Noah had fewer problems than me.

Oh dear Vampire, this is the sort of thing that would happen to me if only I was strong enough to move the damn machine in the first place as the pump and/or filter aren't accessible otherwise. My sympathies.
I think you should put your feet up with a glass of the strong stuff.

Love your sense of humour vampire queen.
Same thing happened to my Son the other week. He knew something would be blocked in the filter but didn't know how to unblock it without flooding the utility room so he called the experts. As him and his wife would be out at work I was asked to go and let him in.
I explained the problem with the engineer and he said no problem, give me the biggest pan you have. He then pulled the washer away from the wall, tilted it back against the wall and put the pan underneath and sure enough it collected the water in 2 passes.
Don't think you could do this if the washer is under a worktop though, he said you could but I can't see it.
Such a simple solution makes you wonder why you never thought of it yourself. Anyway, now Son and DIL know what to do won't be a problem in future.

Brilliant VQ - really made me laugh out loud. Thank you for allowing your disaster to brighten my day.

That was rather entertaining to read

I can believe that VQ hope your day gets better and the sun shines on your washing line

DH is now looking for the appropriate tool to remove the pump cover because it's completely jammed.

Silverlining...I've been told that a washing machine holds two gallons of water until it starts to flood out. Then a water creating gadget switches on which is capable of producing two gallons a minute until it is certain that the kitchen is well and truly flooded.

If it helps you are not the only one vq, my washing machine also flooded the kitchen floor yesterday. What a mess! I feel your pain.

Sorry for laughing in the face of your adversity VQ but you describe the scene so well, it's easy to picture the commotion in you kitchen! Hope you soon get sorted and thanks for brightening my day!

VQ, I can empathise with you.
However, your funny description has made me laugh, as I was in a similar situation. The end result was that as I ended up in A&E with a black eye and a suspected fractured cheekbone.
As I was crawling about on the floor, trying to mop up the flood, my ham fisted husband decided to try and help, but accidentally hit me on the face with a squeedgy mop. The doctor in A&E thought my husband had attacked me and it took some effort to convince him that it was actually an accident.
To make it worse, I had to go on a course the following day, funded by the Italian Government. My SIL was also on the course. The Italian Consul was trying so hard not to stare at my very noticeable shiner. I told him my SIL's BIL did it, omitting to say that SIL's BIL was also my husband.

Vq we obviously attended the same school of washing -machine home-repair! Very entertaining - and I do hope DH will be able to pick his way across the lakebed and restore some sort of reliability to the offending article. I guess you can say the floor is nice and clean!

I'm impressed too VQ firstly at finding the manual then seeing the funny side of disaster. Not quite sure if its hysteria setting in though. Now you just need a washing machine to wash all those towels - good luck. ?

Love your humour in the face of adversity. I'm impressed you could find the instruction book, no chance here. .

Oh dear, good job you can laugh about it. Have the animals been coming in two by 2 yet? Now that would take some explaining.

Eleventy billion gallons sure is a lot of watter, vq!! . You should have called the lifeboat out!

Blinking heck, how much is it for a hour in a pedalo?

What a great post. I'm full of admiration for your eloquence in the face of disaster. Good luck with the pump repair etc.

vq oh dear what a disaster.

Having been sympathetic can I now at your post.

oh dear VQ!
Reminds me of the time I was in an important (?) meeting at work and the office put a call through for me from home to say that the washing machine had flooded and there were soapy suds all over the kitchen floor. I left the meeting and rushed home, but can't remember if/how I sorted it out.

Oh Vq ....sorry, but you did make me laugh!
Your fabulous sense of humour will more than make up for the tidal disaster.
Hope you have stopped seething at the poor machine, and that DH will "sort it" ... well they always do don't they?
Good Luck.