Thread Number: 16577
Whirlpool Imperial, the good and the horrifying... |
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Post# 274471   4/9/2008 at 20:41 (5,860 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 274472 , Reply# 1   4/9/2008 at 20:42 (5,860 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 274473 , Reply# 2   4/9/2008 at 20:44 (5,860 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 274474 , Reply# 3   4/9/2008 at 20:45 (5,860 days old) by dynaflow (rockingham nc)   |   | |
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Post# 274475 , Reply# 4   4/9/2008 at 20:47 (5,860 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 274476 , Reply# 5   4/9/2008 at 20:51 (5,860 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 274481 , Reply# 7   4/9/2008 at 20:59 (5,860 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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And now, the horrifying news... About 8-10 loads after this maiden load from earlier this week, I did a load of darks, just tonight actually, it did it's thing just fine until the beginning of the final spin, there was a light grinding noise which quickly went away as it gained speed. Then when it shut off, the load had grease streaks on it as well as these little chunks of hard stuff ( I had to rewash it in another washer), I don't know what the chunks are exactly... It looks like there is some newly exposed metal on them however, which is really horrifying!!! What happened?????? Is the outer tub to blame? The inner tub? Is my poor baby falling apart??? HELP!
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Post# 274482 , Reply# 8   4/9/2008 at 21:01 (5,860 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 274486 , Reply# 10   4/9/2008 at 21:26 (5,860 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 274496 , Reply# 11   4/9/2008 at 22:36 (5,860 days old) by danelto (State College, PA)   |   | |
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I don't mean to be pessimistic; however, I believe that grease on clothes is a really bad sign. Check with Robert to make sure, but I always thought this was like an appliance death rattle. Transmission? Sorry. The machine is just gorgeous. I looked at it numerous times. |
Post# 274503 , Reply# 12   4/10/2008 at 00:31 (5,860 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.)   |   | |
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Gorgeous washer. I'm sorry that it is depositing those flakes. I love the machine, especially how the light from the console shines into the tub during the wash. I loved that feature in the Whirlpool my aunt had. Good Luck, James |
Post# 274530 , Reply# 15   4/10/2008 at 10:26 (5,859 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 274620 , Reply# 16   4/10/2008 at 21:01 (5,859 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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hello when i was young we add an Inglis superb washer similar to the model you have it was 4 cycle no super wash on the perm press cycle with a pale blue agitator that looks like the one on your model then the same model (agitator was change to a white agitator) second washer was a whirlpool this is a good washer hope you will be able to have it fix. |
Post# 275080 , Reply# 17   4/14/2008 at 13:58 (5,855 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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Jamie - Looking at those little chunks, they look a lot to me like tub or centerpost rust. I don't know know long your machine sat unused, perhaps not at all, but there is often rust and debris build-up on centerposts and on both inner and outer tub surfaces. I agree with Steve/Gyrafoam that your issue warrants a basket removal. You'll know for sure what you're dealing with. If the machine went unused long enough to fully dry out, my experience has been that build-up shrinks and becomes loose, which would then get dislodged when the machine is put back into service. If those rust chunks did indeed dislodge from somewhere, and then after that you had oily marks on clothes, my guess would be that either the agitator shaft seal is in need of replacement, or there's a hole in the center post. The rust could also have come from the basket itself, but that is not as likely. Agitator shaft seals are commonly in need of replacement (lets say always if they haven't been done in a while or ever), and when they're replaced, they help to keep the centerpost dry, and thus free from further damage. This little cheap seal is what helps the air bubble to form under the agitator. When the seal fails, the air bubble doesn't form, and water goes up the centerpost, causing it to rust eventually and water to find a pathway into the mechanics of the machine. I can't tell you how many machines I have seen that have "chocolate milk" looking oil/water in their transmissions from centerpost leakage. If you can, I strongly recommend pulling the tub to see what you have going on. If you can't do that, an easy way to tell is to pull the agitator after you've just done a wash load. The agitator from a well sealed machine will be mostly dry underneath from about three inches from the bottom, up the center. It's normal for the base to be wet obviously, but if you see water beads or droplets way up the center of the agitator toward the splines, that is an indication that seals aren't working and is probably how the machine exchanged some oil. In many cases I have seen agitators and baskets that had white detergent residue on them in a water-mark line from when the machine was sealing properly. If yours has this too and is wet well above, that's another indication of a seal failure. I don't want to alarm you, and this does not mean the end of the machine for sure, but I would check this before I use the machine much further just in case. |