niclonnic
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Our Frigidaire top-loader is having issues again.
About a month or two ago, I noticed that the washer was leaking a tiny amount of water onto the upstairs laundry room floor, mostly beneath the machine. When that happened, I thought nothing of it, considering that my dad had screwed the drain pump, which had somehow become loose, back onto the machine and replaced the drain hose. The washer had been working trouble-free for about 4 years, up until now.
The other day, I washed a load of towels, and the washer leaked out a small puddle of water in front, right on the floor. So I suctioned up the excess water with our Dreame mop vacuum, and slid a towel underneath to soak up what was left.
What's weird is that prior to washing the towels, I did a couple loads of my bedding, and the washer didn't leak very much. It wasn't until I did the towels that the machine started leaking a lot more. And this was just a normal load of towels.
So today, my dad pulled out the washer and promptly found out what the issue was. The drain pump had gotten loose again! And, to make matters worse, the plastic bracket on the pump broke, so now it is forever loose and leaking a lot more water than usual, thanks to a stripped screw hole.
He looked into buying a new drain pump online, but it costs around $250, which is just outrageous.
So, for a roughly 8-year-old machine, is it worth it to buy a new pump at that price? Or, if we were to replace the washer, what new top-loader should we buy? Here are some details on if we were to keep the existing Frigidaire:
- Washing performance is not the best; clothes just get swatted around on top with no rollover whatsoever
- Tends to leave white, linty residue on darks after a cycle
- Rough on clothes; leaves some flyaway strings on laundry
- LONG cycle times (about 1 hour and 15 minutes for a Normal cycle)
On the other hand, here are the details if we were to buy a new washer:
- It MUST be a TL with an agitator
- Front-loaders are out of the question; my stepmom does not like them
- What machine gets the clothes cleanest with the least amount of wear and tear?
- Does there exist a model with good rollover?
I'm looking forward to your advice. Fortunately, my sister has a Frigidaire laundry center in her mother-in-law suite downstairs, so in the meantime, my dad, stepmom and I can do our laundry in that machine until we can get this issue resolved. This'll save us from having to go to the laundromat.
Here is a pic of the puddle that gets leaked out. This leaking occurs all the time, no matter which part of the cycle the machine is in.

About a month or two ago, I noticed that the washer was leaking a tiny amount of water onto the upstairs laundry room floor, mostly beneath the machine. When that happened, I thought nothing of it, considering that my dad had screwed the drain pump, which had somehow become loose, back onto the machine and replaced the drain hose. The washer had been working trouble-free for about 4 years, up until now.
The other day, I washed a load of towels, and the washer leaked out a small puddle of water in front, right on the floor. So I suctioned up the excess water with our Dreame mop vacuum, and slid a towel underneath to soak up what was left.
What's weird is that prior to washing the towels, I did a couple loads of my bedding, and the washer didn't leak very much. It wasn't until I did the towels that the machine started leaking a lot more. And this was just a normal load of towels.
So today, my dad pulled out the washer and promptly found out what the issue was. The drain pump had gotten loose again! And, to make matters worse, the plastic bracket on the pump broke, so now it is forever loose and leaking a lot more water than usual, thanks to a stripped screw hole.
He looked into buying a new drain pump online, but it costs around $250, which is just outrageous.
So, for a roughly 8-year-old machine, is it worth it to buy a new pump at that price? Or, if we were to replace the washer, what new top-loader should we buy? Here are some details on if we were to keep the existing Frigidaire:
- Washing performance is not the best; clothes just get swatted around on top with no rollover whatsoever
- Tends to leave white, linty residue on darks after a cycle
- Rough on clothes; leaves some flyaway strings on laundry
- LONG cycle times (about 1 hour and 15 minutes for a Normal cycle)
On the other hand, here are the details if we were to buy a new washer:
- It MUST be a TL with an agitator
- Front-loaders are out of the question; my stepmom does not like them
- What machine gets the clothes cleanest with the least amount of wear and tear?
- Does there exist a model with good rollover?
I'm looking forward to your advice. Fortunately, my sister has a Frigidaire laundry center in her mother-in-law suite downstairs, so in the meantime, my dad, stepmom and I can do our laundry in that machine until we can get this issue resolved. This'll save us from having to go to the laundromat.
Here is a pic of the puddle that gets leaked out. This leaking occurs all the time, no matter which part of the cycle the machine is in.
