you feel when you mention about having washer and dryer issues. I hope that everything is fixed so that you can wash and dry like you would want to. I am sorry that your husband made you angry, I am sure that he is very sorry about what has happened.
@Nadinest1 (2016)
• Canada
15 Mar 11
This is why it is so much easier just to do some thing ourselves, instead of asking husbands or kids to help.
I hope everything is alright....the washer washes and the dryer dries.
Oh, make sure you unplug the dryer.....electricity and water doesn't mix.
@danishcanadian (28953)
• Canada
13 Mar 11
AARRGGHH1!!! I'd kick his butt for that. Good thing my husband knows how to do laundry. My motto with men who do $h!t like that is "do what you want, as long as you're willing to pay for the repairs. However, if you're not willing to pay for the repairs, don't screw up the machine."
@betlynfrnds (4069)
• United States
13 Mar 11
I don't even know the guy and he pisses me off too.
Maybe if he keeps messing up appliances by not paying attention and not listening to your clear direction - wring the clothes out before putting them in the dryer - he'll start getting used to working a bunch of overtime to replace them.
I wouldn't let him try to get out of doing chores by screwing up. That's a major cop out.
If he doesn't shape up, trade him in for a puppy!!! HAAAAA. Kidding.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
13 Mar 11
I am sorry to hear of your troubles with both a washing machine and a husband. it sounds to me like you need to keep your husband away from the appliances. He seems to be doing more harm than good, but at least you could say he was trying.
@livingwell (13)
• United States
13 Mar 11
I applaud you for having an understanding of your appliances. Hum? as for your husband, maybe if there is a *3rd strike your out of doing laundry duties* and maybe replace that chore with scrubbing the tub and commode. Hopefully he couldn't mess that up and maybe he will be more careful and pay attention next time. Good luck!
@mesenjah2003 (10)
• United States
13 Mar 11
As a wise man once stated,it is far better to be pissed off than to be pissed on.So lets get down to the root of the problem,which is YOU.Because you knew when you gave him that assignment he was going to botch it up,yet in still you went against your own judgement and just like clockwork he botched it up.(solution)If you want something done right you got to do it yourself.