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Post# 222888   7/15/2007 at 19:50 (6,100 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Hoo boy. Doing today's wash, I found that water was puddled under my washer and dryer- both Maytag centre-dials. At first, I thought it was leakage from rain through the wall of the laundry room, which is below grade. I mopped up the water with towels, then put the towels in to wash. Oy Gott. Now I have suds and water under the machines. After pulling the front panel of the washer, I cannot find any evidence of leakage inside the machine (at least not recent), but I DID find the wall behind the washer wet, where the standpipe is. I wonder if I have an overflow condition at the standpipe? Any ideas? *weakly* PLEASE? |
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Post# 222894 , Reply# 1   7/15/2007 at 20:09 (6,100 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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It's obvious that something is going on with the standpipe. I'll use drain opener on it, of course- I have the HD professional stuff. But I also wonder if my recent switch to powder might have something to do with it- I was using a liquid. I think there must be some over-sudsing going on. Ideas and suggestions welcome! P.S.- I also find that I need a new set of glides on my washer's sled, where the trans hub spins on it, down at the bottom of the machine. Oh brothah. |
Post# 222931 , Reply# 3   7/15/2007 at 22:17 (6,100 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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By the way, the other situation I mentioned is the damper pads. One of them is sitting inside the washer, on the sled- it's nowhere near where it's supposed to be. It appears that someone used graphite to lube the base! Obviously, I have some work to do; I've got some questions to ask in another thread. |
Post# 223057 , Reply# 4   7/16/2007 at 11:26 (6,099 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Post# 223254 , Reply# 6   7/17/2007 at 07:44 (6,098 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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Turn on the washer and as it is filling look inside on the left uper portion to see if there is a leak on the incoming water suply.if so,you'll need to get the Jet spray nozel assembly that directs the water flow into the tub.It has a rubber sock that wraps around the tube and it wares after a few years causing a mild leak,But,if it isn't fixed right away,it gets frayed and causes major leaks under the rim.E Z fix!!!
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Post# 224244 , Reply# 7   7/21/2007 at 15:23 (6,094 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Hello All: First, thanks for all the suggestions and encouragement. Some careful checking revealed that it was overflow from the standpipe. The standpipe is already not the greatest; it's very badly designed and installed. It seems that lint buildup inside it was causing some backup; my old washer was a DD Whirly with a self-cleaning lint filter, so there was bound to be some lint in the pipe. After a cleanout with professional drain opener and a snake, the standpipe is flowing like it oughter. I'm noticing much less of that Maytag "sucking" noise when the washer is in operation, too. I hopefully will not have the lint buildup again as much, since the Maytag has a lint filter that you clean manually. So, things seem to be better! Thanks again. |