Maytag A710 questions

[luxflairguy]

I'm enjoying my 710 but have questions.
Does the bleach dispenser just basically put liquid bleach at the bottom of the tub at the beginning of the wash or does it actually release it later into the load?
Is the pump belt driven? And how fast should the tub drain? I find that it seems to take the machine about 2 minutes to drain. It has a new hose, but you can hear water sloshing around for a little while longer than I thought it should. Does this mean that the pump could be clogged? I also notice a wet odor after use that never goes away.
Help would be appreciated!
Greg aka Luxflairguy

 

[qsd-dan]

"Does the bleach dispenser just basically put liquid bleach at the bottom of the tub at the beginning of the wash or does it actually release it later into the load?"

It dumps it directly into the bottom of the tub. That's why *some* of us go gaga over the early timed bleach dispensing models.

 

[swestoyz]

The wash tub should be empty somewhere in the 45 to 90 second range. The pump is indeed belt driven. I'm wondering how high your washer stack is. The standard poly pump is set up to pump anywhere between 48" and 60", IIRC. Anything higher than that may cause the feet of head output to lower than the standard flow.

Check the pump by tilting the machine back, and locating the pulley on the right hand side towards the front of the machine. It should turn freely. If it does, check the belt for wear. Maybe time for a new set of belts if the pump is fine.

On the bleach dispenser - Dan is correct that it does flow to the outer tub, but there is a diverter placed at the outer tub entrance that opens once the force of agitation is applied to the wash water.

Ben

 

[yogitunes]

if your pumping to a high level, there is a pulley conversion that makes the pump able to handle this.....

I didn't know this was available until I tried to order the 50hz conversion, and the parts house offered me this first...

just a thought