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Standpipe Seal Thanks!

drain hose / hard water Thanks for clarifying how the standpipe works. Is there something in particular you would recommend to seal the hose in the standpipe? I don't know exactly how hard my water is. A few years ago when my daughter had a betta fish, she tested the aquarium water occasionally...

drain hose / hard water Thank you, John. Well the drain hose is tied to the standpipe to keep it inside but of course there is a gap around the hose so suds would not be prevented from coming out. I don't know what you mean by "seal" as I had understood that the standpipe needs "access" to air...

washer maintenance Also, does anyone periodically do a maintenance cycle on their SQ top loaders using washing machine cleaning tablets (or using another process)?

Thank you for the replies. I am trying to use the minimum amount of detergent necessary to clean my clothes (without harming my machine in some way) because I needed to have a drain hose extension kit installed, and the gooseneck that comes with the kit doesn't fit into the standpipe adapter...

A couple of weeks ago I started using my new TC5000WN. I noticed that the top 1 1/2 inches of the drum was a more dull shade than the rest of the basket, but I put that down to the fact that the wash and rinse water don't reach that high. However when rubbing my finger along that area I found it...