Do-It-Yourself Story

I opened the lower filter door. Opened the little drain tube and drained the tub. Opened the filter and about 3/4 cup of beach sand came out. I ran the rinse and spin cycle thru four times;each time more sand came out, but had to drain it with the small hose each time as the pump would not operate. I assume it was damaged by the sand. Removed the pump assy and then unscrewed the pump. Using my multimeter, I checked resistance across terminals of pump. 12 ohms. Expected to see about 150 ohms. Put the new pump on when it arrived and reassembled machine. Works great!!