Washing machine, components thereof and methods of cleaning

A continuous motion style washing machine comprising:

• a wash tank for selectively holding a volume of washing fluid;
• a pump having an inlet and an outlet, said pump being in fluid communication with the volume of washing fluid;
• a discharge manifold coupled to said wash tank and said outlet of said pump such that washing fluid flowing from said outlet of said pump flows into an interior area of said discharge manifold prior to flowing into said wash tank;
• and
• a jet channel selectively positioned relative to said discharge manifold,
• wherein said jet channel is movable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration by sliding said jet channel respectively towards and away from a proximal end of said discharge manifold,
• wherein said jet channel conceals at least a portion of said interior area of said discharge manifold when said jet channel is in the locked configuration,
• wherein said jet channel is selectively removable from the washing machine when said jet channel is in the unlocked configuration, and
• wherein removing said jet channel from the washing machine exposes at least a portion of said interior area of said discharge manifold to allow a user to view or access said portion of said interior area of said discharge manifold.