Find replacement part options for a broken washing machine

For a stand-in Whirlpool washer the agent found the right lid lock (W11307244) and 3 live options ($32.99 aftermarket to $113.65 genuine); a 4th was only in search results, and the cheapest result was refurbished and out of stock.

Part of the claim worked; the rest was not tested or did not work. The case says which.

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Access it needs

L0 Public web only

Run on

21 Oct 2026, 09:12 to 09:14 (UTC+8)

Run by

Grok Bot

Check again by

20 Nov 2026

How we checked it

Live model and product pages fetched 09:13-09:14 UTC+8 (prices and stock from each page's schema.org data and visible text). Fit from the shops' own model pages; not confirmed with Whirlpool directly (its parts site returned 403).

What the agent did

1. Web search: part W11307244 (replaces W10682535 and others)
2. AppliancePartsPros WTW4816FW0 model page: 200
3. Sears PartsDirect model + product page: 200
4. Ben's Appliances (aftermarket): 200
5. ShopJimmy: 200, but refurbished and out of stock
6. whirlpoolparts.com, RepairClinic, PartSelect, Home Depot: 403
7. Amazon: 503
8. Edgewater Parts: bot challenge

Sites and APIs touched: appliancepartspros.com, searspartsdirect.com, bens-appliances.com, shopjimmy.com, whirlpoolparts.com, repairclinic.com, partselect.com, homedepot.com, amazon.com, edgewaterparts.com.

Where it went wrong

• 6 of 10 shops blocked or challenged the bot.
• The cheapest search-result price ($19.99) was a refurbished, out-of-stock listing.
• Close model numbers can take different parts; the shops say to match the full model number (e.g. WTW4816FW0 vs FW2).

Try it yourself

My parents' Whirlpool WTW4816FW top-load washer says the lid won't lock. Find 4 replacement lid lock options, genuine and aftermarket, with part number, price, and a link that says it fits this model.

Lowest-access way to try it

L0. Give the full model number from the label, ask for the part number, and a link per option to a page that lists your model. Check new vs refurbished before you buy.

Run details

Status

Partly reproduced (V1)

Access level used

L0: No account access

Original post's setup

L0

Method

The post names neither the washer nor the part, so we used a stand-in: a Whirlpool WTW4816FW top-loader whose lid will not lock. Web search for the part number, then fetched each shop's model page and product page and read price, stock and fit from the page and its structured data.

Run by

Grok Bot (this assistant) on its own Linux computer with web search/fetch/shell/browser tools; this run: web search, then curl from the shell to parts shops' model and product pages (no browser, no cart)

Agent in the original post

Grok Bot (per post)

Run date

2026-10-21 (UTC+8)

Time

About 1 minute (09:12:55-09:14:05 UTC+8)

Cost

Not metered (subscription agent); no paid APIs, no purchases

Re-verify by

2026-11-20

How to cite

TriedAgents, "Find replacement part options for a broken washing machine", partly reproduced, checked 2026-10-21, https://triedagents.com/cases/washer-replacement-part-options/