i.e., A local favorite, or highly rMy washing machine broke down and I my lame attempt to repair it, I broke the knob off. Had the repair person come to the house and was told that the timer went bad. He ordered the part and returned a couple of days later to do repair. This day he found that it wasnt the timer. It was the pump. The repair was done before I was told that to also fix the knob would be an additional $200. I was told to use pliers to operate the machine. My problem is that if I was told the repairs would cost over $500 I would have bought a new machine. Instead Im stuck with a half assed washing machine. I feel I was ripped off.ecommended because