What this site is, and what it is not

Why this site exists

Appliance documentation is scattered across manufacturer support portals, retailer listings and forum posts, and the three disagree constantly. A model number on a spec sheet is often a different string from the one on the machine's rating plate. A part number quoted in a forum is often for a different revision. When you are standing in front of a washer that will not drain, sorting that out is the last thing you want to do.

So this site does one narrow job: put the model number, the published specifications, the manufacturer part numbers and the error-code meanings for a given appliance in one place, with a link to where each figure came from. Nothing else. No shop, no repair booking, no price comparison.

Where the data comes from

Every figure on this site traces back to one of four sources, and each model page names the ones it used at the bottom:

How a figure gets published

A value goes live only when it can be pointed at. If two sources disagree, the manufacturer's own published figure wins; if no primary source confirms a value, the page says “Not published” instead of filling the gap with an estimate. That is why some specs pages look sparse — the gaps are real, not an oversight.

This is also why the site keeps a page listing what it cannot tell you, with the numbers behind each gap. A reference you cannot check the edges of is worse than no reference.

What we deliberately do not do

• We do not host manuals. Manual links go to the manufacturer. This is a deliberate legal and quality decision, not a missing feature.
• We do not sell parts or take commission. There is no shop and no affiliate relationship with any supplier. Part numbers are published so you can verify a part somewhere else.
• We do not guess. A model with no confirmable part list gets a page explaining how to find the right number yourself, not an invented list.
• We do not cover every appliance. Washing machines are the only category with real data behind it. The rest are listed as planned, with no pages.

Independence and trademarks

Model Number Finder is an independent publication. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Whirlpool Corporation or any of its brands, and it earns nothing from any manufacturer or retailer. Brand names and model numbers appear only to identify the appliance being described — nominative use, nothing more. All trademarks belong to their owners.