What A Difference a Day Makes
Tested the pump with first one cup of water, and while it did leak a bit, no where like before. The Seal All made a nice hard seal and no longer "pulsed". So decided it was time to get out the big guns.
Poured a huge stock pot full of hot water into the wasche basin and let her rip. Whooo-hooo Nellie! Washer pumped out the water VERY fast with a little dripping. Repeated this several times until the pumped water was clear. Don't know what the previous owner laundered in this unit, but was getting bits of what looked like sand, grit, lint and other gunk.
Oddly enough it seems to my eye the dripping got a bit less the more large pots of hot water went through/cleaned out the pump. Perhaps the seal is being rehydrated?
In short the pump still leaks, but it is more like slow drips than out right pouring out of water. Gave the pump base plate and screws a good shot of WD40 to help prevent rusting. Don't want the screws to rust soild making it impossible to remove the pump.
Prolly can live with the drips, at least for awhile, just will have to put something under the washer to keep from damaging my floors.
There is pile of bath towels/wash cloths that need laundering, do I dare? .........
Launderess
Tested the pump with first one cup of water, and while it did leak a bit, no where like before. The Seal All made a nice hard seal and no longer "pulsed". So decided it was time to get out the big guns.
Poured a huge stock pot full of hot water into the wasche basin and let her rip. Whooo-hooo Nellie! Washer pumped out the water VERY fast with a little dripping. Repeated this several times until the pumped water was clear. Don't know what the previous owner laundered in this unit, but was getting bits of what looked like sand, grit, lint and other gunk.
Oddly enough it seems to my eye the dripping got a bit less the more large pots of hot water went through/cleaned out the pump. Perhaps the seal is being rehydrated?
In short the pump still leaks, but it is more like slow drips than out right pouring out of water. Gave the pump base plate and screws a good shot of WD40 to help prevent rusting. Don't want the screws to rust soild making it impossible to remove the pump.
Prolly can live with the drips, at least for awhile, just will have to put something under the washer to keep from damaging my floors.
There is pile of bath towels/wash cloths that need laundering, do I dare? .........
Launderess