Shoutout to the guy who swore by the vinegar trick for noisy washer pumps

I had this old Whirlpool front loader making a crazy grinding sound for weeks, and a tech I met at a supply house in Tacoma said to just run a full hot cycle with two cups of white vinegar. I was totally sure it was the pump bearing and he was wasting my time. Tried it yesterday as a last shot before ordering the part, and the noise is GONE. Saved me the $120 for the pump and an hour of my Saturday. Has anyone else had a simple fix work when you were sure it needed a big repair?

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jones.alice14d ago

My neighbor in Spokane tried that exact vinegar fix on his Samsung last year. It worked for a week before the pump seized completely, and he had to pay for the part plus a service call. Sometimes you're just putting off the real repair.

christopher_gonzalez14d ago

Heard similar stories from a buddy who fixes appliances. If vinegar doesn't clear the whole clog, leftover bits can wreck the pump. What model was your neighbor's?