Matthew G for Model Number WLDSR416F0WC My question or just my knack for wanting to know stuff is I was given this ge washer model number WLDSR416F0WC about a month ago and it worked perfect until recently. I was washing clothes 1 day and I noticed it leaked from the bottom just a little...once it started to drain or started to spin it would kinda stop..but now it floods the floor and no matter what u do to the cycle it won't slow down until all the water is on the floor or all went to the drain. Now sometimes the knob that controls the cycle selection on the far right of the machine like delicates, cottons, prewash sticks...once you turn it on for instance; turn the knob to cotton light load it will sometimes just keep on staying at that position without moving to drain and spin and most of the time you have to move it yourself to make it go to drain and spin...it doesn't do that all the time but most of the time it does...but no matter if the control knob for that sticks or not the bottom of the washer will leak regardless of what happens on the knobs...my dad says he replaced some kind of switch that went right behind that knob 1 year ago...my questions I should say is this.....1. Is the knob or switch the reason it sticks most of time and which one do I replace? 2. Is that knob or switch the reason why the washer leaks from the bottom? 3. What other switches or seals/gaskets are causing the leakage? 4. Since I cannot find anything on this particular washer on the ge website it must be outdated and not in stock/inventory anymore but it seems I can find parts on this website about it, is it worth replacing the switch and seals/gaskets or whatever is wrong with it or is it worth just buying a totally new one and trash this one that is in excellent condition except for this leak problem? 5. I already checked the drain hose outlet from the machine and cleaned it good and the actual hose to the drain pipe, plus I made sure the drain was the proper height and the pipe was not put more than 6 inches in the drain, is there something else there I might need to clean to fix this leaking problem or did that have anything to do with the problem because it was not that dirty nor was it plugged in anyway?
Answer Hello Matthew. Check and see if the water is coming from the plastic pipe on the left side of the outer tub assembly. If so, you will need to order and replace the flood gasket WH1X2729 on the unit. Read More... Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com | Thursday, March 14, 2013