Had to tear my washer apart to do a repair. It really helped me understand how everything is designed to be disposable.

I was getting a drain fault code, the washer wasn't working at all. The correct method to repair is to take the top off, the front off, then unbolt the pump to get at the drain pump on the side of the pump assembly. All so I could undo 3 screws and take out a clump of fuzz that was clogging up the pump. How many people would just assume the washer was dead and buy a new one for a clump of fuzz?

I had to do some pretty interesting gymnastics to get to the pump from the bottom, but after a whole bunch of work I got to the drain pump and sure enough, it was just a piece of felt stopping my new washer from running correctly.

You know.... The drain pump is a known failure mode of this thing. In a sane world, there'd be a little door you can open to access it. Nope, not in clown world, you're expected to take the entire thing apart to remove three screws and lift the pump head off.