If I may suggest a different approach - pick up a couple of rolls of quarters and give him the address of the local laundromat. Put a big "Out of Order. Do NOT Use." sign on the washer. π
That said, I do all the appliance repair here because Mr. Cosmic is a "leftover screw probably wasn't important guy". π
@Cosmichomicide lmao!! That IS an idea! He did end up fixing it. Or, attempting to. We aren't 100% sure why it was leaking, could be the clogged screens/filters, which we pulled and cleaned. But if that doesn't fix it, then we have no idea! There was no obvious signs of something broken. Stupid appliances!!