Washing machine leak? (washer, drain, appliance, dryer)

[golfgal]

I did a load of laundry yesterday and there was a puddle of water under the machine when it was done. We pulled the machine out, the hoses are ok, there was no water on them, the connections are tight. Hubby looked under the machine and it was dripping but hard to tell from where. Any ideas? It's Sunday, I am not going to call a repair person today. We turned off the water to the machine just in case.

[lifelongMOgal]

Try pouring some water into the washtub with a bucket and locating the leak with the water off at the hoses. You might have a hole in the tub.

[Barking Spider]

It might be the pump housing. I once had a leak and found a pin from a new shirt went thru the wash and got lodged in the pump and poked a hole in it.

[jimboburnsy]

Is there any water on the wall behind the washer? I looked up, down and all-around for an apparent leak on my washer a few years ago only to find that the drain line was undersized (1950's house with, no kidding, a 1" drain for the washer) and, with the help of a partial blockage from paper towels way downstream (if you get in a pinch and wipe with paper towels, don't flush 'em) would back up during periods of high volume drainage.

[southgeorgia]

its also possible that water spilled over the tub; it does happen.

[M3 Mitch]

I had a leak on the plastic part that returns water from the pump to the drum on my old top-loader, the part itself was very cheap, replaced it DIY in a few minutes.

You probably already know that you can open the top of most top-load machines by pushing a couple of latches in, on the front edge of the top cover. Putty knife or similar will work to do this.

Needless to say, unplug the machine before doing any real work.

[golfgal]

We had a repair guy out yesterday and it was the water pump. He fixed it for $100 and told us we probably could have done it ourselves. We laughed and said "sure, now that you showed us how". The best part, we have now found a great repair guy in town. He was very honest, showed up on time and walked us through other potential trouble spots and what happens if they break down. He said it minimum charge was 30 minutes and the repair only took him a few minutes so he checked our dryer for us, walked us through potential trouble spots there too.

[M3 Mitch]

You didn't say what brand washer this is, GE has some excellent DIY "shop manuals" available, this guy or his shop probably knows how to get them.

We have a great guy who runs a used appliance/parts/repair shop, super knowledgable, he has talked me out of buying certain parts, saying "that part seldom fails, it's more likely this thing over here" pointing out the likely culprit on his computer screen. If I am too busy to DIY, he'll come out. If the appliance is truly DOA, he has used appliances that he has reconditioned, pre-emptively changing out known problem parts.

Very seldom do we buy new.

Good on ya, golfgal, I'd say "cultivate" this guy and give him your business.

[stillkit]

Just to note this in passing for future reference, I had a similar problem and it turned out to because I overloaded the tub. It's a top loader and I put two washable pillows in it at once (so it wouldn't be unbalanced during the spin cycle) and the weight of those soaked pillows caused the bottom seal to leak.

[texdav]

It could also be the injector noozle and value. Bascailly it is a rubber part under the top where water enters the tub. If it goes bad you will think the tub is leaking or the hose. Its a cheap part and easily replaced.As it goes bad you will see more and more water under the washer then it will go completely out and leak badly.