Dryer assemby 101

Doesn't it always ring true, that once you fix one thing (or in our case, build one thing), another thing tears up? As we sat last night admiring John's God given talent of carpentry. . we didn't even watch tv, just sat there staring at the entertainment center. . . we hear this screeching, horrible noise coming from the other room. "OH NO", I think, "what could that be? " Let's see, before I sat down, I turned the dishwasher on, the washer on and the dryer. PLEASE Lord, tell me it's not one of them. OK, the movie "Facing the Giants" has been on tv a lot lately, and since it's Christmas Break and I've had time, I've watched it probably 4 times this last week. (awesome movie if you haven't seen it!) So, as I get up off the couch, I'm thinking "Praise Him in the Good, Praise Him in the Bad"(from the movie). I repeat this over and over to myself as I go from appliance to appliance. Into the kitchen. . .not the dishwasher. . .whew! Can't imagine life without my dishwasher (yes, I'm spoiled!). . .on to the hallway (all 5 steps), open the doors to my washer and dryer. . the washer's not going. . good sign. . bad news. . it's the dryer! Considering it was after 11:00, John decided he'd worked enough for the day building the e.c. and said he'd deal with it "tomorrow". Fast forward to this morning (Sat.) We pull out the dryer to inspect it further. . hmmm, how do you get into this thing?

Our old one you just popped the back off of it. . but not this high tech baby. So the unscrewing began. . . finally, 15 screws later, you get. . .this! **remember, "praise Him in the good, praise Him in the bad"**

Final diagnosis, the motor was unbalanced, causing the blades to rub against "something". After 2 hours of beating, banging, plugging it in and unplugging it. . .it works!!!!

I got the lovely job of plugging it back in and adjusting the vent. Wouldn't you know my loving husband would use that as a "kodak moment"! **remember, "praise Him in the good, praise Him in the bad"**
End of story, we only had 2 screws left over. . and my light doesn't come on inside anymore. . .not bad for dryer amateurs. Hey, at least we get to dry our undies in the dryer instead of hanging them outside, which was going to be the case! **remember, "praise Him in the good, praise Him in the bad"**