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Found this whirpool washer today. Great find it has a suds saver which I have been wanting. I saw the home owner and he said the machine still works. I took it home, cleaned it up and turned it on. Only problem suds switch needs to be replaced hose broke off with part of the metal connection. It leaked alot but all cycles seem to work. Any one know were I can get the part. model#LTA5605E0 serial#02699 5849 Here are some pictures.

David

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What a beautiful machine, so glad you were able to get it. I have a question though, when you say it leaked a lot, do you mean when using the suds return or just any cycle?
 
The water is leaking from were the hose from the pump connects to suds / drain hose switch. The metal connecter the hose attaches to has rusted away, and part of the connecter is stuck in the hose.
 
If I am reading this right, the part you need is a two-way valve, which was still available last time I checked. Most parts houses and Sears should be able to get one for you.

The hose with the valve remnants in it should be able to be picked clean if you work at it. Be careful to remove the clamp if it's still on, and peel away the corroded metal carefully so as not to rip the hose. I think suds hoses are much harder to find if they're NLA (no longer available).

Good luck!
 
Thanks Kenmoreguy. The hose the come from the pump to the valve is were the metal is stuck. I did get the clamp off and it is intact. I am worried about ripping the hose or cracking it but I will be careful later tonight as I try to get more of the metal out. I do have a spare hose thanks to my dad keeping the hoses from my mothers old washer. Is it possible to cut another hose the same length as the piece from the pump to the valve or should I buy a new piec of hose also. Thanks for the help because I am not very mechanically inclined, but tring to learn.

David
 
David -

It is possible to form a hose if absolutely necessary using straight hose and plastic elbows & joints (you'll need the correct diameter for it to fit properly on the pump and the valve), however I would try to reuse the original hose first or see if one your dad saved is the same. If not, one may possibly be located.

Get me your model number and I'll see if I can figure it out.

If the existing hose is still soft and not dried out, it ought to be able to have the valve debris removed. Since you have the clamp off, try to squeeze the hose from the outside to break up the metal parts. That should not rip the hose. Once you do that, you should be able to rub the rest of the stuck bits off, piece by piece. If the hose is too far gone, you'll need to splice one. I don't know the diameter, however hose supply houses have the WP diameters, and even Home Depot had some when I last looked.

Get me your model # and I'll see at least what the hose part number was/is.

Gordon
 
Gordon

The model number is LTA5605E0. The hoses are still soft.
Goatfarmer you are right this hose is curved. Hopefully I will be able to get the piece of metal out. Thank you for the help & suggestions.

David
 
Gordon

Just want to let you I got the pieces of rusted metal out of both the suds hose and the hose coming from the pump. I gently scrapped with a small screwdriver and squeezed the hose a little and the metal came out. I have two pictures of how the two way valve broke. (will post later when my daughter can send them from the camera to the computer).

David
 
Thats' great David - I think you'll be fine then. When I get back from the gym tonight I'll lookup the two-way valve and see where one can be had.

I have never had a suds model (they aren't common here) to work on, but it should be a straight forward swap.
 
Gordon

Here are the pictures of the 2 way valve 1 part broke on the side were the pump attaches and the other is were the suds hose connects.

10-29-2008-20-41-33--Suds14.jpg
 
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