On my Maytag LAT9700 washer (with the front panel off and the chassis-top lifted), during fill, the aerator tube leaks substantially. The washer is about 12 years old.
The aerator tube (I have seen it called an "air gap fill injector tube") is located in the fill line about 9 inches before the water-entry nozzle to the tub. The aerator consists of a perforated outer plastic tube, an inner soft rubber tube, and an interior long plastic complex-shaped cylinder.
It's supposed to let air in. Currently it lets water out instead.
I disassembled it. The rubber tube has a tear in it. (You'll hate this -- I dried it and covered it with duct tape, which did seem to seal it.) In the process of disassembling it, I think(?) I dislodged the inner plastic complex cylinder from its anchor point. I reassembled it all as well as possible (I couldn't reposition the inner plastic cylinder) -- result: it leaks water the same as before. No surprise, I know -- I botched this.
Question: if this thing is only an aerator, can I just replace it with a straight piece of hard tubing (a coupler)? Or at least, can I do that temporarily while I see if I can get new parts? I'm desperate to have a working washer.
(There are no wires running to this thing -- it is not electrical.)
Thanks for any advice.
The aerator tube (I have seen it called an "air gap fill injector tube") is located in the fill line about 9 inches before the water-entry nozzle to the tub. The aerator consists of a perforated outer plastic tube, an inner soft rubber tube, and an interior long plastic complex-shaped cylinder.
It's supposed to let air in. Currently it lets water out instead.
I disassembled it. The rubber tube has a tear in it. (You'll hate this -- I dried it and covered it with duct tape, which did seem to seal it.) In the process of disassembling it, I think(?) I dislodged the inner plastic complex cylinder from its anchor point. I reassembled it all as well as possible (I couldn't reposition the inner plastic cylinder) -- result: it leaks water the same as before. No surprise, I know -- I botched this.
Question: if this thing is only an aerator, can I just replace it with a straight piece of hard tubing (a coupler)? Or at least, can I do that temporarily while I see if I can get new parts? I'm desperate to have a working washer.
(There are no wires running to this thing -- it is not electrical.)
Thanks for any advice.