If the water drains out slowly it definitely sounds like some form of blockage and it should be right there in the pump opening or just inside. The other possibility is that something is blocked further inside the bowl. The only way to know for sure is to remove the inner steel bowl and look. This is not as difficult as it may sound. Remove the lid. Remove the agitator by unscrewing the plastic wing nut down in the centre & pull agitator off. Remove two plastic plugs at front edge of top deck & take out the screws underneath the plugs. Release the clips at the back of the top deck & lift it as high as you can. Get someone to hold it up while you pull up on the steel bowl and remove it. You can then look down onto the top of the pump cover. Remove any obstruction & put bowl back in reverse order.
lincolnappliance@vodafone.co.nz
January 2009