If your washing machine has finished running a cycle, but you’ve noticed that water remains inside, it’s probably left you a little flummoxed. You can turn the spin cycle on to see if this will drain the water, but if that doesn’t help, you’ll still be left with soaking laundry and a washing machine full of water.
There are several possibilities why the water isn’t draining from your washing machine. It could be that your washer has a clogged drain hose, or the pump may be faulty. A broken lid switch or belt could also be the causing the problem. It may even be as simple as the hose being jammed. Whatever the cause, the water will need to be drained from the washing machine before any repair work can be carried out.
One way to remove the water is to bail it out, but this can be time consuming, messy and tough on your back as you’ll be repeatedly bending over to reach the bottom of the tub. The easiest way to drain the water from your washer is to use the drain hose and let gravity do the work.
Follow the steps below to effectively drain water out of your washing machine, and run through what may be causing the problem in the first place:
Ensure the power to the washing machine is turned off by unplugging the machine at the main socket on the wall.
The drain hose can be found behind the washer, and it’s first worth checking to see if it’s bent or kinked as this could be blocking the water flow. If this is the case, then straightening the hose may instantly fix the problem. If the hose doesn’t appear to be bent or kinked, then disconnect it from the drain. Keep the hose higher than the washing machine until you’re ready to drain the water
Get a bucket and place it next to the washing machine and drop the hose into the bucket so that the water can begin draining away. If the bucket fills, raise the hose above the washing machine to stem the flow until you can empty the bucket and continue the process. If the water doesn’t seem to flow freely, there may be a blocked filter which will need to be cleared before continuing.
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