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Thread Number: 66736
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Flooded Laundry |
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| Post# 893973 8/15/2016 at 02:53 (2,804 days old) by MixGuy (St. Martinville, Louisiana) | ||
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Five inches of water flooded my laundry room with the heavy rainfall received over the weekend. Is the motor in a Whirlpool Duet washer and the dryer mounted high enough above the floor not to be affected by the water? | ||
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| Post# 893985 , Reply# 1 8/15/2016 at 07:11 (2,804 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan) | ||
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Terrible!! Hope you folks down there get the federal help you need in a timely manner this time. | ||
Post# 893997 , Reply# 2 8/15/2016 at 08:42 (2,804 days old) by Frigilux  (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 894004 , Reply# 3 8/15/2016 at 09:04 (2,804 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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5 inches?...you cutting it close, if not for the most part, some part of that motor is touching water......
dryer motors are usually attached to the base, lucky if there is an inch of clearance underneath...... FL motors are usually attached to the drum unit, may be a bit higher up, but rather still close to the bottom....unless its direct drive..... sorry to hear your going through all of this...... too late for it now.....but when you get through all of this, consider the drawers for these units, placing up on cinder blocks, or building a platform to keep them off the floor...... not a bad idea for heaters and water heaters if this turns into a common concern for the future.... if a gas burner comes in contact with water, the unit is usually tossed out.... keep us posted as you can......stay safe | ||
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Post# 894006 , Reply# 4 8/15/2016 at 09:19 (2,804 days old) by Lorainfurniture (Cleveland ) |
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You might have spared the motor, but the MCU is on the floor , and is likely trashed. If it was murky water get rid of the machine. If clean water, unplug for a few days and dry it out. | ||
| Post# 894026 , Reply# 7 8/15/2016 at 13:34 (2,804 days old) by MixGuy (St. Martinville, Louisiana) | ||
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Thank You Mike Just learned the President declared state of emergency in 4 parishes (counties). Far more widespread damage. That list needs to be amended, a mad cajun feeling treated unfairly will become very vocal! (that is putting it nicely and as "politically correct" as I can at the moment) | ||
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Post# 894063 , Reply# 9 8/15/2016 at 19:07 (2,803 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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Other thing you should consider is installing automatic emergency drain pumps in your basement. I don't know how fast the water entered but a good system can drain several gallons of water per minute. | ||
| Post# 894257 , Reply# 12 8/16/2016 at 23:45 (2,802 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit) | ||
No, No, No! | ||
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