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Speed queen wringer won't pump out
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Post# 784960   9/21/2014 at 17:20 (3,475 days old) by mom11 (Dundee, MI)        

Hi, I have a Speed Queen wringer washer (model: fw3093w). I just ran a load, washed, wrang, but now the water won't pump out. This is the 1st time I've used it. My brother tested it before I picked it up and the pump worked but we've moved twice in 3 years and I haven't gotten to test it out myself until today.
Any ideas? I don't want to pail it out until I find out what's wrong. I used to have the owner's manual but that got lost in the move. I check for the manual here and I could 't find it. Only the brochures. Is it in the files somewhere that I can download?

Thanks so much.





Post# 784973 , Reply# 1   9/21/2014 at 18:28 (3,475 days old) by washdaddy (Baltimore)        

this is going to be a dumb question on my part but here it goes....

Is that machine a pump model? Some wringers are gravity drain not pump drain.

If you are not sure than try lowering the drain hose below the wash tub for the washer to drain by force of gravity either into a floor drain or perhaps a bucket that you can them dump into a sink.


Post# 784980 , Reply# 2   9/21/2014 at 19:23 (3,475 days old) by mom11 (Dundee, MI)        
Yes, it has

a pump. And, "Daddy", I finally got it to work.
After I looked under it and tried to figure out how the pump worked, I couldn't hear any sound coming from the pump. I thought the motor was dead. So I gravity drained it into a wash pan.

But as I kept searching around here I came across a thread where someone had the same problem on a SQ wringer and someone said the pumps were mechanical and not electrical. They suggested to the guy with the same problem that there was gunk in there from not being used in so long. Some said to undo a thumb screw and take the old gunk out, clean it, and put new lube in. Someone else said to run a bit of very not water through the drain to see if that loosens things up. I did the not water thing 1st (because I was afraid to unscrew and take apart anything without a manual to tell me how to put it back together again). After the 3rd cup of almost boiling water, I heard a glorious sucking sound! Did a little happy dance around the kitchen. Ran a pot of water through and it pumped out.

So I filled and loaded her up again to rinse the load. Went to drain, turned the power on and........nothing. Noisy, nothing. So I turn the pump knob from "off" to "on" a few times. Got a few dribbles. Found that if I turned the knob all the way to the "on" position it would't go, same with all the way on "off". So I wibbled it a little bit and found a sweet spot somewhere between 'on' and 'off' and she started chugging away.

But it came out in dribbles. Tiny little trickles. I moved the hose around a bit. Lowered it for some gravity action, put the hose back up, and it started to get faster. When there was about 1/4 of the tub of water left it just got stronger and stronger and then just came pouring out. After it was done I threw in a few pots of hot water just for good measure to make sure whatever it was free. That seems to have worked.

My question now is should I take the pump apart and try to find old grease, take it out and pack it with new? If I do need to do that I need specific instructions. I'm just a mom, trying to figure this out. I don't have any kind of repair experience except for trying to fix all my vintage appliances if I can. Thanks so much.

Is there a manual on here that I can pay a fee and download?




Post# 785096 , Reply# 3   9/22/2014 at 11:22 (3,475 days old) by mom11 (Dundee, MI)        
I'm so sorry,

Washdaddy, when I was rereading my post I realized that when I put quotes around the word 'daddy' it may have seemed rude. I never know how to address someone here if you don't know their name so I usually put the screen name in quotes. When I went back and read other threads I saw that people usually either know the person's actual name or they use their name without quotes as if it were. I sincerely hope I did not offend you. No offence was meant at all. In fact I am so thankful for you jumping in to help right away. Any other help is so so appreciated.

Please accept my sincerest apologies,
"Mom"


Post# 785186 , Reply# 4   9/22/2014 at 19:19 (3,474 days old) by washdaddy (Baltimore)        

Mom,
Trust me, no offense was taken at all. Addressing me by my screen name or real name is your choice. I have responded to much worse things in my life so don't worry. LOL

I'm glad that you were able to get your machine up and running. As far as taking your pump apart and cleaning it out I won't be able to give you the assistance you seek. I'm not familiar with that aspect of the washer. There is a "Manual & Literature" section on this site. But I didn't see your specific model listed in what they had. Whether or not you could use one of them as a cross ref to your machine I couldn't say.

You may try touching base with "Combo52". He is in the appliance business and may be able to offer you some guidance.

Enjoy your machine and good luck.

Rick, aka Washdaddy



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