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title: "Washer drain pump replacement"
description: "Kenmore washer drain pump replacement — a drum full of water at the end of a cycle."
url: "https://kenmoremiami.support/services/washer-drain-pump-replacement/"
date_modified: "2026-09-01"
Appliance type: "Washers"
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# Kenmore washer drain pump replacement

### About drain pumps on a 110 and a 796

A 110 is a Whirlpool and a 796 is an LG, and they are genuinely different washers wearing one badge. The drain pump on each is an inexpensive, widely held component, which is why the figure does not move between them — what moves is the route to it, how much comes off, and how much water reaches the floor first. Most of these are an obstruction rather than a failure: coins, buttons, hairpins, screws and underwires, in roughly that order. A pump that has been working against one for weeks is usually damaged anyway, which is why slow draining is worth acting on early.

On this site the job covers washers wearing the Kenmore badge, across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. Tell us the three digits before the period on the rating plate when you book: they name the company that actually built the appliance, and on this badge that is where the diagnosis starts.

What this involves

The coin trap and the hose before the pump

What the display said, read against the right table

Both builders handled, and they are not alike

Ask what the display showed

Before it stopped, not after. On an LG-built machine that single detail can shorten the visit considerably.

The filter or coin trap

Where the machine has one. A sock, a coin or a hairgrip stops a perfectly good pump, and this is the first place to look.

The drain hose and the standpipe

Kinked, too high, or pushed too far into the pipe. All three produce the same complaint with nothing broken.

Test the pump

Continuity and whether it is receiving a signal. A pump getting no signal is a control problem, and replacing the pump changes nothing.

Drain and spin, watched

A full drain and spin before we leave, with the water going where it should.

### It drains slowly rather than not at all.

That is a partial obstruction, and it is the moment to deal with it. A pump made to work against a restriction for months will fail, and then you are paying for both.

### Should I open the coin trap myself?

On machines that have an accessible one, yes, and it is often the whole repair. Have a shallow tray and more towels than you think you need.

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