Thread Number: 10535
Maytag LA108 Siphoning Noise |
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Post# 192462   2/20/2007 at 16:17 (6,245 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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YIKES! My Maytag LA108 washer is making a suctioning noise at the standpipe that is driving me nuts. The standpipe is the 36" height recommended by Maytag- and no, I do not have the drain hose taped into the standpipe. The washer itself does not appear to be siphoning. But the noise is really, really annoying, and if there's a cure for it, I'd be grateful to know what it is. Thanks in advance! |
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Post# 192466 , Reply# 1   2/20/2007 at 16:34 (6,245 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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The reason you're hearing this noise is that when the machine is agitating, the pump is moving in reverse trying to suck water bcak into the machine via the drain hose. When the machines spins, the motor reverses and the pump then goes forward forcing the water in the machine out through the drain hose into the standpipe. I personally like this noise so I've never tried to make it stop, but I imagine if you tie a sock or small rag around the top of the standpipe it will at least make the noise quite a bit quieter.
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Post# 192468 , Reply# 2   2/20/2007 at 16:37 (6,245 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Post# 192471 , Reply# 3   2/20/2007 at 16:52 (6,245 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 192472 , Reply# 4   2/20/2007 at 16:53 (6,245 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Post# 192507 , Reply# 5   2/20/2007 at 20:27 (6,245 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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You can install a siphon break kit in the drain hose. It has a small rubber valve that allows the machine to pull in air through the hose, rather than through the drain. They are really useful for when you need to drain the washer into a floor-drain, but will quiet the hose in the standpipe as well. There are lots of them on ebay.
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Post# 192523 , Reply# 6   2/20/2007 at 21:11 (6,245 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)   |   | |
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If I didn't hear that air rushing--first with my A208, and now with my Dependable Care, I wouldn't think I had a Maytag Automatic! Lawrence/Maytagbear |
Post# 192545 , Reply# 7   2/20/2007 at 22:11 (6,245 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Post# 192553 , Reply# 9   2/20/2007 at 22:41 (6,245 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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