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Common Faults in Washing Machines

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Common Faults in Washing Machines

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  1. CommonFaultsinWashingMachines Commonfaultsinwashingmachinescanrangefromusingtoomuchdetergent,towatercoveringthefloor.Someoftheseproblemsareeasytofixandothersmayrequirehiringaprofessionaltodiagnoseandmakerepairs.However,inmostcases,withalittletroubleshootingyoushouldatleasthaveagoodideaofwheretheproblemoriginated. We'vecompiledalistofthemostcommonwashingmachineproblemstohelpyoutroubleshootthemandplanthenextsteptoresolveyoursituation.Fromproblemswiththespincycletoblockagesinthedrainhose,wewillexplainhowtofixthefaults. Washing Machine Service in CoimbatoreCommonfaultsinwashingmachines Sometimesitmaybethatyourwashingmachineisn'twashingclothesaswellasitusedtoorthatyoukeepfindingleaksaftereachcycle,inwhichcaseit'snotagoodideatoignorethesignsthatsomethingiswrongwithyourmachine.Somewashingmachineproblemscanbesolvedveryeasilywithafewtoolsorevenjustasqueezeofahose,whileothersmayrequiretheworkofaprofessional. Thewashingmachinedoesnotturn Ifyourwashreachestheendofeachcyclebutrefusestospin,itcouldbeduetosomethingassimpleasthemachineoverloading,causingittobecomeunbalanced.Ifyou'vegottenstuckwithtoomanyheavytowels,forexample,theweightcanaffectthesensorsandshutdownthemachine. Rebalancetheloadandtryagain. Ifit'snotanoverloadproblem,itcouldbeoneoftheseproblemscausingyourwashingmachinenottospin: Doorlatchorlatchisbroken:Whenthedoorisfullyclosedthelatchwillbesecureandthiswillindicatetothelatchthatthedoorisclosedanditissafetomoveontothenextstepinthecycle-forexamplespin.Theinterlockwillthenensurethatthedooriskeptclosedwhilethewashisinprogress.Ifanyofthemarebrokenorworn,thewashingmachinewillnotreceivethegreenlighttostartspinning.Youcancheckitbypressingthelatch-ifitdoesn'tclick,it'sbroken.Alsolookattheplasticpiecesaroundthedoorlock,iftheyarewornorcorrodedthesignalmightnotwork. LG Washing Machine Service in Coimbatore DriveBelt– Findoutifthedrivebeltistherootoftheproblembyopeningthedoorandtryingtospinthedrum.Thereshouldbesomeresistance-ifthedrumturnseasily,thebeltmayneedtobereplaced. DrainLockout:Ifthedrumcannotdrain,thespincyclewillnotstart.Ifyoucanstillseewaterinsidewhentheturnshouldstart,itisaclearsignthatyoushouldcheckthatthepipesarenotblocked. Othercausesincludeafaultytractionmotororpump.Ifyou'restillnotsureofthecause,callaprofessionaltohaveyourmachineinspected. Mywashingmachinedoesnotempty Ifyourwasherisn'tdrainingexcesswater,thenit'seitherduetoaclogorabrokenpump.Youcancheckwhichoneismorelikelybylisteningtothemachineduringacycle.Ifyoucanhearthepump

