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Lg F14220Tds Keeps Stopping On 6 Minutes

ALAlexB
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Hi there

I have purchased an LG F14220TDS washing machine which is now about 6 months old.

I use mainly the 30 minute quick was for everything and it used to work perfectly. But now, it keeps stopping on 6 minutes whilst still full of bubbles.

I have to turn the machine off and then on again to cancel the programme and then put it on a 22 minutes rinse and spin cycle to remove the bubbles and continue with the wash, which obviously defeats the object of a 22 minute wash.

I called an engineer to look at the machine and he said it was because I wasn't putting enough washing in the machine, therefore it wasn't realising it had a 'load'.

I told him that I did not agree with this because it does it when I'm cramming the machine full with heavy bath towels or simply washing a few items.

Has anyone else had this problem?

Many thanks,

Alex

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WhitegoodshelpVerified Engineer
Answered almost 14 years ago

If it's related to the loading then heavy bath towels could still cause problems. Basically they have out of balance protection systems which monitor the motor to make sure the load is well balanced. If it isn't because of not enough items in the drum or it can't balance heavy items it will refuse to spin or will stick for ages on the spin cycle trying to balance the load. However, if this is the problem it should work ok at least sometimes with nice even full loads.

Check out these articles in case it helps, even if it makes you think loading isn't the problem - Washing machine wont spin just one item or very small loads. The out of balance protection (which is too sensitive on many washing machines) is designed to protect the washing machine from banging around violently on spin. This article was written before the prevalence on new washing machines with this system fitted but contains advice about how to get a well balanced load - How do I avoid out of balance loads?

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AlexB
Answered almost 14 years ago

Thank you so much for this information. It is very useful. Thank you fore taking the time to reply to my message.

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