Good Night Nurse
Have had it for the day with this machine. Now for late Scooby snack, then bed.
First layers of Seal All failed to do the trick, as the pump still leaked. Not as much as before, but none the less was still leaking. Found the source as I discovered the crack went right up to the area around where the pump connects to the drain hose. Water was leaking in sync with the pumping action (as the pump pumped, each pulse produced a strong gush of water. Sigh.
Peeled the wet Seal All mess off and cleaned up the water. Next turned the washer on it's side to allow water still inside the pump to drain down the other side from the crack (put a towel on the other side), and dried everything off. Needed a clean dry surface to try sealing the cracks again, but with the machine lowered, water kept dripping out of the pump.
Next began to ponder how to patch up the larger parts of the crack. Then it dawned on me, the roll of cork purchased yesterday for making a new pump seal. Took off a length of cork and made very small strips/pieces, and painfully began to wedge the cork into the larger cracked areas. By "large" I mean the largest crack (near the base) was really what one might call a hairline fracture. But none the less it gushed water.
After the larger cracked areas were stuffed with cork, began gooping on lots of the Seal All allowing it to seep into the cracks. Used a blow dryer (set on cool) for several minutes to fast set the Seal All, then allowed the sealant to dry for awhile. About an hour later applied yet another "gooping" of sealant, and that was all she wrote. Intended to a let the Seal All cure 24 hours or so.
Cleaned up the mess which included several towels I had used to wipe up all the water. After washing, only used the final spin at low. Since it was about 2 hours later, decided to at least try the extractor and see how the seal was holding. After all how much water could be left in the towels?
Put some newspapers under the pump and let her rip. After about 1 minute or so took the towels out and they were near DRY. But what about the seals? Well during the pumping one could see the sealant come "Alive". It was almost like watching a human heart beat as each pulse of the pump caused the sealant along the uppermost part of the crack to pulse. Scary and icky all at the same time. Noticed also the pump belt also tended to "pulse" in tandem with the pump. While the pump still leaked water, it was more like drips than full scale gushing. Will try pumping again tomorrow using a cup or two of water and see how things are holding up.
If things stay as they are, prolly can use the extractor for final spinning of laundry washed elsewhere, long as I remember to put something under the washer to collect the drips. Nabbed a hose clamp remover tool off eBay, when it arrives will swap out the drain hose for a longer one. Maybe by then it will be time for a full fledged wash up.
Oh yes, about the noise. These twin tubs are NOT the most quiet washers. The extractor makes a horrible whine when starting up and slowing down. Maybe a dab of grease somewhere?
Swapped out the old casters for ones I kept from our Malber's portable wheel kit. They didnt' fit, but wrapped several layers of of cello-tape around the shafts, and shoved them in (they fit now). The old hard rubber casters on the Hoover were killing my floors. Not to mention they were cracked and chipped to death making moving the unit about very difficult.
That is all gang, now for that Scooby snack, and to bell a man in Scotland about a pump.
Launderess
