Water does not leave the washing machine - how to drain?

Modern automatic washing machines impress with their functionality and capabilities. However, even the most expensive items are not immune to breakage. One of the most common such failures is associated with the discharge of water. But you should not immediately panic if the water does not leave the car, because it may be not at all in it. We will understand all the possible causes of such a malfunction and find out how to fix it and drain the water.

Reasons why water does not leave the tank

Why does the water remain in the drum of the washing machine and not go away? The reasons for this may be different in complexity. We list them all:

• clogging of the drain hose or siphon to which the drain hose is connected, water does not pass through the garbage stopper and, as a result, remains in the drum;
• kink of the drain hose;
• it is possible that the water is not drained by the program, so be careful when choosing a washing mode, for example, this happens when you select the Wool program;
• the drain filter is clogged with various small objects (coins, paper clips, pins, buttons, etc.);
• the drain pump is faulty or clogged (garbage has settled on the impeller);
  

  Such a breakdown is also accompanied by the rumble of the washing machine before draining and spinning, so if there is an extraneous crack, you will have to deal with the pump.

• the pipe between the drum and the pump of the washing machine is clogged;
• the control module (programmer) of the machine is broken;
• malfunctioning pressure switch (water level sensor), that is, the water level is determined less than it actually is, therefore part of the water remains in the drum, drainage does not occur.

Some users have noticed a similar problem when overloading the drum of the washing machine with laundry.

In many machines, when a malfunction occurs, a code indicating an error is displayed. In this case, on the display of cars of the brand:

• Indesit and Ariston will appear code F05 or F11;
• Bosch and Siemens will display the code F18, d02 or d03;
• Electrolux and Zanussi will appear code EF1;
• LG will display the OE code;
• Samsung you will see the E2 code;
• Beko H5 code will appear;
• Whirlpool - F03.

Drain the water

The first thing to do in this situation is to turn off the machine and drain the water. In such cases most cars have emergency water drains. To implement it, you must:

1. Open the bottom panel of the washing machine housing or open the door, if any.
2. Take out a small emergency drain hose.
3. Substitute a low water tank.
4. Unscrew the valve on the hose and drain the water.

This is not the only way to drain waste water from the machine.

In some cars, such a hose may not appear, then the drain will have to be done like this:

• Tilt the housing of the washing machine a little back so that it does not slip and fall, you can ask someone to hold it.
• Substitute a small container under the machine.
• Open the drain filter cover and drain the water.

In very rare cases, the drain filter is clogged so that it does not open, and excessive force can cause damage. Therefore, the water will have to be drained through the drain pipe. Through it, you will have to drain the water when it itself is very clogged. Such a drain of water is time-consuming, because you must first disassemble the machine, get to the drain pump, disconnect the pipe from the snail of the pump, substitute the tank. But again such waste water discharge is extremely rare.

Troubleshooting

After draining the water, you can proceed to find out the cause of the breakdown and its elimination. In what order is it worthwhile to act in this case, what is the best place to start? And you can start with the drain filter, which you already unscrewed when you drained the water. Inspect it for debris, rinse under running water.

Then inspect the impeller of the pump by shining a flashlight into the hole under the drain filter.Already at this stage, you can understand if there is garbage in the pump. If everything is in order, then the filter can be returned to its place.

You can then check the drain hose and siphon. To do this, you need:

• disconnect the hose from the siphon;
• lower the hose into the bucket;
• select the program "Spin" or the special function "Drain water".

The water came out, which means that the siphon and the drain pipe are clogged, if the water remains in the machine, we proceed to search for a breakdown inside the washing machine.

Attention! If water does not come out through the filter, this indicates that something is stuck in the pipe between the drum and the pump. You will have to disassemble the machine and get the drain pump, along the way to clean all the connecting pipes. The entire repair process is described in detail in article on pump repair.

When you get to the pump, you will see a pipe running from the drum to the pump. In an Indesit washing machine, it looks like this:

Using pliers, you can unclip the clamp and see if there is a blockage inside.

If all previous malfunctions were eliminated, and the pump turned out to be absolutely operational or its cleaning did not help, then you will have to check the operation of the control module. You need to find out whether 220V voltage is supplied to the module, for this a special multimeter device is needed. If there is no voltage, then the module must be replaced. And it’s better to delegate the work with electronics to the master.

Thus, having checked all possible malfunctions, why the washing machine does not drain the water, you will probably find something. And if you can’t cope on your own, the service center and the master will certainly help to deal with the problem.