LG Washing Machine WM2277HW fills but Won't spin or agitate - just makes a whining / whistling sound, moves a little

So I went to go wash my sheets this morning, turned on the washing machine.  It's about 10 years old.  It's an LG Model WM2277HW.  It filled up with water just fine and then I noticed that it was making a weird, whining / whistling sound. When I went to go look at it, the tub was going a little to the left and a little to the right, but it wasn't actually making a full turn.  I took the sheets out of it, thinking maybe it was overloaded, and drained it and started the cycle again.  No luck.  It was doing the same thing.  I started doing some research online.  A lot of people talked about how they were getting an error LE and they replaced the hall sensor (also called the rotor position sensor).  I wasn't getting the LE error code, but I figured for $20, it was worth a shot.  I went down to my local appliance parts store and got the part.  The part number was 6501KW2002A.  I came home, took 4 phillips head screws off the back of the machine and went on to take the bolt off.  Well, they made it look so easy on the video.  I had to take my socket wrench and hit it with the hammer a few times going counterclockwise, and then used the impact to get it off.  I took off the rotor, and took off the two philips head screws on the bottom right hand corner of the stator and then proceeded to remove the 6 10mm bolts hold on the stator.  I replaced the hall sensor (rotor position sensor) with the new one and put it all back together.  I crossed my fingers and put my sheets back in the washing machine and turned it on..... Low and behold it was turning!!!  Hope this helps someone else that is having the same issue and not getting an error code.

Painting cabinets - inside and out

Just a couple of pics of the inside of my cabinets before and after 3 coats of kilz premium water based primer.

Fan on Goodman Air Conditioner outside condenser unit would not turn on

So, after nearly 2 years of my condo sitting with no power, I got my power turned back on.  With it being nearly 100 degrees outside, I crossed my fingers while I turned the air conditioner, hoping it would work.  My unit is a 1995 Goodman CK24-1B.  Lo and behold, I flipped it on only to find it blowing hot air.  I went outside to my condenser unit to find the fan not turning and a slight hum.  After a little research, I found that the most common problem was either the fan motor being locked up or the capacitor was blown.  I took my chances and found a local HVAC supply store that had my capacitor in stock and quoted me $10-15.  I googled which capacitor I needed and went up there and got it. It was $9.00.  I made sure the power was turned off in the breaker box and went back down to the unit.  I took the cover off and found the capacitor to be bubbled on top.  The capacitor that was in there was a 440 volt, which told me it may have already been replaced once, as the one that I found online for my model was only a 370 volt.  I verified that I needed a 370 volt via my users manual that I also found online.  People online stated that if you could not find your exact capacitor online, to go with a higher voltage, not a lower one.  I took my chances and hooked it up, taking one wire off the old capacitor and placing it in the same spot on the new one, ONE AT A TIME.  This is the key, as the wires are not labelled.
I went back upstairs, turned on the breaker, switched the thermostat on, and VOILA!  The a/c was running.  It was 89 degrees in the condo when I turned it on and set it to cool to 85 degrees.  Tomorrow when I go, I will probably turn it down to 82, doing a gradual drop so that I do not overload it since it is so old and has not been running for quite some time. Hopefully it's the best $9.00 I've ever spent in my life!