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Troubleshooting -tips
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Possible Causes
What To Do
Waterleaks
Fill hoses
or drain
hose
is
• Make
sure
hose
c(mnections
are
tight
at washer
and
improperly
comaected
tiu/cets
and make
sure
end
of drain
hose
is con'ecflv
inserted
in and
secured
to drain
tiwilitv.
Household
drain
may
• Check
hotlsehold
l)hunbing.
You
may
need
to call
be dogged
a l)ltmd)e_:
Constant
water
pressure
• Tighten
hoses
at the
tiu/cets
and
ttlrla
the water
off
to the
fill hoses
at the
atier
each
use.
water
source
• Check
condition
of the fill hoses;
they
shotdd
be
replaced
every
5 vea_s.
Oversudsh_g
" Use loss detergent
or low sudsing
detergent.
Toomany suds
Type
of detergent
" Switch
t() a h _sudsing
detergent
a nd fl)lh _w
instructions
on package.
Very
soft
water
" Try loss detergent.
Water
won't
drain
Drain
hose
is khaked
or
• Straighten
drain
hose
and
make
stu'e
washer
is not
improperly
comlected
sitting
on it.
" Top
of drain
outlet
shotfld
be loss than
8 ft. (2.5 m)
:l|)()ve flO()l:
Household
drain
may
• Check
household
l)hunbing.
You may
need
to call
be dogged
a l)luml)e_:
Watertemperature
Control
is not set properly
• Check
water
temperature
control
and
ac!iust.
is incorrect
Water
supply
is improperly
" Make
stu'e
hoses
are connected
to correct
thu('ets.
comlected
Water
valve
screens
are
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the
i\_ltel"
S()UFCe
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the
l\tlte]"
COIl])ect]oI1
stopped
up
hoses
fl'om
the
up])er
back
of the washe/:
Use a brus]l
or
toothl)ick
to clean
file screens
in file machine,
Recolmect
the h/)ses
and true1 the water
back
on.
House
water
heater
is
" Make
sure
house
water
heater
is delivering
water
not set properly
at 120°-140°F
(48°-60°(:).
Water
does
not enter
Water
supply
is turned
off
• Turn
on b()th
h()t and
cold
finwets
fidlv.
washer or enters
slowly
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