TODAY’S PROJECT when the part arrives, is to put a pump in this washing machine. You can see the spot where it goes at bottom center.
Diane loves this Kenmore washer, and we do NOT want to replace it with one that has to talk to the Internet just to do its job.
When it wouldn’t empty and wouldn’t spin I was hoping for a broken belt because that is literally a ten minute repair. Unfortunately after nine years of operation the belt looks practically new, and the motor seems to work, so the next logical candidate is the pump.
The pump would also be, maybe a fifteen minute repair, if you didn’t have to take off the control panel, the top, and the door, and get down to floor level which is increasingly uncomfortable for me. They certainly did not make it simple to get there, even if the pump is held in place by literally one screw and two clamps, and has a wire plugged into it.
Running in the washer, the pump made weird growling noises. I put it on the bench and fed it 110 volts, and it ran but was a little noisy. The shaft moves a LOT which is a sign of wear. Maybe the impeller blades are just crashing into the housing.
Far as I can tell Kenmore was made by Whirlpool, and the pump is a Frigidaire part number. Lot of crossover in appliance manufacturing.
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