  2. runningbutthewaterisn'tdraining,thenit'sablockage.Ifyoucan'thearthepump,somethingelseiswrong.Dothefollowing:runningbutthewaterisn'tdraining,thenit'sablockage.Ifyoucan'thearthepump,somethingelseiswrong.Dothefollowing: Samsung Washing Machine Service in Coimbatore Whetherit'sacoin,aloosesock,oryourhousekeyyoulostlastweek,blockagesarecommoninwashingmachines.Thefirstthingistounplugthewashingmachineandputdownsometowels-thewaterwillseepout.Next,inspectthepumpfilter,whichisusuallylocatedatthebottomofthemachine,andcleanitofanydebris. Now,inspectthedrainhose.Typicallyconnectedtotheu-bendunderthesink,thedrainhosewillconnectthroughaspigot.Unscrewthisandemptytheexcesswaterfromthehoseintoabucketorsink.Checkthehoseandu-bendforblockagesandremoveifnecessary. Ifnoneoftheaboveworks,checkthepumpitselfforanysmallclothingormaterialthatmayhavewrappedaroundtheimpeller.Any?Thepumpmaybebrokenandneedtobereplacedoryoucouldhaveanelectricalfault.Atechniciancanhelpyouwiththis. Thewashingmachinehasleaks Beyondthemessaleakingwashingmachinecauses,theproblemdoesn'talwaysmeananexpensiverepairbill.Manytimes,thesolutionisaneasyfixoracheappart.Toverifythiscommonfaultinthewashingmachine,dothefollowing: IFB Washing Machine Service in Coimbatore First,checkyourdetergent.Usingthewrongsoapsortoomuchsoapcanresultinexcessivesudsingwhichcouldcausethedrumtooverfillandleak.Youneedtomakesurethemachineiscompletelylevel:ifittiltstoofartotherightoralittletotheleft,watercanseepthrough. Ifthemachineisstillleaking,it'stimetoinspectthehose.Tightentheconnectionsandlookforanycracksortears.Ifwatercontinuestoleakduringthenextcycle,youmayneedtoreplacethewaterinletfilterscreensoro-ringsonthewaterhose.Debrisbuilduporgeneralwearandtearcancausetheseitemstofailandcreateleaks. Ifthehosehascrackedorisrusty,itmayneedtobereplacedentirely.Itisalsowisetocheckthewaterpump. Iftheleakisslightlysmallerandcomingfromthefront,itcouldbethewasherdoor.Thesealaroundthedomecanwearovertimeresultinginleaksand/orcondensationbutiseasilyreplaceable. Thewashingmachinedoesnotturnon Ifyourwashingmachinedoesn'trespondwhenyouturniton,theremaybeasimplesolution.Thereareseveralsolutionsthatrangefromtheveryserioustothesimple,butthebestplacetostartiswiththepowerorpowersupplyitself. Bosch Washing Machine service in Coimbatore Powersupply:Thefirstthingtocheckisifthewashingmachineisreceivingpower.Usingamultimeter,checktheoutputvoltage.Ifthereisnopowertothewashingmachine,youwillneedtocheckyourhome'selectricalpaneltoseeifanycircuitbreakershavetripped.Ifnobreakerhastrippedandtheoutletisnot"hot",theproblemmaybewiththeoutletitself.Turnoffthecircuitbreakerandcontactaqualifiedelectriciantoreplacetheoutletandremedythecause.

  3. Motor:Ifthewasher'smotoroverheats,thewasherwillturnofftoallowittocooldownbeforeyoucanturnitbackon.Ifthishappensonceortwiceitmaynotbeaproblem,butiftheengineoverheatsfrequently,itisessentialtofindoutwhatisactuallycausingthistohappen.Motor:Ifthewasher'smotoroverheats,thewasherwillturnofftoallowittocooldownbeforeyoucanturnitbackon.Ifthishappensonceortwiceitmaynotbeaproblem,butiftheengineoverheatsfrequently,itisessentialtofindoutwhatisactuallycausingthistohappen. TheLidSwitch:Washingmachinesaredesignedtostopworkingwhenthelidisopen.Thelidswitchisasmallpieceofplasticlocatedunderthelid.Fortheswitchtoactivate,thelidmustbeclosed. Checkiftheswitchisingoodconditionandinthecorrectposition. TimerKnob:Somemodelsrequirethetimerknobtoalignexactlywiththegraphicsonthecontrolpanel.Iftheknobisslightlymisaligned,thewasherwillnotwork.Tocheckthis,simplyadvancethetimerandtryrestartingthewashingmachineagain. Siemens Washing Machine Service in Coimbatore5-Thewashingmachineisnoisy Anoisywashermayindicatethataforeignobjectisinaplaceitshouldn'tbe,oritmaybeacluethatapartneedstobereplaced.Ruleoutthesimplerproblemsfirst,listedbelow,andthencallanexpertiftheydon'tfixtheproblem. Gurgling:Agurglingsoundcouldbeanindicationthatsomethingiscloggingthedrainline,butnotenoughtocompletelyclogthehose.Removetheblockagetopreventitfrombecomingafullblockagethatislikelytocauseaflood. Clicking:Ifyouhearaclickingsound,youmayhaveanobjectlodgedinthewashingmachinedrain.Youmayhaveinadvertentlyleftacoinorotherobjectinapocket.Checkthedrainandremoveanyforeignobjects. Buzzing:Aforeignobjectmaybecomelodgedinthepumpifabuzzingnoiseisheard.Ifanobjectfindsitswayintothepump,itisnotuncommonforthepumptogetstuck.Youmayneedtoreplacethepumpifseveredamagehasoccurred,butoftensimplyremovingtheitemfixestheproblem. Washing Machine Service in Coimbatore6-Mywashingmachinedoesnotwashwell Awashingmachinethatdoesnotwashyourclotheswellisfarfromideal,sincethatiswhatwashingmachinesarefor.Ifnot,whatwouldweusethemfor?Butithappens,andmoreoftenthanyouthink. Oneofthemostcommonreasonsisthatthedetergentline/trayisblocked.Ifthedetergentandfabricsoftenercan'tgodownintotheclothes,howcanthewashingmachinewashproperly?Also,ifthereisablockage,detergent,germs,andevenmildewwillbuildupandtransfertoyourclothes. Thiswillalsohappenifthefilteriscloggedorthedrainpipeisblocked. Trytocleanboththedetergentandthefilterdrawerbeforestartingthenextwashcycle.Ifitstilldoesn'twork,youmayneedtocheckthedrain. Otherreasonsmaybe: Overloading– Ifyoutrytocramtoomanythingsintoasinglewash(orload),youcouldendupwithnocleanclothes.Overloadingmeansclothescan'tmovearoundthemachine,dirtcangettrappedbetweenclothes,leavinglittleroomfordetergenttodisperse.

