Kevin Falk

YouTube is amazing. I got an error on my 8 year old LG washing machine. I looked up the error code in the online manual. There were a few potential troubleshooting pages but it wasn’t very clear what the fix was. I skimmed through over 100 pages. I got on YouTube and watched 3 short 5-10 min videos of repairs specifically for this error code that appeared pretty easy if you had the proper tools, which I did. I called LG as I had a 10-year parts warranty and they said they were still gonna charge $350 (+ tax) flat fee for the fix and $125 for diagnosis of the problem. Which at that point is basically half the cost of a new washer. I then went back and researched the parts that were needed for one of the potential fixes for my error code. The cheapest part was this $10 sensor that you could pick up on Amazon. I bought it. Once I received the part I unhooked the rotor and stator assembly and replaced the hall sensor in less than an hour and hooked everything back up. It’s been running perfect ever since. So my potential $400+ repair on a washer only cost me $10 and a little bit of time. Plus I learned some new things watching the videos. YouTube videos for fixes like this really change the entire game. They give people the courage to try new things and learn new skills by watching how easy it is from others making videos about it. Some of that knowledge would have never existed or been accessible or learned if not for people posting on YouTube. Idk I thought it was kind cool anyway this edible is starting to kick in