Thread Number: 88845
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
WP/KM direct drive washer motor bottom cover missing ? |
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Post# 1134166 , Reply# 1   11/21/2021 at 19:22 (886 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1134167 , Reply# 2   11/21/2021 at 19:24 (886 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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This is there to prevent sparks from a shorted motor [ very unlikely ] from igniting either the floor under the motor or trash like paper that can get shoved under an appliance.
If your laundry room floor is not flammable and you don't let a lot of trash accumulate under the washer the motor will run cooler without this guard.
John |