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  • Upcoming Events

    • 15 February 2025 03:00 PM Until 04:00 PM
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      Returning guest presenter Aaron Wilson is back for another exciting discussion. This time, we'll be talking about...
      The Science of CYA: How to Keep the Customer Safe, Document Your Work, and Not Get Sued
      We take on a lot of liability as appliance repair techs, and that can get us into sticky situations whether we've done anything wrong or not. Aaron will be teaching us all about how to navigate this side of the trade.
      We'll start by going over a tragic, real-world case study where a sloppy installation had lethal results, analyzing exactly how the installer's negligence caused this. From there, our scope will expand to what kind of safety precautions we should implement in our own work, both for the customer's sake and for our own.
      But even if you do everything perfectly, there's still the famous "technician witch hunt." Well, we'll also talk about how to deal with that by thoroughly documenting your work and putting yourself beyond legal reproach.
      A little about our guest, Aaron Wilson:
      Aaron has been in the appliance repair trade for about 15 years, starting out by doing installations before moving on to bigger and better things. He worked for C&W Services as a Sub-Zero authorized servicer for a time and thereafter joined Mr. Appliance of Highland Park in the Dallas area, where he worked for years as the lead technician and field service manager. These days, he's making sure that all the appliances of everyone's favorite fried chicken place are in tip-top shape as the Quality and Performance Consultant for the southwest branch of Chick-fil-A. In addition, he has taught many classes on refrigeration repair and advanced diagnostics, during which time he also developed training material for the soft skills side of things, which he is delighted to share with you. On top of all that he's a certified graduate of the Master Samurai Tech Academy, so he knows his stuff!
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      Who: This workshop is only available to tech members at Appliantology.
      When: Saturday, February 15 @10:00 AM Eastern Time.
      Where: Online via Zoom
      How:
      Click here to go to the forum topic with the registration link. If you're interested, register now. Arrive a couple minutes early to make sure your connection is working. Set a reminder for yourself for this workshop so you don’t miss it.  And check out past workshops here: https://appliantology.org/announcement/33-webinar-recordings-index-page/

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Posted

Does anyone happen to have a service manual laying around for a WFW8640BW0 (alpha 2) Whirlpool front load washer?

Posted

I uploaded (2) of the (3) tech sheets mentioned in that Service Update,

but they seem to have gotten "lost"

  • Team Samurai
Posted

I was working on the Downloads section last night-- fixing the site search engine so it finds files with terms like "500" (success! Try it out) and recent uploads may have gotten nuked. Just re-upload. All good.

Posted (edited)

Forgive me, in my drunken haze I must have taken the original Job Aid from Whirlpool about seven months ago and noone figured out how to create another one. Or then again this may only be for the Alpha 1. I didn't notice this in the downloads but with this Job Aid and the link above that should be equal to the Alpha 2 Job Aid.
Job Aid
W10372167
Models
WFW94HEX
WFW95HEX
 

http://appliantology.org/files/file/1550-whirlpool-alpha-direct-drive-front-load-washer-job-aid/

Edited by Samurai Appliance Repair Man
Added file to Downloads section.
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  • Team Samurai
Posted

Brother Spanner to the rescue!  Domo!  

Posted (edited)

... fixing the site search engine so it finds files with terms like "500" (success! Try it out)

... Just re-upload.

1) search for the (9) files "Sub-Zero" < no results

2) all good

Edited by RegUS_PatOff
  • Team Samurai
Posted

1) search for the (9) files "Sub-Zero" < no results

 

 

 

The built-in search in the site is MySQL-based so you can't use special characters like "-" in the search terms-- the search interprets that as "Find files containing the specific term 'sub' without the specific term 'zero'".  This construct is true and the search is working as designed.  This is why tags are such an important component of effective searching and why I have stressed including them with uploads.   

 

If you want a more Google-like search experience when looking for files, use this search box:  http://appliantology.org/concierge/search-tools.html

Posted

a search for "sub" doesn't result in anything, either

  • Team Samurai
Posted

There is no document with the standalone term "sub" in it.

"Subzero" does not equal "sub". Two different terms.

The search is working correctly. You're thinking like a googler. Use the other search engine I linked to.

  • Team Samurai
Posted

AWESOME, Brother Spanner!  Muchaco Domos, Amigo!  

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