Is Your Washer Agitating?

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My washer was here when I moved in. I was happy not to have to bring mine (when I moved in 51/2 years ago) because it was the age of my youngest son (who is now 31). But I have no idea how old this washer is. It has chugged away merrily for all this time, but the other day it filled itself up and washed the clothes as always and then stopped. It didn't drain. I looked it up and the repair was beyond me (probably the drain plugged or a belt was off the little drain motor requiring me to lift it up and work from the bottom) so I called in an appliance repair guy. In preparation I took everything out of the laundry room that could be moved so he would have plenty of room to work in. I bailed all the water out of the machine and wrung out the clothing. I vacuumed behind and around the machines...and the living room and hall...just because. Anyway, he came and diagnosed the problem in a minute. He pushed a little button underneath the top and it drained out the rest of the water I couldn't get out (bailing for an hour apparently wasn't necessary). It was only the switch at the top that needed fixing. He mentioned the agitator wasn't working well. He remarked I probably noticed my clothes weren't getting very clean. Well,l I hadn't noticed as I'm not one for rolling in the mud, but I had noticed it didn't seem to agitate all that well. He put in a new agitator or fixed it or something but I was astounded at how vigorous it was agitating the clothes. They also were noticeably cleaner when I took them out of the dryer. (I was blaming well water for dullness and buying new). I'm now rewashing all my clothes. I guess you need to pay attention to this stuff. I hope it hasn't been half working for very long. Heavens! This isn't going to curtail any shopping though. New clothes are too fun.