Whirlpool duet washing machine - what is this plastic vent piece on the back?
Our washer and dryer set came with our house. It is the whirlpool duet steam washer and dryer. Washer model number is WFW95HEDW0.
We just finished restoring our basement after sewage pipe broke and backed up to basement floors. So, we are just getting our washer and dryer back to the house. I am reinstalling them, which is simple enough. But I thought, might as well do some maintenance and cleaning before putting them all the way back on the wall!
Now I am seeing this plastic vent looking thing on the back of the washer. It is not depicted in any of the manuals or parts lists or anything for this model number…. Does anyone know what this is??? I shine a flash light in it, and it’s nasty! Looks caked with nasty stuff (not clogged tho seemingly) and it reeks. I want to clean it… but I want to understand what it actually is first!
(Figuring out how to post a picture with this as well.)