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Posted by Colbyt on August 25, 2006, 10:35 pm
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> Bailey wrote:
>> ...Frigidaire washer (FWS800FHS0) started leaking ... drain pump isn't
>> leaking (thank goodness) but the water seems to start dripping halfway
>> down the piece of the drainhose inside of the unit ...
>
> Sure the leak is there or at the end or somewhere else just running
> down the outside until drips at a low point? Just to be sure you found
> actual leak, not the symptom...
>
>> Hey its plastic. Plastic rots. This sucker is 6 years old. Drainhose
>> is a $25 part, not bad. But those clamps holding the hose onto the pump
>> and to the unit looks pretty substaintial. Anyone ever wrestled with
>> these? What's the trick?
>
> First, is there anything particularly unique about this piece of drain
> hose? If not, I'd suggest just getting a chunk from the hardware store
> at much less than $25 -- more like $1/linear ft or so...
>
> I assume you mean the single wire clamp--there's no real trick, just a
> pair of pliers to squeeze. Depending on access, it may be handy to use
> a pair of long-nose vise-grip-type pliers to keep hold. There are
> special clamp pliers w/ a notch in the jaws, but should be able to do
> one or two of these w/o recourse to them. I typically will replace
> these w/ a screw clamp just for simplicity if they are in a difficult
> place to reach.
>
> HTH...
>
Good advice!
Colbyt
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