Repair stories from PartSelect's customers - like you. We give all our customers a chance to help out others by sharing the story of their appliance repair. You can find useful tips as well as estimates of the difficulty of the repair and how long it will take, along with any tools you may require to complete your repair.
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fan motor had froze up (not turning)
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Overall Rating:
Helpful
Rated By:
3 Customers
Posted By:
James From Floyds Knobs, IN
Posted:
10/24/2007 10:40:51 AM
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Appliance Repaired:
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Westinghouse
Dehumidifier
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Age Of Appliance:
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More than 10 years
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Took unit outside
removed the covers
cleaned dust and lint out with high pressure air
removed motor and tryed to repair it
when this didnt work I took it in to my desk and ordered a new motor on-line, this was at 2:30
the next day at 10;30 the new motor arrived via UPS. I installed it and the unit has run fine ever since.
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| Level of difficulty: |
A Bit Difficult |
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More than 2 hours |
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