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Not Spinning means the drum fills, washes and drains but never reaches spin speed, so the load comes out soaked. On a front-loader the belt, motor drive or door lock is usually implicated; on a top-loader the lid switch, clutch or drive coupler. The wash itself looks normal, which is what makes the fault easy to misread.

Causes

A snapped or slipping drive belt · A worn motor coupler or clutch on a top-loader · A door lock or lid switch not confirming closure · A failed motor control board or speed sensor · Water left in the tub blocking the spin step

Repair

We confirm the drain step completes first, because a tub still holding water will never be allowed to spin. With the cabinet open we turn the drum by hand, check belt tension and condition, and test the lid switch or door lock for a closed circuit. Motor windings, the speed sensor and the control output are measured under a spin command. The failed part is replaced and a spin proven against a damp load.

Urgency

medium

Not Draining leaves a full tub of water at the end of the cycle and a door that may refuse to release. Most cases are an obstruction rather than a dead pump, since coins, wire and lint collect in the filter and sump. Left standing, the water sours quickly and escapes across the floor when the door is forced.

Causes

A clogged pump filter or sump · Debris trapped behind the pump impeller · A kinked or blocked drain hose · A blocked standpipe or waste connection at the wall · A failed drain pump motor

Repair

We drain the tub down through the filter housing before opening anything, which keeps the water off the floor. The filter and impeller are cleared and the impeller spun by hand to confirm free movement. The hose run is then followed from the pump to the standpipe, including the wall connection, which is often the real blockage. If the pump stays dead under a drain command we fit a new one and prove a complete drain.

Urgency

high

Making Loud Noise covers any sound that is new and louder than the machine's normal working note. The character matters more than the volume: a rumble points at bearings, a rattle at loose debris, a knock at suspension. Establishing which family the sound belongs to prevents the replacement of parts that were never at fault.

Causes

Foreign objects trapped between drum and outer tub · Worn drum bearings · Failed shock absorbers or suspension rods · A loose counterweight bolt · A worn or misaligned drive pulley

Repair

We listen through each stage separately, because fill, wash, drain and spin drive different components. The drum is rocked and spun by hand to separate bearing roar from suspension knock. Trapped items are recovered through the heater aperture or the bellows where one is fitted. Counterweight and pulley fasteners are checked for tightness, and worn suspension or bearings are set out before any work begins. The machine is then run loaded to confirm the sound has gone.

Urgency

medium

Won't Start describes a washer with lights and a display that accepts a programme but never begins filling or turning. That is different from a machine with no power at all. The control is waiting on an interlock it cannot satisfy, most often the door lock or a water supply it cannot see.

Causes

A door lock or lid switch not latching · Closed or seized water supply taps · A cycle left in pause or delay start · A failed start relay on the control board · A blocked pressure system reading the tub as full

Repair

We watch the machine attempt a start and note exactly where it stops. The door lock is commanded and its feedback measured, since almost no model will run without it. Supply taps and inlet screens are opened and checked for flow, then the pressure hose is blown through and the sensor read at empty. If every interlock is satisfied and nothing is energised, the control board and its start relay are tested directly.

Urgency

medium

Leaking Water is any escape of water from the machine in use, and it is one of the few washer faults with real potential to damage the room around it. The origin is rarely where the puddle appears, because water tracks along the base before it emerges. Continued use risks the floor beneath and any ceiling below.

Causes

A perished door bellows on a front-loader · A split or loose fill hose connection · A cracked outer tub or sump · A leaking pump seal or housing · A blocked dispenser drawer backing up

Repair

We isolate the supply, pull the machine out and run a short programme with the panels off, watching each stage to see when water appears. Fill leaks show early, pump and drain leaks only under load. Hose unions, the bellows, sump and pump housing are examined dry, then wetted to confirm the source. The failed seal or component is replaced and the machine run through a complete cycle standing on dry paper.

Urgency

high

Not Filling with Water means the cycle starts but no water enters the drum, so the machine either sits waiting or eventually reports a supply fault. The cause lies in the path from the tap to the inlet valve, or in the sensing that tells the control how full the tub already is. Nothing else in the cycle can proceed until fill completes.

Causes

Closed or partly closed supply taps · Blocked inlet screens at the valve · A washer fill hose crushed flat against the wall · A failed inlet valve solenoid · A pressure sensor already reading the tub as full

Repair

We check the taps and pull the fill hoses to inspect the inlet screens, which trap grit and scale carried in from the supply. Flow at the open tap is measured before the valve is blamed. Solenoid coils are tested for continuity and the valve commanded open to confirm it lifts. If the valve is sound we read the pressure sensor with the tub empty, since a level falsely reported full suppresses fill entirely.

