Maytag Neptune Washer Boot Drain 12002533

Like having a new washing machine
We had the black mold on the edge of the old seal that looked awful, and worse, had a funky smell.

I disassembled the washer with a friend who thought he was here just for dinner. The old drain pipe was completely plugged and even more nasty stuff was on the inside, so we went a step further and removed the plastic front of the washer bin that is held in with about a dozen snap clips.

Removing the plastic cover was a good move because there was a lot more brown/black gunk behind it. After 20 minutes of scrubbing, replacement with the new seal went smoothly. Help from the friend's strong hands made putting the spring/wire on the seal relatively easy, and I'm glad I didn't have to struggle with it on my own! (Thanks, Tony!)

I'm dinging the seal one star because the included instruction sheet doesn't help at all. Ironically, or actually paradoxically, the sheet lists itself as an item in the box. "If you are holding this, you have this piece of paper!"...

Worked as expected - Here's a valuable spring tip!
This boot fit my Maytag Neptune perfectly. Here's a tip: I figured a way out to control the spring tension on removal of old and installation of the new boot. This technique made it extremely easy. I cut two lengths of string - shoe laces would probably work well - about 2-feet long each. With gloves on, I use one string to control the end of the wire, and the other length of string to control the end of the spring that hooks into the end of the wire that the first string is looped around. Pulling the two strings in opposite directions to unhook the spring from the wire makes it very easy to control the spring tension and hook/unhook the spring from the wire. The other trick is to make sure you don't pull at even the slightest angle toward the front of the washer or the wire will slip off the boot.

Exactly What I Needed
So it turns out that you really shouldn't wash your hair chair seat cover in your Maytag Neptune washer. Something about it throws off the balance of the machine, according to the service guy that came out to look at it. After charging me $70 for a service call that took all of 10 minutes, the gentleman informed me that after deducting the service call fee and adding applicable taxes, install fees, shipping fees and the rights to my first born (or so it seemed), the part would cost over $250. I smiled and immediately got on Amazon to find the part cheaper. I am married to a mechanical engineer, after all. Surely, he could swap out the bad boot for the new boot. I was pleased to find it on Amazon for under $50 including shipping, taxes and all other applicable fees. It was an easy fix for my husband and a nice savings for my pocket book.

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