Do-It-Yourself Story

I cannot believe this machine still runs. APP has sold me repair parts for this unit now 3 times. First I wanted to replace the old belts. They still worked but was more a preventative thing. Next was a water control valve a few years ago. This time I noticed a leak near the valve again. I decided to buy a new valve and also replace all the rubber hoses that were 35 years old. The repair took about 3 hours. 1.5 to remove the old parts and do a cleaning that was greatly needed. 0.5 hours to find the part numbers and place the order. APP got me my parts with standard shipping in 3 days which was okay as I was going to repair them over the following weekend. Parts came and all went together easily. It took 1 hour to reassemble and check for leaks. All is good and the unit looks new except for not looking modern. I did find that the old valve was fine so I am keeping it as a spare. The valve was expensive but the repair cost was a lot cheaper than calling a repair person and I learned stuff to boot.