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Thread Number: 75798
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Oh no... problem with tne new to us Duet |
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Post# 996317 6/5/2018 at 21:04 (2,144 days old) by petek  (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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You may remember we got our neighbors Duet washer sometime last year and have had no problems with it, till now.
THe other day I did a washload and as I was putting the clothes in the dryer found that much of what was on the bottom of the drum was still soaking wet.. So I did a drain and spin.. I thought perhaps there'd been a quick power failure and it stopped and didn't reset.. It must have stopped in the final spin or near final spin as the fabric softener dispenser was empty. Tonight I walked into the laundry room for something and found the floor was wet near the washer. I thought, geeze, the laundry sink tap is leaking.. but no. looking around I see a drops of water coming from the washer opening.. (door is always left open) . I find that the washer tub is full of water and dripping out the front onto the floor.. so.. What could be going wrong here.. I'm guessing some water inlet valve isn't closing completely ? | ||
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Post# 996319 , Reply# 1 6/5/2018 at 21:13 (2,144 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 996329 , Reply# 2 6/5/2018 at 23:36 (2,144 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 996333 , Reply# 4 6/6/2018 at 00:15 (2,144 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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I hear you... but I don't want to chance it if we're not home and forget to , which we do sometimes as I did, turn off the water at the faucet after we're done washing. There were drops of water dripping out of the "outlet" top left of the boot where it sprays into the tub . For whatever reason I can't fathom when they built this house the didn't put a floor drain in the laundry room which is the room behind the garage, nor in the basement that I've found, where there's a water heater and boiler, strange. Had there been I'd be less conerned
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Post# 996352 , Reply# 5 6/6/2018 at 07:51 (2,143 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Bad Inlet Valve | ||
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Post# 996419 , Reply# 6 6/6/2018 at 20:43 (2,143 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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John is right, I've seen some pretty bad damage from a leaky Duet/HEt3 in a second floor laundry room.
I couldn't remember what model you have, I like the German-built washers a little better overall than the newer versions for a variety of reasons. Glad you found the part that cheap online, I think I paid $18 or so at Sundberg Co. | ||
| Post# 996505 , Reply# 7 6/7/2018 at 18:56 (2,142 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
wouldn't you think
that would be some kind of mandatory code that anything in a home where there is risk of leaking at any point that there should be a drain in the floor in or around, say, the water heater, washing machine, refrigerator, etc.
I mean, a refrigerator with a water dispenser could fail, causing a leak. A water heater could fail, causing a major leak. I've heard of that so many times. Anyway, it took a while, but I've gotten used to turning off the water on my washer after done. It's automatic to me now. As soon as end of cycle signal, that's the first thing I do, unless I'm washing another load. | ||
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Post# 996538 , Reply# 8 6/8/2018 at 01:18 (2,142 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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