The Washing Machine Whisperer

A simple touch, and water flows through the pipes in perfect melodious glug-glugs. They call him...

...the Washing Machine Whisperer.

Actually, we were blessed with a total miracle this week. A few weeks ago we found this washer on ksl.com for only $40 and we jumped on it. A super nice family in Herriman was selling it (they had bought a new set and didn't need this one). We were thrilled to not have to go to the Wash Hut! We did a few loads and it worked beautifully. Then it went crazy during one load. Our washing machine decided to stop draining and the diverter wasn't working right either. Apparently we have some weird australian washing machine?! The design is really neat though and we like it a lot (and for $40?! awesome.). We were so busy and stressed with school stuff, though, that we decided to leave the problem for a day or two and then figure it out. We rinsed and wrung out all our clothes in the bathtub and hung them to dry. A couple days later I came home from a study group to see our home like this:

Did I mention old washer water SMELLS?!?!

Anyways, we were worried about needing a new part and figured that'd probably cost more that the machine, so instead Sam decided to research and found Youtube videos on how to fix and troubleshoot our very machine! He found out there was a "secret" service manual hidden in the control board, unscrewed it, found it, and read through it and figured out how to trouble shoot each major part of the washer (what a smart cookie and handyman! sheesh!). Everything was working fine, though. So we finished draining it and flushing water through the system, and then put in a couple towels and started it up to see.....

AND IT WORKED! We've done laundry successfully since then and are so grateful for this blessing and miracle from the Lord. Even though we could easily have gone back to baggies of quarters and trips to the Wash Hut, Heavenly Father blessed us with a working washing machine that apparently has no problems. So grateful! Hopefully it'll continue to work! :)