Softener dispenser isn’t draining. Open the lid after a cycle to find it still full of fluid. I’ll admit I have no clue whatsoever how it works; I also don’t know how they manufactured it because it doesn’t come apart. It’s the kind that sits on top of the agitator (top-loading washer), I think it works by centrifugal force, that it’s supposed to fling it out of the center chamber to an outer chamber during the spin cycle?

I tried cleaning it not long ago, it doesn’t come apart, so I don’t know if I just washed some Clinton-era crud into a small port I have no hope of cleaning. Oh well, remarkably for a washing machine of this age these parts are still available, so I think I’ll just spend ten bucks on it.

  • @shalafi
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    19 hours ago

    Soak it in a hot lye solution for a bit. That shit eats all kinds of organic crud. I keep huge bottles of it for making soap and fixing and restoring things.