I have replaced the $30 drain pump twice already, and the same issue has popped up again. Is their some type of maintenance or cleaning I should be doing that might prevent the pump failing yet again?

The filter trap at the bottom looks the normal amount of yucky, mostly dog hair.

My wife is going to want to buy a new machine when I tell her that it broke again, and I don't think I can argue my case a third time! Worse, she'll want a new dryer too so that they match.

It's an WM2101HW, if that helps. The serial number starts with a zero, which supposedly indicates that it was built in a year ending in a 0, so it is either 16 or 26 years old, which I suppose is a good run.

https://www.lg.com/us/products/documents/lg_spec_sheet_wm2101h.pdf

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[–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I haven't had issues with my lg washer but I have had issues with any dehumidifier with a drain pump and all 3 pumps were victims of the same issue, gunk builds up inside the pump making it work harder leading to early failure. I decided that after the second dehumidifier and 3rd pump that I'd just use gravity to drain the water to a bigger, more powerful condensate pump and although the same gunk builds up, it's not enough to kill the pump...at least not so far.

I see that this model can't do what I did but my guess is if you are to buy another machine, ensure that the pump is at least stronger. In my opinion, if the pump is only $30 bucks, I'd buy a few to keep around and clean the machine more often, a new set is not cheap and they are built to break just the same.

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