My 30+ year old Kenmore Heavy Duty 70 washer (model 110.72870610) just finished its cycle (or so I thought) and the tub is still full of water! Tried running it again on the various cycles and noticed it will agitate, but it's still full.

The switch on the lid is still there, and makes a "click" when I close the lid, so I don't think that's the problem..

Not sure if this is also related, but I also have a burning rubber smell coming from the washer. It's actually had that smell every time I run the washer for a while now, but before now, it worked fine regardless... maybe that is the issue and it's now caught up to me.

Can I fix this? And how do I get the water out of there? Help!

Thanks,
Michele

At 30 years of age it has seen better days BUT the new machines are not near as good as the one you have. The burning smell is probably the belt burning as the pump or transmission is probable going out or has already gone bad.

I have a small electric pump that I use to empty washers that are full of water but you probably do not have one available to you. If you have a in the floor near the washer you can stick a section on garden hose in the machine then start to siphon the water out to the drain. I hate to say this but sometimes you have to create suction on the hose to get it going which can be done in different ways. If you happen to have a wet and dry vacuum around they will also work to remove the water. Then you can take a look under the machine and see if the belt is shot and also check the water pump to see if it will spin easily with your hand.

You have had many good years of service from your machine and if it is just a belt or water pump it can be fixed fairly cheap but remember the unit is old

Thanks! My husband was able to use the wet/dry vac and a piece of hose to get the water out. We think the pump needs replacing (seems some strings have gotten in there and twisted around to clog it up)... figure it's worth a shot replacing.

It has been a trooper; we're not the original owners (the machine is older than I am), but we've sure put it through its paces at least over the last 7 or 8 years. Hesitant to buy new, however, fearing they "just don't make 'em like they used to..." :p

Thanks again!

No problem. Glad you got the water out.