mrslimjim
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How do you take off the agitator of a Maytag e2l wringer washer I am trying to take it off because the hose is clogged to let the water out and I’m trying to unclog it or do you know ways to unclog the hose?
How do you take off the agitator of a Maytag e2l wringer washer
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You pull the agitator straight up. Often these agitators become stuck because they weren’t removed after each and every use. When this happens you need to fill the tub with the hottest water available and let it set to hopefully loosen the agitator from the post. You may have to do this several times before it loosens enough to pull it off. Gently rock the agitator side to side after it has sat in the hot water, be careful and don’t force it.
To prevent this from happening in the future, 1. ALWAYS remove the agitator after each and every use and store it in the tub on its side and 2. put a light coating of Vaseline in the agitator post and periodically repeat this to keep the post lubed.
I’ve never heard of the drain hose becoming clogged on a Maytag Wringer washer. The only solution I can think of would be to take a wire hanger apart, straighten it out and use it to ream out the hose to free the clog.
Other members may have a better suggestion to unclog the drain hose.
Hope you will get many years of use and enjoyment from your Maytag EL, they are wonderful machines.
HTH,
Eddie
To prevent this from happening in the future, 1. ALWAYS remove the agitator after each and every use and store it in the tub on its side and 2. put a light coating of Vaseline in the agitator post and periodically repeat this to keep the post lubed.
I’ve never heard of the drain hose becoming clogged on a Maytag Wringer washer. The only solution I can think of would be to take a wire hanger apart, straighten it out and use it to ream out the hose to free the clog.
Other members may have a better suggestion to unclog the drain hose.
Hope you will get many years of use and enjoyment from your Maytag EL, they are wonderful machines.
HTH,
Eddie
Often owners do or did not head Maytag's directions about removing agitator from wringer washers after and between use. If machine has been allowed to sit that way for extended periods of time agitator can be come stuck onto shaft.
There are many threads already here in group on removing stuck Maytag wringer agitators, a quick search will bring them up.
As for the hose being "blocked", if you lay it onto ground and water starts coming out (even if in trickles) sooner or later entire tub will be drained. Then you simply can remove or loosen hose clamp at base of tub or pump underneath washer, take off hose and clear it out.
If water will not drain out via hose at all and machine can be moved outdoors or near a floor drain, again remove or loosen hose clamp, take off hose and water should start draining. This will be like unstopping a bath tub with quite a lot of water coming out at once. If you absolutely cannot get washer out of doors, find a very large bucket or other container that will hold entire amount of water still in tub. Put it under machine before removing hose...
Should water not come out of tub with hose off, then blockage is between tub, sump and drain. Using maybe untwisted wire hanger or something equally firm but flexible start *gently* poking into drain to see if can fish out or bust lose whatever is causing clog.
Whether clog is in sump, drain or hose what you've probably got is hardened soap, detergent, hard water minerals, hair, lint and God only knows what else that has been allowed to sit. If machine wasn't used for long periods that mass may have hardened as well.
There are many threads already here in group on removing stuck Maytag wringer agitators, a quick search will bring them up.
As for the hose being "blocked", if you lay it onto ground and water starts coming out (even if in trickles) sooner or later entire tub will be drained. Then you simply can remove or loosen hose clamp at base of tub or pump underneath washer, take off hose and clear it out.
If water will not drain out via hose at all and machine can be moved outdoors or near a floor drain, again remove or loosen hose clamp, take off hose and water should start draining. This will be like unstopping a bath tub with quite a lot of water coming out at once. If you absolutely cannot get washer out of doors, find a very large bucket or other container that will hold entire amount of water still in tub. Put it under machine before removing hose...
Should water not come out of tub with hose off, then blockage is between tub, sump and drain. Using maybe untwisted wire hanger or something equally firm but flexible start *gently* poking into drain to see if can fish out or bust lose whatever is causing clog.
Whether clog is in sump, drain or hose what you've probably got is hardened soap, detergent, hard water minerals, hair, lint and God only knows what else that has been allowed to sit. If machine wasn't used for long periods that mass may have hardened as well.
mrslimjim
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Ok thanks
Yea that’s probably it we found this in a barn and it probably never turned on or moved in 35 years by it still works and the agitator spins
Yea that’s probably it we found this in a barn and it probably never turned on or moved in 35 years by it still works and the agitator spins
