Washing Machine Woes

I've always noticed when washing pillows, or if I set the washer to do a 2nd rinse that sometimes it will leak a bit. The drainpipe thingie on the basement floor will also sometimes back up, but nothing serious and that's the only times it's happened.

On Monday, though, Jamie put his insulated work coveralls in the wash and it leaked on the floor. He pulled out the machine and underneath my hardwood had some water damage but nothing much, so we didn't think much of it.

Today I was downstairs wrapping presents and just on my way up the stairs. The washer and dryer are basically directly above the doorway at the bottom of the stairs. As I was walking through there, I got dripped on. I looked up (the basement is only partially finished so there the ceiling is open) and see lots of water and damage to the plywood of the floor. I almost had a panic attack.

So my washer is, and has been, leaking for some time. Jamie called a guy in town to come look at it tomorrow. He figures it's the pump, but will know more when he comes to check it out. I can deal with it being the pump. I can't deal with "Sorry, your washing machine is a piece of crap." And what really chokes me up is this isn't even the new washer we bought when we moved it. That one wasn't as high-end of a model as my mom's, so when she moved and was leaving hers, we switched ours out with hers. It's only about a year older but if I had just stuck with my perfectly good washing machine, I wouldn't have a malfunctioning washer screwing me over right now.