and described above with a few changes and additions which are described as follows inlet openings 168 are moved inwardly on the skirt 132 to be adjacent the barrel 134 between two of the fins 136 located on the top side of the skirt 132 the inlet openings 168 are connected to channel portions 142a and 142b through a converging passage 174 formed by wall portions 145c and 145d also communicating with the converging passage 174 is an opening 176 defined by the inner or bottom wall 141 of the hollow skirt 132 a plurality of vanes 178 are provided on the lower side of the bottom wall 141 to pump wash liquid that is located under the skirt outwardly around the peripheral portions of the agitator 126 as the agitator oscillates the pumping vanes 178 tend to create a flow of liquid through the inlet openings 168 to the opening 176 and through the vanes 178 to flow outwardly from under the agitator skirt 132 this flow of water prevents any clothing being washed in the basket 124 from being sucked or trapped under the agitator 126 the flow of liquid through inlet openings 168 is increased sufficiently to provide increased flow inwardly through the venturi 152 over that described above in all other respects the operation of the device of this embodiment of the invention is the same as that described above as is apparent from the foregoing specification the.