I feel guilty.
My washing machine was whining and then iirc clunking and it won't drain the water.
Probably the pump.
I looked on it but coudn't find the model number so I had to look in the file cabinet. The guy I bought the house from gave me all the owners manuals, even the fireplace and the bathroom fan. (That one is sort of boring.)
With the model number I go to repairclinic.com. We've talked about them here many times Nd I've bought from them.
236 different parts they have for my machine, even though it's 42 years old. My next wife will be younger than that.No timers, but they do have the pump, in stock. $72.80... A lot for a
42 year old machine. Maybe I should spend that money on a new machine.Good video on how to fix parts of it and I'm looking around. Why do I feel guilty, because I used their own webpage to be reminded I might get the part somewhere else cheaper. They were talking about parts they could not get, but it applies here too.
$56.89 from Genuine Replacement Parts. $22.32 from Appliance Parts 365 "Exact Aftermarket Replacement Part" $20 from Ebay, new in the box, with picture of the box**, FSP, which iirc is who made the parts for Whirlpool.
Maybe the pump is just jammed, not shattered, but for $20 I can have it in advance and get it fixed in one shot. I can also replace the belt which I already bought because it was occasionally slipping (if I can find it).
But I feel guilty that i used their webpage against them.
I think Whirlpool used this same pump in every model for 30+ years. My mother bought one in 1957 that was about the same as mine from '79. That enables there to be replacement parts 40 years later.
**They could conceivably have one box and many aftermarket pumps, but it won't have to last another 41 years anyhow, just 25. I trust them, somewhat, and it says "NEW WHIRLPOOL WATER PUMP, 350365, A257-00 FSP OEM ORIGINAL NEW IN BOX" Guy has 100% Positive feedback on 648 sales.BTW, there were 5 colors then, white, coffee, new avocado, golden wheat, and almond.