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Re: What to check for a tiny leak in a 18month old washer? said by yahtzee:When the water is coming into the basket it looks like it's hitting the spinning top part...water is definitely going behind it...question is, is there an enclosed section around the basket that the extra runoff water goes to?
Don't have your exact model but did have the same problem. Turned out to be a leak where the hot and cold inlet hoses meet at the mixing valve (just before the chute that fills the tub)... the hot was dripping on the top edge of the tub and when the tub would spin, would throw water against the inside of the enclosure and drip onto the floor. Discovered when I noticed 'cold water washes' had no leak, while 'hot water washes' had a small puddle under the washer. Just food for thought. |
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Richmond, VA | reply to yahtzee
UPDATE: Just took top apart again and removed the small bleach and softener basins....blew them out to ensure all is clear....when water goes into them it overflows...that is where the water comes from...no idea what to try next.
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kudos:1 | next step is photos |
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Richmond, VA | of what? |
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said by yahtzee:The washer gushed water into both the bleach dispenser (which there was none in) and the fabric softener dispenser (also didnt have any in). As it shot water into it both of them seemed to overflow and that's when the water came out of both bottom corners of the washer....now what? You could rotate the water supply valves to reduce the pressure. |
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Richmond, VA | hmmm...not a bad idea at all...it would reduce the overall pressure right? not just coming into the bleach and softener bins.
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robbinPremium,MVM
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kudos:1 | I scanned through the thread and didn't see a model number. Did or could you post it? |
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Richmond, VA | said by robbin:I scanned through the thread and didn't see a model number. Did or could you post it?
Sure...guess that would help....MVWB850YW0. Thanks.
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2 edits | Post some pics of the top of the dispensers that are leaking. From looking at the parts diagrams it appears that these dispensers are open top. If they overflow they should just drain into the tub. My guess is that they are loose or that they should be sealed to the inside top of the washer.
Parts diagram
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Parts list
»www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdi···63/00001
It appears that you are talking about some combination of parts 21 - 26. What I can't tell from the diagram is how they install and what type of seal should be keeping them from leaking through the cutouts of the part #2 top of washer.
[edit] it wouldn't hurt to take one of those dispensers back out and take a few pics from different angles and post them. |
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Richmond, VA | reply to lutful
said by lutful:You could rotate the water supply valves to reduce the pressure.
This was it! Service came out and there was nothing wrong with the washer....the pressure was too much. Turned it down a bit and all is well. Thanks.
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