Product review (1 stars): Fatigue crack along the bottom seam after 1.5 years
This is not about the seller, they sell what they get from the manufacturer. I didn't have any shipping issues like some other users. This is about the part itself. The original part that came with the washer developed a crack along the fused seam on the bottom of the ribbed part. I guess this part is supposed to be flexible to compensate for motor oscillations and movement. However, that puts a cyclic stress on the ribbed part but the seam along the bottom is fused so poorly that it develops a crack after a while. I replaced the original part with this one about 1.5 years ago. Now the new part is leaking too. Exact same problem.
Advice to the manufacturer - place seam across the top so if it develops a crack it will leak lightly but the washer will still be usable for the time it takes to get the new part ordered. Or just find a way to fuse it properly.