Opus will you help me fix my washing machine?
About 13 years ago now we moved to this farm "not far" from our town of Libano, Tolima. It had an old house, mountain spring water and even electricity.
The rest, as they say, was up to us. For a good while, "we" (being generous here) washed our clothes by hand. That, by the way, is a lot of work to do. And, feeling what I can only imagine was pity for my wife, after a while my dad sent 500 dollars to get a washing machine.
I remember it well because it took 4 of us about 5 hours to get it up the path to our farm, tying it off to two long bamboos and taking turns in pairs.
Long story short, it wasn't working. I noticed one night recently by pressing its buttons. It was in one of those "not working" states where you think it really should be working, if only you knew the right series of actions to take against the mechanism.
I don't think I have the manual anymore, and my wife hadn't mentioned anything about it not working, so I went to bed. The next day it was confirmed, the machine wasn't working for either of us anymore.
While I really do like hanging out with Sonnet for many things, recently I have been testing Opus for "deep research" functionality and I have found it workable as a research assistant - the type of model that tends to say "let me run one more search before making a recommendation".
Its a tool, not a perfect one, for example I did not need a 6501EA1001, but I did need some help figuring out how to get the back top cover off.
But we got it, and I could even upload pictures to opus as he explained to me about the different parts of the machine that the observed behaviors could be pointing too. All these different bits and bobs do different things, and if one thing breaks, you can kind of detect which one thing it is by how things go or are going wrong.
Well, eventually we did find it. I think there is no commentary needed, especially once you "see it".
We have all sorts of wildlife - we are no stranger to it - but I think we all know what sort of critter is to blame for this.
Well, once we found the problem, just one trip to town and a few youtube videos later, and we are washing clothes again. Thanks Opus, for holding this conversation with me in your head for 3 days as I iteratively poked at our "old" washing machine - which is purring like a champ as I speak.
AI is such an interesting tool - it cannot fix my washing machine, and I have to admit that there were about 15 wrong guesses by Opus along the way (he never guessed mice chewed the solenoid live wire), but somehow this tool did empower me to get my washing machine working again.
And that's something.
WOOOOOOOOOOT! for working washing machines!!!!!
Proud of you!!!
Awesome! The AI helped you fix the washing machine, that's great! I'm surprised to see Spanish in the specifications, wow, that's wonderful too, Spanish is everywhere!
I'm glad you found those cables! What would be much worse, is if everything looked just fine, and it still didn't respond. In almost all the cases it is the electronics that fail first, rendering the otherwise well functioning mechanical parts useless. In the worst case scenario, bypassing the flashy buttons and automatic features could be another solution. But it seems like that won't be needed, at least not now.
But who would even think that a frog could do this? Even the crab seems an unlikely candidate. Rodents, most certainly.
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Around here, martens and mice love to gnaw on car wires :)
Me alegra que resolvieras. Si la tapa se mueve de lado después de sacar los tornillos. Siempre es útil youtube creo que allí sale todo. Te cuento que ese tipo de lavadora se diagnostica casi sola te dije letra y número indicando la falla. Aunque no tengas el manual por internet sale. Nosotros teníamos taller de esos equipos. Espero que aprovecharas y limpiaras los conectores los veo muy sulfatados. Esos conectores salen sin cortar los cables. A veces se ponen difíciles.
Puerta abierta LG (códigos dE, dE1 o dE2), (perdio el iman puerta o esta abierta)
presostato PE Limpiar conector. Limpiar manguerita que va a la tina, esta rota o tapada. Presostato dañado.
La ropa queda con agua. Bomba dañada. Si tu lavadora LG muestra un error de puerta abierta (dE / dE1) o no drena el agua y se bloquea, realiza un ciclo de Centrifugado para vaciar el tambor. Si el problema persiste, es probable que la bomba de desagüe esté obstruida o dañada.
Saludo.
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I'm glad you got it sorted out. It's good that the lid moves to the side after removing the screws. YouTube is always useful—I think you can find everything there. By the way, that type of washing machine practically diagnoses itself; it displays a letter and number indicating the fault. Even if you don't have the manual, you can find it online. We used to run a repair shop for these machines. I hope you take the opportunity to clean the connectors; they look heavily corroded. Those connectors can be removed without cutting the wires, though sometimes they can be stubborn.
LG open door error (codes dE, dE1, or dE2): The door magnet is missing, or the door is actually open.
PE (Pressure switch) error: Clean the connector. Clean the small hose leading to the tub; check if it is broken or clogged. The pressure switch itself might be damaged.
Water left in the clothes: Damaged pump. If your LG washer shows an open door error (dE / dE1) or fails to drain and locks up, run a Spin cycle to empty the drum. If the problem persists, the drain pump is likely clogged or damaged.
Best regards.