Whirlpool Duet - leak through tear in front gasket
 

Yesterday my duet washing machine started leaking. I took the back panel
off and everything looked pristine and bone dry. It was then that I felt
around the notorious space between the tub and large rubber gasket and found
a tear beneath the lip near the flange. I've really not had too much of a
problem with clothes being torn because of this gap, but somehow it was
torn, and this tear was leaking water which luckily poured straight through
the bottom to the floor.

I'm calling Whirlpool tomorrow. It's 3 months past the basic warranty - I
can only hope this is somehow covered in the 2-10 outer tub warranty. I
also cannot find a mention of this gasket in replacement parts on the
Internet. I would suspect that this piece would be the first to go under
normal wear. I'm dumbfounded by the lack of information on the net about
this issue.

I can only hope that this can be done fast and cheap, but history has made a
cynic of me.

Any other problems like this?

- Jerry

"J. A. Peck" wrote in message news:N0OTc.96554$cv5.68881@lakeread07...

Hi,

Yesterday my duet washing machine started leaking. I took the back panel
off and everything looked pristine and bone dry. It was then that I felt
around the notorious space between the tub and large rubber gasket and found
a tear beneath the lip near the flange. I've really not had too much of a
problem with clothes being torn because of this gap, but somehow it was
torn, and this tear was leaking water which luckily poured straight through
the bottom to the floor.

I'm calling Whirlpool tomorrow. It's 3 months past the basic warranty - I
can only hope this is somehow covered in the 2-10 outer tub warranty. I
also cannot find a mention of this gasket in replacement parts on the
Internet. I would suspect that this piece would be the first to go under
normal wear. I'm dumbfounded by the lack of information on the net about
this issue.

Good luck with the warranty, hope something will be covered for you!

I found a Front bellows seal....
http://www.repairclinic.com/referral.asp?R=153&N=909351

I can only hope that this can be done fast and cheap, but history has made a
cynic of me.

If you have to install this yourself, a repair manaul may help...

Whirlpool - Kenmore Duet/HE3t Washer Repair Manual
http://www.repairclinic.com/referral...=153&N=1025824

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/