Lg Drain Filter Problem
I have a new LG machine and during a recent cycle I noticed that the machine started final spin whilst there was still water in the machine. I checked the drain filter which was full of water. I ran another (different) cycle and that went OK. However, when I checked the filter it was again full of clear water. The little drain hose had no water in it all. I could find no problem with the 'propeller' thing in the filter. Not sure whether I should call out LG engineer or if it's something I've done wrong. Can anyone advise?
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Water found in LG drain filter after cycle was normal; drain hose had not been fully pulled out
- The problem
- A new LG washing machine appeared to start the final spin with some water still present, and the drain filter contained clear water after cycles. The small drain hose initially seemed to contain no water.
- Likely cause
- No appliance fault was confirmed. The discussion indicates that a quantity of water remaining in the pump filter is normal, and the user had not been pulling out the small drain hose fully when draining the filter.
- What fixed it
- The accepted advice was that some water in the pump filter is normal if the programme finishes properly and the clothes are clean and spun. The original poster then found the small drain hose had not been extended fully, so it had not been draining the filter correctly. After correcting that, the machine appeared to operate normally.
- Checks to try
- Observed water remaining in the drain filter after cycles
- Ran a different wash cycle, which completed normally
- Checked the pump filter/"propeller" and found no obvious problem
- Confirmed the small drain hose had not been pulled out fully
3 Answers
It depends how much water you mean when you say full of water. It's normal for there to be at least a couple of mugs full of water in the pump filter. If the washer is finishing the programme ok and the clothes are clean and spun I would assume it's ok.
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Yes. I am getting just over a pint of water from the filter when I drain it. Also I discovered that I wasn't pulling the little hose out to its full extent so it wasn't draining properly. All seems OK now.
Many thanks for your help
Thank you for taking the trouble to update us. I hate it when people ask questions but then seem to disappear leaving an unfinished thread.
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