Hi there,
See below for my first experience diagnosing a front loading washer that decided to cease spinning as well as at first refusing the unlock the door.
The first step was to get the clothes out of the washer since no matter what I did the door refused to unlock. I proceeded to remove the bottom panel and reach up and release the lock, at least I won't have stinky clothes in there until I can determine the problem.
On doing that I noticed that the bottom of the machine was wet, and on further inspection it had made a somewhat significant puddle on the floor underneath.
So not understanding how these machines work I decided to check over all the connectors to make sure they were secure. As soon as I pulled the top cover off I saw what you see below. You can see the hose was wedged against the top of the tub and it's been like that since it was manufactured. The cause of the leak and all the other issues was this hose developed a hole in it. Which then dumped water down onto the Inverter and most likely the motor as well.
I ran a heater at the bottom of it to dry it out, I pulled out the Inverter and looked it over and made sure it was completely dry before putting it back in.
Thankfully I ran a cycle and all is good. My problem now is a temporary fix of taping the hole will be just that, temporary. I need to know what part I need to order and as well what is involved in replacing it? Do I need to remove the tub seal at all or can I perform this from inside. I am just not sure on the complexity of removing that seal or possibly damaging it. It looks like if all I need to do is replace the hose I don't have to touch the nozzle itself possibly unless the hose comes with that nozzled pressed onto it already.
Could this be repaired with a rubber hose patch such as what you might use on a tire tube? The hole is very small, likely only slightly larger than a pin, but I also do not understand the water pressure I am dealing with here so that may not be a good option? I want it fixed such that I shouldn't have to touch it again (making sure it's hooked where it's supposed to be not resting against a piece of shaking concrete.
I'm suprised it took over 2 years or use to actually puncture the hose.
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See below for my first experience diagnosing a front loading washer that decided to cease spinning as well as at first refusing the unlock the door.
The first step was to get the clothes out of the washer since no matter what I did the door refused to unlock. I proceeded to remove the bottom panel and reach up and release the lock, at least I won't have stinky clothes in there until I can determine the problem.
On doing that I noticed that the bottom of the machine was wet, and on further inspection it had made a somewhat significant puddle on the floor underneath.
So not understanding how these machines work I decided to check over all the connectors to make sure they were secure. As soon as I pulled the top cover off I saw what you see below. You can see the hose was wedged against the top of the tub and it's been like that since it was manufactured. The cause of the leak and all the other issues was this hose developed a hole in it. Which then dumped water down onto the Inverter and most likely the motor as well.
I ran a heater at the bottom of it to dry it out, I pulled out the Inverter and looked it over and made sure it was completely dry before putting it back in.
Thankfully I ran a cycle and all is good. My problem now is a temporary fix of taping the hole will be just that, temporary. I need to know what part I need to order and as well what is involved in replacing it? Do I need to remove the tub seal at all or can I perform this from inside. I am just not sure on the complexity of removing that seal or possibly damaging it. It looks like if all I need to do is replace the hose I don't have to touch the nozzle itself possibly unless the hose comes with that nozzled pressed onto it already.
Could this be repaired with a rubber hose patch such as what you might use on a tire tube? The hole is very small, likely only slightly larger than a pin, but I also do not understand the water pressure I am dealing with here so that may not be a good option? I want it fixed such that I shouldn't have to touch it again (making sure it's hooked where it's supposed to be not resting against a piece of shaking concrete.
I'm suprised it took over 2 years or use to actually puncture the hose.