Urgency

medium

Door Won't Lock means the interlock never engages, so the programme cannot begin. Front-loaders will not run at all without it and top-loaders with a lid lock behave the same way. The cause is usually mechanical alignment or a failed lock assembly rather than anything in the wash system itself.

Causes

A dropped or misaligned door hinge · A worn strike plate or catch · Laundry trapped in the door opening · A failed lock solenoid or wax element · A broken wire in the door lock harness

Repair

We close the door slowly and watch the catch meet the lock to judge whether alignment is the problem, then adjust the hinge or strike as needed. The lock is commanded from the control and its solenoid or wax element measured for continuity and movement. The harness is flexed at the cabinet edge, where breaks are common inside intact insulation. A replacement lock is fitted where required and closure proven across a full cycle.

Urgency

medium

Vibrating Excessively describes a machine that shakes hard enough to be heard through the building during spin. Some vibration is normal; movement that rattles cupboards is not. The cause is either the load, the floor and feet, or worn suspension that no longer damps the drum as it travels.

Causes

Levelling feet unequal or not locked · Transit bolts left fitted after installation · Worn shock absorbers on a front-loader · Stretched suspension rods on a top-loader · A flexing or uneven floor under the machine

Repair

We check first for transit bolts still in place, since a newly installed machine will hammer with them fitted. The feet are levelled across both axes and their locknuts tightened up against the cabinet. Each shock absorber or suspension rod is disconnected and stroked by hand to judge damping, and worn units are replaced as a set. The machine is then spun empty and loaded to confirm the drum settles.

Urgency

medium

Error Codes Displayed means the control has detected a condition it cannot resolve and has stopped the cycle to report it. The code names the circuit that failed a check, not the part that failed. Treating a code as a parts list is the most common reason a washer is repaired twice for the same fault.

Causes

A drain path the control cannot clear · A temperature or pressure sensor out of range · A motor or tachometer signal outside expectation · A door lock that never confirmed closure · Water or corrosion in a connector or harness

Repair

We read the stored code and clear it, then reproduce the fault on the machine rather than working from the code alone. The circuit it names is tested end to end: sensor, harness, connector and board input. Connectors are opened and inspected for moisture and green corrosion, which imitates sensor failure convincingly. Only once a measurement disagrees with what the control expects do we replace anything, then run the cycle that originally failed.

Urgency

medium

Not Agitating applies to top-loaders whose drum fills normally but whose agitator does not move the load, so clothes come out wetted rather than washed. The drive train between motor and agitator is where to look. On many machines the failure is a small plastic part rather than the motor or gearcase.

Causes

Worn agitator dogs or cogs · A stripped agitator drive spline · A failed motor coupler to the transmission · A broken or slipping drive belt · A failed transmission or gearcase

Repair

We run a wash step and watch the agitator against the drum to see whether drive reaches it at all. The agitator cap comes off so the dogs and spline can be inspected, since these strip long before anything larger fails. If the shaft itself is dead we open the cabinet and check the coupler, belt and gearcase output in that order. The worn part is replaced and wash action confirmed under a part load.

Urgency

medium

Clothes Not Getting Clean means the cycle runs to completion but the wash result is poor, with soiling and smell left in the fabric. This is usually a fault of water, dose or mechanical action rather than a broken component. It is worth ruling out overloading before any part of the machine is condemned.

Causes

An overloaded drum preventing movement of the load · A dispenser not releasing detergent into the drum · Cold fill on a machine expecting to heat · Weak drum rotation or a worn agitator · Heavy scale or biofilm inside the tub

Repair

We establish what the machine is actually doing: the temperature reached, the detergent released and the drum action under load. The dispenser is flushed and its siphon checked, and the inlet valves are tested for hot and cold flow. Drum movement is watched with a part load so weak rotation shows itself. Where the tub is scaled or coated we run a hot maintenance wash and set out correct dosing and loading before replacing components.

Urgency

low

Washer Smells Bad describes a sour or stale smell from inside the cabinet, noticeable as soon as the door is opened. It comes from residue that has gone stagnant in the parts of the machine that never dry out. Low-temperature washing and generous detergent doses make it worse rather than better.

Causes

Biofilm in the outer tub and sump · A pump filter left full of debris · Standing water held in the drain hose · Residue built up in the dispenser drawer · Persistent cool washing with excess detergent

Repair

We clear and clean the pump filter and sump, where the smell most often originates, then check the hose for standing water held by an incorrect loop height. The dispenser drawer and its housing are removed and washed out. A hot maintenance cycle with a suitable cleaner follows, to break down the film coating the tub. We then set out a routine of hot washes and door airing that stops it returning.

Urgency

low