Appliance Parts & Equipment District

OUR 8 YEAR OLD GE DRYER HAD BEEN MAKING LOUD THUMPING & SCREETCHING NOISES FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS UNTIL IT GAVE OUT LAST WEEK. MY HUSBAND WANTED TO GO SHOPPING FOR A DRYER FIRST THING BUT I DECIDED TO LOOK INTO REPAIRING IT OURSELVES. WE FOUND A TUTORIAL ON YOUTUBE & DECIDED IT WAS WORTH A TRY AS LONG AS IT WOULD COST US NO MORE THAN $100- JUST IN CASE WE COULDN'T MAKE IT WORK! IT TURNED OUT THAT WHEN I SEARCHED FOR THE MODEL NUMBER ON MY DRYER IT HAD SCRAPED OFF- I CALLED AN ONLINE SUPPLY COMPANY AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. I CALLED GE AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. I ALMOST ORDERED A DRUM BEARING KIT ONLINE THAT I THOUGHT MIGHT WORK. IT WOULD ONLY HAVE COST $28 PLUS SHIPPING SO I THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH THE RISK. THANK GOD I FOUND THIS APPLIANCE PARTS STORE IN WATSONVILLE, I DROVE A HALF HOUR TO GET THERE BUT I GOT THE RIGHT PART (NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE ONE I WAS GOING TO ORDER ONLINE) . THE PLEASANT MAN AT THE PARTS SHOP KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED (I DID HAVE THE OLD PART WITH ME;) OUR DRYER IS FIXED & WORKING LIKE BRAND NEW! IT WAS CHEAPER, (ABOUT $25 PLUS TAX) AND QUICKER THAN IF I HAD ORERED IT ONLINE, AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH HAVING GOTTEN THE WRONG PART. I'M DEFINATELY SAVING THIS SHOP'S NUMBER FOR NEXT TIME. PLEASE GIVE THEM A TRY BEFORE ORDERING ONLINE!!!