Lg Direct Drive Front Load Washer Not Draining

When the detergent you added to your washing cycle is not dispensed completely into the washer tub it may be caused by three major reasons.

Lg direct drive front load washer not draining.

To perform the master reset carefully unplug the washing machine from the power outlet and leave it unplugged for one minute. Does not drain or spin clothes too wet front load washer if the clothes are too wet at the end of the cycle this could be the result of a drain restriction or an unbalanced load. The lid switch assembly prevents the washer from spinning when the lid is open. Lg washer won t drain or spin washing machine ifixit.

Leaking issues in front load washers can be resolved easily without a technician. Be careful not to pull the hose too far out as this can cause the hose to kink preventing. Watch this instructional video to learn about how to correct leaking issues. Open and remove the acces panel by pulling the tab downward and out revealing the drain hose and drain pump filter.

To determine if the lid switch assembly is defective use a. A maintenance related issue. Locate the access panel in the lower front of your front load washer. If the washer is displaying an error code on the display troubleshoot for the error code that is being displayed.

If the lid switch assembly fails the washer will not drain. Pull the drain hose carefully into the pan and remove the plug from the hose allowing the water to drain completely. If a lid switch does not have continuity replace it. Next grab a shallow pan and have it ready by placing it near the access panel to collect the water.

Listen to hear a humming sound which indicates that the drain pump motor has started working. Press power to turn the washer on. Next open and close the door of the washing machine 6 times within 12 seconds to send a reset signal. Multimeter to test each of the lid switches for continuity.

Press the start pause button to start the spin only cycle. Dispenser does not dispense completely lg front load washer. Press the spin speed key until high is selected. If the drain is not kinked run a spin only cycle to test the drain pump.