  4. Usingthewrongdetergentorselectingthewrongwashcycle– Certaindetergentsworkbetteratspecifictemperatures.Checkitoutbeforeyoubuy.Ontheotherhand,certainwashingprogramswillbedesignedforspecificgarments,forexample,forsilk.Choosingthewrongwashcyclecanresultinaslightlyoverwhelmingwash. Samsung Washing Machine Service in Coimbatore7-Thewashingmachinesmellsbad Youspendsomuchtimeusingthewashingmachineforyourlaundrythatyouforgetthatitmightneedawashofitsownfromtimetotime.Odorscancomefromadirtydoorsealoramold-infesteddetergentdrumordrawer. Thefirstthingtocheckisthatthefilterandthedrainhosearenotclogged.Puttowelsonthefloortosoakupexcesswaterandpulloutthefilter(usuallylocatedatthebottomofthemachine). Removeanymaterialordebris. Beforecheckingthedrainhose,grababucketbecausetherecouldbeagushofwaterwhenyoudetachitfromtheu-bendunderthesink.Inspectboththehoseandtheu-bendtoseeifthereisanythingthatmightbecloggingit. Ifeverythingisclear,thenyoumayneedtogivethewashingmachineagoodclean.Mildew,built-updirt,anddetergentcanallcontributetobadodors. LG Washing Machine Service in Coimbatore8-Mywashingmachinedoesnotfinishitscycle Ifyourwashingmachineisrelativelymodern,anerrorcodeshouldappearwhenitdoesn'tcompleteawashcycle.Ifso,consultyourmanualtohelpyoufigureoutthebestwaytosolvetheproblem. Whenanerrorcodedoesnotappear,othercausesmaybe: Faultyheating:Ifthewashershutsoffinthefirsthalfhour,thewatermaynotbeheatingproperly,indicatingthatthemachineisstoppingmid-cycle.Ontheotherhand,ifthecyclestopsafter30minutes,thewatermaybeoverheating,forcingthecycletostopagain.Themostlikelycauseofthisisafaultythermistor. Draining:Ifyourmachineisunabletodrainthewaterbetweencycles,youcouldforcethemachinetostopprematurely.Checkforblockagesinthepumpfilteranddrainhose. Faultyconnection:Ifthereisafaultyconnection,yourmachinemightturnonandoffrandomly.Thiscanbedifficulttodetermine,soit'swisetocallinatechnician. Overheating:Ifyouhaveusedthemachineconsecutivelyforthelastfivehours,itmaybeoverheating.Stopusingitandtryagainlater. Leaks:Somemachinesstopmid-cycleiftheysuspectaleak.Ifyouseewatercomingoutofanypartofthemachine,checkthehoses,thepumpandthedoorseal. 9-Mywashingmachinedoesnotturnoff Ifthepowertoyourwashingmachinedoesnotturnoff,thenthestandbybuttonmaybefaulty.Butifthewashcyclesdon'tstopandinsteadcontinuetogoroundandroundaftereachspin,thenit'sprobablyduetothetimerorcontrolboard.

  5. Thetimerwilltellthemachinewhentogotothenextphaseofthecycle,whilethecontrolboardwilltellyouwhichprogramtouse.Ifanyofthemaredamagedorworn,themachinecancontinuetorununtilmanuallystopped.Bothfunctionscanbereplaced,butthelattermustbedonebyaprofessional.Thetimerwilltellthemachinewhentogotothenextphaseofthecycle,whilethecontrolboardwilltellyouwhichprogramtouse.Ifanyofthemaredamagedorworn,themachinecancontinuetorununtilmanuallystopped.Bothfunctionscanbereplaced,butthelattermustbedonebyaprofessional. IFB Washing Machine Service in Coimbatore Ifthepumpordrainisblocked,thusstoppingtheremovalofexcesswater,themachinewillalsocontinuetorun-itwillnotadvancetospinorfinishuntilthewaterisdrained.Checkbothforobstructionsbeforepayingforacall. 10-Thewashingmachinedoesnotclose Ifthewashingmachinedoorrefusestoclose,thenyouneedtoinspectthedoorandhandlefirst,isthereanyvisibledamagethatmeansthelatchwon'twork? Ifthedoorlooksfine,thenthemostlikelyculpritisafaultydoorlock.Thiscanberepaired. Anotherslightlymoredifficultfixwouldbetorepairthecontrolboard.IftheinterlockisOKbutthecontrolboarddoesn'tconnecttoit,thenthemachinewon'tknowwhentostart.Callinginaprofessionaltotrythisoutshouldbeyournextcourseofaction.

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