One of the advantages of staying in a Parisian flat is the use of a washer/dryer. This means that you can take fewer clothes on your trip. After several days in Paris, it was time for the first wash. Joyce discovered that the unit was a combined washer/dryer. In other words, it could both wash and dry. Joyce and Debbie crammed it full of clothes and off it went merrily washing away. After an hour, the clothes were washed – Check. Most of the clothes were hung up to dry except for socks and underwear.
Joyce followed the dryer instructions – check and off to drying the machine went. After about 40 minutes, Debbie decided to check to make sure that her underwear was not being baked and shrunk (She has been eating a lot). So Debbie pushed the stop button. Surprisingly, the dryer took exception to this and acted like it was an attempted robbery of the crown jewels. It went on high alert and put the underwear into lock down with full security. The stinking dryer door would not open. For all you troubleshooting analysts saying “Well I bet if they just did blah, blah, blah it would pop right open.” Here is what was tried:
- Saying kind words to the dryer
- Gently tugging on the door
- Not so gently tugging on the door
- Feet planted dryer dragging tugging on the door
- Unkind words to the dryer in English
- Unkind words in other languages
- Reprogramming the cycle
- Letting the cycle complete
- Unplugging the dryer from the wall
- Looking up the solution on the internet (Not one that worked)
- Emailing the owner –(this has never happened before and usually opens 5 minutes after it stops).
Every person in the house consulted with each other and tried one or more of the above proposed solutions. It was a Parisian puzzle for the house which they failed.
Debbie and Joyce were the most impacted as their underwear and socks were being held hostage and continued to dry. Debbie was especially concerned that she would end up with Barbie size underwear. In a few hours, Jerry strolled into the bathroom to discover the hostages had been released much to Debbie and Joyce’s relief. (The clothes were still damp).
The current solution is to start the dryer and then empty around 3 AM in the morning when the dryer is not on high alert and releases the hostages. Luckily, Larry had a fallback solution with all the proper tools. Debbie has now strung up a clothesline in the Eng bedroom as an alternative drying option.
As an additional note, the dryer has been reported to be working for other people and was tested by Debbie and Joyce today. Their clothes are set to be done in 4 hours.
I am not a fan of those two in one machines. I like my machines to have one focus.
It is a nasty machine and holds a grudge