The Retirement Thread
- Thread starter Dirk
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classic33
Leg End Member
What's it doing that you don't want it doing, or not doing what it's supposed to.
Is the locking washer on the drum spindle still in place?
classic33
Leg End Member
Dry suspension, money fallen out of someone's pocket...
Far be it for members of the forum to speculate on @welsh dragon undergarments 🤔. However, it’s not uncommon for a “ bra wire “ to come adrift and lodge between the inner and outer drums. As I mentioned, it probably doesn’t apply in this instance as whalebone stays aren’t as susceptible.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Well as well as the Really loud sound, it's now making a noise like something is rubbing against something else now. 
classic33
Leg End Member
The whining could be a worn/stretched belt, dirty pulley and or drive. Either of which can cause the belt to slip.Well as well as the Really loud sound, it's now making a noise like something is rubbing against something else now.
The knocking, either that's it's knees, afraid that you may get rid of it, or, there's one of those gremlins trapped inside it.
BoldonLad
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Hadn’t realised there were so many youngsters on hereHappy birthday Mrs Dirk. Same age as me.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Rond 2. Another like and prod Inside the machine and still he can't see bugger al wrong with it.
I may need to just buy some ear protectors
I may need to just buy some ear protectors
Apart from the awful noise, does it still do the wash without leaks and filling the kitchen with water?Rond 2. Another like and prod Inside the machine and still he can't see bugger al wrong with it.
I may need to just buy some ear protectors
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Yep. Makes me wonder if something isn't broken or out of place inside as it only happens on the spin cycle
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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Booting modern laptops is a lot quicker than it used to be, but it still takes a lot longer than coming out of sleep. Hang on, I'll time mine...
Sleep -> ready: less than 2 seconds to get back here.
Off -> ready (including typing password, relaunching apps): 42 seconds to get back here
Once or twice a day, those extra 40 seconds would be trivial, but I have my laptop next to me and am constantly starting it up to Google things etc. 30 (say) x 40 seconds = 20 minutes, which would be an annoying amount of time typing in 'ColinJ = Lord of the Laptop 2567*&)^^^'*** and staring at a boot screen! I often want the information in a hurry, for example if someone on the phone has just asked me a question. 40+ seconds unnecessary delay each time would be a pain.
It's like dial-up vs broadband. We used to put up with webpages that took 30-60 seconds to load but now we expect them to load in 1 second or less.
*** Not my real password!
Apart from wearing out the hinges, it should not cause any problems EXCEPT if the laptop has a HDD (mechanical storage device) as opposed to a modern SSD (non-mechanical). My niece used to slam the lid down on her laptop and immediately chuck it to one side while Windows was saving its state to the HDD. I warned her that HDDs can be vulnerable to shock while in use but she ignored me. A week later she destroyed the HDD by doing just that. My laptop is SSD-only so I can close the lid and dump the device on the sofa next to me without any risk to it.
numbnuts
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- Gone over the hill and far away
Main bearing ???
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
BoldonLad
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- South Tyneside
Women are so impatient. If a man says he will do it, he will...... eventuallyHe is contemplating the problem now. This could take a while.
