of the mount while taking account of such variables as the mass of the pump the operating speed of the pump the angular momentum of the pump etc fig7 also illustrates the operation of the flexible pump mount 32 fig7 shows the normal position of the pump 18 in solid lines in broken lines fig7 shows the pump 18 in a moved or flexed position as shown because of the flexibility of the arms 38 the pump is allowed to move slightly in either direction the pump 18 is prevented from moving too far by the stops 42 which will come into contact with the upper portion of the arms 38 when the pump 18 is flexed a certain amount in the preferred embodiment if the pump deflects more that 0 150 inches there is an interference between one of the arms 38 and the corresponding stop 42 in this way the mount 32 allows the pump to be flexible but at the same time restricts the motion of the pump 18 in an alternative embodiment the pump 18 has two feet each with a rubberized slider slid into place the pump and rubberized sliders are set into the mounting apertures 46 as described above and rotated into position as described above in this embodiment the rubber isolators absorb the high frequency vibrations generated by the pump in another embodiment components other than hoses such as wiring harness could be used to hold the pump in the locked position note that other alternatives are also possible within the scope of the present invention in addition the present invention may apply to a variety of appliances including clothes washing machines dish washing machines dryers refrigerators etc the present invention operates.