NIB Whirlpool Washer # WTW5000DW3
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It's a VMW belt-drive impeller model, probably not much interest. 2014 model-year but Feb 2021 serial ... seems unusual for a washer model to be produced for that long.
maytaglover68
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I had this same exact machine, only lasted about 5 years. It had the bearing and hub go and I’ve junked it and a got used direct drive Maytag Centennial MVWC500VW1.
And since it had a bad bearing I wasn’t going to put a hub on it I decided that it was ready to go.
I was originally going to buy a Speed Queen but I decided to get a used direct drive instead due to their much cheaper price.
Yes, Whirlpool made direct drives for Maytag for a brief period. Mine even has the stainless steel drum (which I like over porcelain). I think I remember maybe a Kenmore model using this drum based on what I looked at but I don’t think any branded Whirlpool had this drum. It’s a very late model
As an appliance technician I probably repair VMWs every day. Suspension rods seem most common I (just did suspension rod replacement on a Whirlpool WTW4800XQ4 earlier today and some other models I don’t remember). Didn’t get any with bad gearcases today. It’s a very late direct drive (made on 13th week of 2009), so it was made right before Whirlpool started making VMWs. I got it used off because it was cheap and they said it worked perfectly, and they were correct. This washer should last me a very long time just like the 1990s Kenmore I had before the VMW. The Kenmore broke in 2019 and I got a VMW which was a mistake.
And since it had a bad bearing I wasn’t going to put a hub on it I decided that it was ready to go.
I was originally going to buy a Speed Queen but I decided to get a used direct drive instead due to their much cheaper price.
Yes, Whirlpool made direct drives for Maytag for a brief period. Mine even has the stainless steel drum (which I like over porcelain). I think I remember maybe a Kenmore model using this drum based on what I looked at but I don’t think any branded Whirlpool had this drum. It’s a very late model
As an appliance technician I probably repair VMWs every day. Suspension rods seem most common I (just did suspension rod replacement on a Whirlpool WTW4800XQ4 earlier today and some other models I don’t remember). Didn’t get any with bad gearcases today. It’s a very late direct drive (made on 13th week of 2009), so it was made right before Whirlpool started making VMWs. I got it used off because it was cheap and they said it worked perfectly, and they were correct. This washer should last me a very long time just like the 1990s Kenmore I had before the VMW. The Kenmore broke in 2019 and I got a VMW which was a mistake.
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