TL;DR
A washer drain pump is the electric impeller pump at the bottom of a washing machine that pushes used water out through the drain hose between cycles and before spin. It is the component behind the most common washer complaints, water left standing in the drum and machines stopping mid-cycle with drain errors, and the usual culprits are coins, hair pins, and sock fragments jamming the impeller or lodged in its coin trap.
What it means
A washer drain pump is the electric impeller pump at the bottom of a washing machine that pushes used water out through the drain hose between cycles and before spin. It is the component behind the most common washer complaints, water left standing in the drum and machines stopping mid-cycle with drain errors, and the usual culprits are coins, hair pins, and sock fragments jamming the impeller or lodged in its coin trap. Front-loaders put a cleanout door low on the cabinet face for exactly this, and a pump that hums without moving water or rattles loudly is telling its whole story.
Where it sits in the glossary
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