Product review (2 stars): Destructo Maytag washing machine water pump
I have no complaints about the supplier, whatsoever.  Delivery was fast and it was the right part.  However, let's look at the Maytag product this Whirlpool part goes into:  For those of you wondering what happens with this water pump (Maytag washer), we discovered it disintegrated on the inside and blew every last one of the vanes (petal-shaped plastic parts that rotate to shove the water out of the machine).  Most people don't realize this, because all this junk goes straight into their city sewer.  We are on a septic tank system and it discharges the wash water into a basement sink, then to an upflush pump from the basement to the septic.  If we did not have a lint strainer in the sink drain, all of about 60 plastic pump vanes would have gone into the upflush pump (not good).  Husband has cable-type camera initially to see inside walls for electrical work, stuck it in the pump, and every last one of those vanes was ripped out of that pump.  No stray laundry object was discovered anywhere to have caused this.  We believe 6 years is the life of this pump.  Period.  Sad commentary when our first Maytag we had for 36 years, minor repairs.  6 years is unforgiveable for just 2 people, once a week laundry.  No Maytag again for us, because I would bet we will have to fool with this part in another 6 years, or worse.  Poor showing, Maytag.