Draining problems may cause flooding of the washer tub.
After the wash and rinse cycle, your washer should drain any water left in the tub out of the drain tube at the back of the machine. Your washer has a water level switch that tells the washer to drain water once it reaches the correct level. If this switch is malfunctioning, your washer might not properly drain. The water pump, located at the bottom of the machine, will also prevent water from draining if it is clogged or malfunctioning. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Pull out the washer from the wall and check the drain hose. Untwist it if it is kinked.
2. Open up the lid of the machine and inspect the striker coming off the lid. The striker is a piece of plastic or metal that inserts into the lid switch, telling the machine when to run. Remove the striker by taking off the screw if it is broken.
3. Remove the control panel of your machine by first unplugging the washer from the wall to prevent shock. Remove the screws on each end of the control panel then slide a putty knife under each end to unlock it. Pull up the control panel. Unplug any wiring.
4. Inspect the water level hose coming from the water level switch. Inspect it for kinks and untwist it if necessary.
5. Unhook the hose from the water level switch by pinching the retaining clip with a pair of pliers. Remove the wires from the switch and mark them so you remember where they go. Set your multimeter, a tool used to test continuity, to the lowest OHM setting possible. Touch the multimeter probes to the opposite sitting terminals on the switch. You should get a zero continuity reading. Otherwise, replace the switch.
6. Remove the bottom panel from the washer by removing the screws and pulling forward. Find the water pump filter and unscrew it by turning it counter clockwise. Pull out the filter and wash it in warm water. Replace and test the machine.
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