of the water prior to its entry into the basket 11 the filter pan 44 and basket 50 are preferably removably positioned on the agitator 20 so that they may be removed when so desired for instance for inserting clothes into the basket 11 and readily replaced on the agitator 20 secured thereto as to move therewith it should be noted that the filter pan does not form a part of the present invention and its use is optional completing the description of the structure when enough washing has been provided and is intended to remove the washing liquid from the clothes the direction of rotation of the motor is reversed as described above this causes the basket 11 and agitator 20 to rotate together at a relatively high speed so as to centrifuge the washing liquid out through the openings 12 the washing liquid thus removed is caused by the pump 40 rotating in the reverse direction to the previous rotation thereof to discharge into a conduit 56 the conduit 56 is adapted for discharge to a drain line 58 so that the pump 40 is effective to drain the tub 13 as mentioned herein above the control member 38 may be used to provide four different water levels in the tub 13 three of them being operative to provide water within the basket 11 and one of them being at such a low.