Hello, My Name Is Laundress And I Am An Appliance Addict

[launderess]

Oh I Won't Be Doing These Repairs

Know the limits of my talents, and as this unit has many NLA parts, don't want any problems.

Will see how things go the next few times the unit is used, at least until the new pumps arrive. Then if required will send for a repairman to do whatever needs to be done.

According to the seller, this unit was used fairly often right up until the date of sale, so it is like there was water sitting stagnant.

Am going to have to modify my STPP use with this machine, as apparently high sodium content water can make rusting parts worse.

 

[launderess]

Well That's It Then

Took out the Whirlpool today to do some quick washing, and sure enough soon as the machine started agitating and pump began recirculating water, machine began leaking water from the bottom right rear of the unit. According to what one has read online, this means the pump is either going or at least the pump valve is for it.

Ssssssssssssooooooo will have to call out a repairman to fix the thing. On one hand am happy that one has three NIB FSP pumps on the way,just hope they have not rotted away from sitting on the shelf for so long. On the other hand am not thrilled with the seller for not disclosing this malfunction, despite his claims to have "fired up" the unit for testing before shipper arrived, and then saying all was working well.

 

[bajaespuma]

Aferim!

Have to tell you that I had at least 3 friends in high schoolf(for me, that would have been 1971-1975) whose parents had this exact same Whirlpoolita, two in white, one avocado. Saved them from trudging down to some dirty pain-in-the-a@@ NYC laundromat or room. One of them complemented the washer with a Maytag Porta-dryer that was hung high on a bathroom wall over the commode. Mrs. Levin really didn't care that it took over 2 hours to dry a load, it saved her a lot of work.

 

[bajaespuma]

Oh, and I almost forgot,

Ego te ab-salvo,

Say 5 Hail Marys and do two loads of whites.