To tell you this story because dh will kill me if I tell it in RL

[JacksonPollocks]

In a self-righteous bloke way he wouldn't let me go near our new washing machine, HAD to connect/ manouvere it in himself. Plus the manual is for wimps.

Cue much nagging checking from me that he knows what he's doing, everything's ok etc.

I've been upset until today as on spin the machine jumps and bashes around like mad, unusable smacking off the walls. Tried stuffing newspaper down the side etc. and so upset that I'd bought such crap.

But then doubt set in. I thought, no he couldn't have...

But yes he hadn't moved the bolts that hold the drum in place during transit! Runs like a mouse now I've removed them, thank god the drum didn't just fall out on the floor or anything.

How should I enjoy ripping the piss breaking this news to him upon his return as the little wife who doesn't understand big man complicated machinery :-)

[nothingoldcanstay]

I had been with new DP for six months when I moved house. Had previously lived alone so was quite happy to do minor plumbing, DIY etc myself.
However he insisted he'd plumb the washing machine in for me. Which he did... to the hot water supply. Thereby ensuring every wash was a boil wash!
Apparently my machine was "different" to his.

[JacksonPollocks]

I had these 3 small cube frames I was about to chuck out! Little black boxes from Ikea with cracked glass fronts from an old school art project. There is a bolt in each and they are lined up in front of TV. I was randomly laughing all night. Told him any lip and I give them to his workmates!

[LolaRennt]

YABU, we're all going to kick you off the team if you don't tell this story in RL

[NunTheWiser]

DH is much the same. He refuses to read any instruction manual, preferring to Use The Force to guide him. This method involves quite a lot of swearing. I'm not sure Yoda would approve...

[Hiyoulot]

Hee hee. Last year my husband decided at 11.00pm to take the pipes off the old washing machine as the new one was being delivered the next day. We had a hot and cold feed on the old machine which (he discovered) were permanently 'on'. Unfortunately the pressure of the water coming out of the pipe was so great he couldn't attach the pipe to the back of the machine once he'd taken them off. He YELLED for me to turn the water off but the tap to the cold feed was jammed AS WAS THE MAINS WATER TAP. I hurtled round to the neighbour, who, being a similar 'diy-expert' to my husband, attempted to whack the tap to the washine machine shut but only suceeded in whacking the whole tap head off. I eventually got the cold pipe back in the back of the machine, then spent 2 hours mopping up/hairdrying lino. Made several phone calls to plumbers in the morning (who fitted new taps and freed the mains water tap) then cancelled the delivery of the machine til the next day.

Last week hubby decided to 'break down' a lump of concrete (with next door's sledge hammer) in the garden whilst I was out with the kids. Took him two hours to break into chunks. Then took me four hours to get tiny lumps of razor sharp concrete out of the lawn. There was so much concrete dust I was afraid that it might stick when it rained! Have to admit, in the end I hoovered it up with the pipe attachment! Took 3 hoover bags full.

[biddysmama]

dh was unhooking the washer when we moved, i asked him if he knew what he was doing and he said he did (ive done it before) he didnt.... and got piss wet through and had to shout me to come and shut the water off

[chocolatchaud]

I'm afraid it's not just men who do this - I had the same problem. However we didn't call anyone out for about 2 years (of very loud washing) - when the repair man came, he just laughed at me and was too kind to charge - big oops!

Still, I would have to tell everyone if DH had done it

[roses2]

Check the transportation screws, my DH did exactly the same but didn't take out the transportations screws which made it ilterally move across the room and flood every time it was used

[Henrythehappyhelicopter]

My DH did the same in a house we have let, which is 30 miles away.

We called out a repair man as he did not want to drive there and not be able to fix it.

It cost me £50, I will never let him forget.

[DirtyMartini]

[twinmummy24]

my DH did exactly the same thing except he fitted it and put a load in while i was at work then rang me in a right panick because the machine was jumping around and water was gushing out. lucky for him he had the mess cleaned up before i came home but i will never let him forget!!

[ChaoticAngeltheInnocentOne]

I couldn't resist telling people in rl.

[SoupDragon]

I am delighted to say that I knew it was the transit bolts by the time I got to the bit about the machine jumping about [smug]

[SoupDragon]

[snigger]

Leave them somewhere prominent and wait for him to ask what they are. Say, innocently and politely "The washing machine was making a dreadful racket and I found these in the back. What do you think they might be?"

[ProfessionallyOffendedGoblin]

'The female of the species'

[MoreBeta]

Women can be so cruel.

[ProfessionallyOffendedGoblin]

'I suggest his favourite dinner on the table, your best frock on, and big thank you when he comes home. Hide the bolts and never mention it again.'

Male fantasies are so basic MoreBeta. Dream on!

[borderslass]

Why is it so hard to admit to being wrong

Male pride

[caughtinanet]

He He, the exact same thing happened to me, I left DH to it and did the first wash accompanied by banging and dancing round the untility room (by the washing machine). He assured me he'd done it properly so I repositioned it and did another wash the next day which resulted in dents to the washer and next door dryer.

I rang the helpline and a very nice man talked me through what to do with and was very nice about it.

When I told DH he did his usual trick of trying to convince me that somehow he wasn't at fault. Why is it so hard to admit to being wrong?

[SnapesMistress]

My DP managed to knock the cistern off the wallwhen painting the bathroom and failed to fix it several times before eventually managing, I still remind him about it.

[northerngirl41]

Haha! Brilliant!!!

Having said that, I'm rather impressed your DH would have a go at anything this technical - mine certainly wouldn't and in fact isn't really aware which machine is the dishwasher and which machine is the tumble drier....

[PinkSchmoo]

I'd suggest saying you called the supplier helpline, they sent a nice man out to fix it and as it was user error you have a big bill. Probably easier to bear than the truth.

[bellavita]

Can I tell you a story?....

Many, many years ago, my db moved in with his girlfriend. They bought a new machine and the same happened to theirs like it did to yours. He didn't know what to do. He asked me for my help.... He loaded it in to his car and we took it back to the shop and I demanded and stamped my foot asked politely that they give my db a new waching machine as this was obviously broken. You guessed it, the bracket was still intact. I have never forgiven db I still remind db to this day about it!