Spinning problem
Lg direct drive washing machine 11yrs old. It spins then gets stuck and then spins again and makes a grinding noise then gets stuck and the drum shudders trying to spin this continues until it sticks completely at 6 mins.
Kimberley.
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LG direct drive washing machine intermittently stalls on spin with grinding noise
- The problem
- An 11-year-old LG direct drive washing machine would start spinning, then stick, spin again, make a grinding noise, shudder while trying to spin, and finally stop at 6 minutes remaining. With a load in the machine, the grinding became much louder, the machine became hot, and there was a burning smell.
- Likely cause
- The strongest supported diagnosis in the thread is a bearing problem, as later reported to the original poster. However, this was not confirmed by a completed repair. Earlier advice also considered a noisy drain pump or an obstruction, but the original poster stated the pump, hose and filter were all OK.
- What fixed it
- Initial advice was to check the pump filter and pump for obstructions and to rule out water siphoning back through the drain hose. After the poster reported the pump, hose and filter were OK, the discussion leaned towards failed drum bearings, though one reply noted the symptoms were not fully typical and no repair confirmation was posted. Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
- Checks to try
- Checked water pump
- Checked hose
- Checked filter
- Observed louder grinding noise with washing in the drum
- Observed machine getting hot
- Observed burning smell
Safety: The machine was reported to get hot and produce a burning smell, so it should not be used further until properly diagnosed.
4 Answers
The water pump sounds very noisy It sounds like it's pumping water out even long after the water should have gone. Where is the water coming from - it isn't siphoning back up the drain hose from the bath is it? Check the pump filter and pump for obstructions first.
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Hi, Water pump, hose, filter etc all ok.
Tried washer with washing in and the grinding noise is much louder, the washer got hot and i could smell burning. Been told it´s the bearings.
It's strange because for much of the time the drum is spinning and it sounds perfectly OK, the pump keeps kicking in and out and is very noisy. Then again the drum appears occasionally to judder as if struggling to turn but then at other times perfectly free. If drum bearings have gone normally the drum has a deep rumble on it all the time it is turning and if you spin the drum by hand hard it should sound noisy. If the drum bearings have failed - it should have a 10 year guarantee no?
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