Lg Washing Machine Rattling Noise When Washing
Hi, I'm hoping someone can shed a degree of light on what a noise might be - I'm planning on calling someone out over the next few days but thought I'd check to see if it was something common with LG Washing Machine and if there is anything I can check.
Many thanks for having a listen!
The noise occurs mostly near the start of the cycle and towards the end, always when the drum is turning/washing. However, there are also times when the drum is turning but there is NO noise - both clockwise and anti-clockwise. There is no extra noise when the machine is on the spin cycle. The machine is a around 6 years old now.
I've checked the common things, like the drain. I've had the back cover of the machine off and can't see anything obviously wrong.
Have posted this video showing whats going on:
All feedback greatly appreciated.
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LG washing machine rattling noise mainly during wash, not spin
- The problem
- An LG washing machine about 6 years old was making a loud rattling noise mostly near the start and end of the wash cycle while the drum was turning. The noise did not occur on spin, and there were also times during drum rotation when no noise was present. The owner had already checked the drain and removed the back cover without seeing anything obviously wrong.
- Likely cause
- The strongest diagnosis in the discussion was an intermittent noise from a wash circulation pump, or possibly an obstruction moving around near the pump area. Drum or bearing failure was considered less likely because the noise was not present on spin and could not be heard when the drum was turned by hand.
- What fixed it
- Recommended action was to spin the drum by hand with the door open to separate a drum/bearing fault from another source, and then diagnose by elimination. Based on the follow-up, attention should be focused on the lower front right-hand area of the machine where the noise seemed to come from. The exact repair was not confirmed in the thread.
- Checks to try
- Drain checked
- Back cover removed and visually checked
- Drum spun by hand with door open
- Noise location listened for and judged to be from the lower front right-hand side
- Parts or tools mentioned
- Wash circulation pump
Safety: Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
2 Answers
It sounds dreadful, like there is something seriously wrong with the drum, but it makes no sense for such a noise to disappear. It should make the noise all the time the drum turns and if it was a problem with the drum or the bearings it should be really noisy on spin. A noise that happens only on wash could be coming from a wash circulation pump. Some washers have a second pump that recirculates the water in the drum and pumps it back into the drum on top of the laundry so the machine can wash in less water.
My first check would be to just open the door and spin the drum by hand, if the noise is present it has to be a problem with the drum and or drum bearings which is pretty serious. The noise sounds more like something stuck in the drum or a pump, which could explain the noise coming and going if the obstruction moves around. Use my causes of noisy washing machine guide to try and work out what is causing it by process of elimination.
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Many thanks for your reply.
I had read something about a pump that circulates water through 'some' of the cycles and not others - which seems to tie with the randomness of the noise. Either that or like you say an obstruction somewhere.
Listening to the noise again it appears that the noise is coming from the bottom of the machine on the right hand side near the front. I've opened the door and spun the drum by hand, and I can't hear any strange noises at all. There's a little movement in the drum but it seems ok.
Thanks again, will let you know how it goes )
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