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DIY & Home Improvement

Rollo

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3. Well it might depend on the washer.

Reply to dweller (Original post)

Tue Sep 12, 2017, 12:10 AM

Sep 2017

Why not call the mfg customer support hotline and ask them?

And I agree, might also be time to get a new washer. I personally prefer the front loading type, which have drums that rotate (in both directions). These clean better, are gentler on fabrics, and usually more water and energy efficient.

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washing machine repair, simple question [View all] dweller Sep 2017 OP

By the time you get it repaired you could buy a new one. The_Casual_Observer Sep 2017 #1

not on my budget at this time dweller Sep 2017 #2

Some washers have "indexing" mechanisms where the agitator will move both ways but gradually also... Rollo Sep 2017 #4

I have a goofed up maytag front door one that has no agitator. The_Casual_Observer Sep 2017 #5

I edited to specify top loading dweller Sep 2017 #6

WHAT BRAND? Rollo Sep 2017 #9

Actually they are meant to be repaired and are relatively easy to work on. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2017 #7

Well it might depend on the washer. Rollo Sep 2017 #3

I would check repairclinic.com and/or Sears and plug in the model number. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2017 #8