The older I get the more I appreciate usability over a cheap price tag.
Our current washing machine demands the gathering of an audience by loudly singing the song of its people a full minute or more before it will let you open the damn door. It also has no respect for human arms, requiring a traversal from far left (soap dispenser ), to far right (power on), to centre (program select), then back to the far right for temperature and spin adjust and finally cycle start. Put the damn controls in a logical order across the top of the machine for fuck’s sake!
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Often a sign of a growing clog. The door doesn’t unlock until the water sensor says there is no water. If the last bit of water is draining slowly, it can delay unlock.
Three places to check a front loader:
The rubber gasket for the door has small holes in the folds that get clogged.
The lint/large item trap is getting full. Most washers have a little door you can open and pull that out for cleaning.
Worst is there’s a ball in the drain hose at the bottom of the tub where the tub connects to the drain pump. It works as a check valve. It can get clogged. You need to get access to the motor area of the washer. Often massaging that ball in the hose is enough to let it drain. I’m fully aware of what this sounds like.
Godnroc@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Literally had to take my parents washer apart recently and remove the impediment that was blocking the recirculation pump which caused it to be very loud and not recirculating.
The fun part was the service manual inside the washer that explained how to put it into service mode and test each function. Quality machine.
not@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
What brand, model, and how old?
KeenFlame@feddit.nu 2 weeks ago
This was brilliantly informative, thanks stranger!