Washing machine drain pump safe to bodge?
I have bought a washing machine drain pump from ebay and the prongs on it don't accurately match the little plug for them. However the prongs do have little holes in them.
Is it safe to cut the two red wires from their plug and push them through the prongs of the new pump, twist them round, a bit like you do with speaker wire. I don't want to set the whole machine live and kill myself!
This pic shows the new pump with the prongs. Thanks
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Whirlpool AWM 5145/5 drain pump connector mismatch
- The problem
- The replacement drain pump bought online had spade terminals that did not match the machine's existing plug on a Whirlpool AWM 5145/5 87051415597. The user asked if it was safe to cut off the plug and attach the two red wires directly to the pump terminals.
- Likely cause
- The supplied pump had a different electrical connector style from the original pump, causing a fitment mismatch rather than a confirmed machine fault.
- What fixed it
- The accepted advice was that wire polarity did not matter for this pump, but the safer recommended method was to remove the old connector and fit new female insulated spade/tag connectors, ensuring at least one terminal was insulated because the terminals are close together. The user then chose to buy an approved replacement pump part instead of bodging the wiring.
- Checks to try
- Model given as Whirlpool AWM 5145/5 87051415597
- Replacement pump terminals visually did not match the existing plug
- Forum advice stated the two wires could go either way round on the pump terminals
- Parts or tools mentioned
- Approved replacement drain pump part
- Female insulated spade/tag connectors
Safety: Do not leave adjacent pump terminals uninsulated. Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
6 Answers
Hello there. Yes and it doesn't matter which way round the wires go. alternatively you could cut the old connector off and just put new 13 amp tag connectors on. The only thing that is imperative is that at least one of them is insulated as they are so close together. If you could somehow cut the old connector in half separating the two wires and get them to fit then yes that should be fine.
Need Professional Help or Spare Parts?
Hi Andy thank you very much, alternatively have you got price for a drain pump (just the bit as pictured I don't need all the drain as well) that will fit straight onto a Whirlpool AWM 5145/5 87051415597
no problem. check out Ransom Spares for a list of all whirlpool pump parts.
Need Professional Help or Spare Parts?
hi i don't even know what 13 amp tag connectors are, could you link me to these please, that will fit this item
anything like a spade. Here is what I mean
The connectors already there inside the plastic plug are female connectors.
Need Professional Help or Spare Parts?
thank you very much for all your help. I bought the approved part from Ransom spares as you suggested. Not able to fit at the moment though due to unforeseen medical problem, looks like I will have to pay a plumber after all! At least I have the part in hand. Thanks again.
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