I Hate My Washing Machine!

It's true, I hate my washing machine. I don't hate doing laundry. Not my favorite thing, but like any household chore, it just needs to be done. But that damn washing machine!

When I bought it several years ago, I was in love. This is the first washing machine and dryer I've purchased. All the others I've owned have been hand-me-down's that just happened to be in the house I purchased. It was beautiful, and very advanced. I even spent the extra bucks to get a clear top. The ultimate guys dream! A glass topped washing machine! You can see what's happening!

It's a Sears Oasis HE.

Yes, I know. Never buy anything form Sears! And what breaks my heart is I knew that before buying the washing machine. But I was in a new town, and needed to get a washer and dryer quick.

So why the hate? The darn thing has developed the dreaded F1 disease. My washer suffers from the blue screen of death!

When starting the wash cycle, it will fill for a few seconds, then Beep! Beep! Beep! and flash an F1. Click stop and start sets it going again, but this repeats 5 or 7 times at the start of the cycle, and 3 or 5 times at the start of the rinse cycle. Thanks the Gods it's an odd number of beeps. If it was an even number, I would have cracked long ago!

Yes, I know Sears supposedly offers a fix. But that means scheduling an in home repair visit. And may folks are saying it only fixes one issue and introduces more.

So I'm torn. Do I try the fix, or just kick the thing to the curb and get a new, cheaper, non-Sears washer? I'm seriously leaning toward the second option.

But not today. It does work, and not to turn this into a buddhist lesson, it reminds me to be patient. I can't control the washer, I can't stop the beeping with my anger.

As silly as it sounds, that's an important lesson to me. I can't stop the beeping with my anger.

For now the washer will keep beeping, and I'll keep turning it off and on.

Enjoy!