Repair a kitchen appliance - PEA BB tool.sand.repair

This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEA curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Tool Care.

Major tool repairs are unlikely in an apartment but we all have small appliances.  They certainly aren't made to last but they can often be repaired.  Do some research first, unplug the appliance and be a bit careful as you try to get that blender or mixer working again.



Minimum requirements:
  - Fix a kitchen appliance
       - Can be small (blender, mixer, toaster) or large (stove, refrigerator, etc)
       - Must be electrically powered
  - The issue must be a significant hindrance to how it functions

To get certified for this BB, post the following as pictures or preferrably video (<2 min):
  - Broken appliance
  - Description of what is wrong with it
  - Repair underway
  - Finished repair showing the appliance working

Since some people have clothes washing machines in their kitchen, I’m hoping this washing machine repair will satisfy the requirements for this one. While it was technically still functional, it banged around so hard on the spin cycle that for most loads it would stop and give the error code “UR”. I’d have to try and redistribute the clothes but sometimes even that wouldn’t work and I’d have to pull some stuff out and wash them again separately.

After some online research I found that the problem was probably the little foam pieces that go between two plastic pieces near the springs on the suspension rods. I bought a kit that came with motion dampening goop and new foam pieces. Here’s pictures of the disassembly and replacement.