We had a washer that stopped aggitating so I figured I’d take it apart to see what makes it tick. I figured it would have something to do with the transmission. When I got to a certain point in disassembly, a thin serrated flat washer fell to the floor in two pieces. I figured that could not be the cause, since it would be so simple to repair. So I reassembled it and called a repairman. When he was finished, I asked him what was the cause, he called it a thrush washer and showed me the damaged washer. Yup, the same one I had previously in my hand.
I have a 60" plasma TV in my basement that I very seldom use.
A number of years back, I decided to go down and watch a DVD but the TV wouldn't power on. I spent weeks searching the internet trying to figure out what the problem was and how much it was going to cost me to have it repaired and how the heck was I going to be able to take it to a repair shop. Of course I assumed the worst.........
Then I came across a simple article that said the first thing to do is UNPLUG IT for a few minutes then plug it back in.......Yep, that worked.......LOL!
Apparently what may have happened is that it experienced a brief power spike that happens occasionally and the circuitry shut down. I since replaced the power strip with a quality surge protector and it never happened again...........
Sometimes we overlook the simplest of solutions looking for the worst case scenario.......
I’m a gal and have found when something isn’t working right taking it apart and putting it back together fix’s whatever was going on.