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[title] Remove back plate
-[* black] Remove the screws holding the back plate in place. The drain pump for this model has a strainer that unscrews from the pump assembly. Astonishingly, that *user serviced* strainer is attached to screw threads facing an unremovable front panel and is inaccessible from the rear. Removing the front panel to gain access is a complete tear down.
-[* black] It’s as if the mechanical designer and the drain layout guy hate each other, or perhaps they just hate us, the consumer. If there was a stupid design award, this should be it. But there’s a quick (and dirty) way out of the full teardown.
-[* black] Take off the bottom access panel. It’s flimsy, mine was all bent up and came off easily, you’ll need to squeeze 3 plastic cable harness standoffs and free them from the access panel.
+[* black] Remove the screws holding the back plate in place. You'll be astonished to observe that the drain pump is in the very front of the unit, and the removable strainer faces forward, and you'll be unable to reach it from the rear, or from the front.
+[* black] It’s as if the mechanical designer forgot to put in an access, or the drain layout guy thought there would be one. If there was a stupid design award, this should be near the top. But there’s a quick shortcut that avoids the full teardown.
+[* black] Take off the bottom access panel that seems like an afterthought. It’s flimsy, mine was all bent up and came off easily, you’ll need to squeeze 3 plastic cable harness standoffs from the bottom to free them from the access panel.