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TROUBLESHOOTING NORmAL SOUNDS YOU mAY HEAR The following sounds may be heard while the washer is operating. They are normal. Clicking: Door lock relay when the door locks and unlocks. Spraying or hissing: Steam or water spraying or circulating during the cycle. Humming or gurgling: Drain pump pumping water from the washer at the end of a cycle. Splashing: Clothes tumbling in the drum during the wash and rinse cycles. BEFORE CALLINg FOR SERVICE Your Steam Washer™ is equipped with an automatic error-monitoring system to detect and diagnose problems at an early stage. If your washer does not function properly or does not function at all, check the following before you call for service. Problem Rattling and clanking noise Thumping sound Vibrating noise Possible Causes • Foreign objects, such as keys, coins, or safety pins, may be in drum or pump. • Heavy wash loads may produce a thumping sound. • Washer load may be out of balance. • Shipping bolts and/or packaging materials not removed. • Wash load may be unevenly distributed in the drum. • Not all leveling feet are resting firmly on the floor. • Floor not rigid enough. Water leaking around washer Excessive sudsing • Fill hose connection is loose at tap or washer. • House drain pipes are clogged. • Too much detergent or incorrect detergent. Staining • Laundry products added directly to the washer drum. • Washer not unloaded promptly. • Clothes not sorted properly. Solutions • Stop washer and check drum and drain filter for foreign objects. If noise continues after washer is restarted, call for service. • This is normal. If sound continues, washer is probably out of balance. Stop and redistribute wash load. • Stop and redistribute wash load. • See Installation Instructions for removing shipping bolts and packaging. • Stop washer and rearrange wash load. • Adjust the leveling feet. Make sure all four feet are in firm contact with the floor while the washer is in the spin cycle with a load. • Make sure that the floor is solid and does not flex. Refer to "Flooring" in the Installation section. • Check hoses. Check and tighten hose connections. • Unclog drain pipe. Contact a plumber if necessary. • Reduce detergent amount or use low-sudsing detergent. Only use detergent with the HE (High-Efficiency) logo. • Load the laundry products into the dispenser. • Always remove items from the washer as soon as the cycle is completed. • Always wash dark colors separately from light colors and whites to prevent discoloration. If possible, do not wash heavily soiled items with lightly soiled ones. 2

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TROUBLESHOOTING
NORMAL SOUNDS YOU MAY HEAR
Problem
Possible Causes
Solutions
Rattling and
clanking noise
Thumping
sound
Water leaking
around washer
• Foreign objects, such as
keys, coins, or safety pins,
may be in drum or pump.
• Heavy wash loads may
produce a thumping sound.
• Washer load may be out
of balance.
• Shipping bolts and/or packaging
materials not removed.
• Wash load may be unevenly
distributed in the drum.
• Not all leveling feet are resting
firmly on the floor.
• Floor not rigid enough.
• Fill hose connection is loose
at tap or washer.
• House drain pipes are clogged.
• Stop washer and check drum and drain filter for
foreign objects. If noise continues after washer is
restarted, call for service.
•
This is normal. If sound continues, washer is
probably out of balance. Stop and redistribute
wash load.
• Stop and redistribute wash load.
• See Installation Instructions for removing shipping
bolts and packaging.
• Stop washer and rearrange wash load.
• Adjust the leveling feet. Make sure all four feet are in
firm contact with the floor while the washer is in the
spin cycle with a load.
• Make sure that the floor is solid and does not flex.
Refer to “Flooring” in the
Installation
section.
• Check hoses. Check and tighten hose connections.
• Unclog drain pipe. Contact a plumber if necessary.
The following sounds may be heard while the
washer is operating. They are normal.
Clicking:
Door lock relay when the door locks and unlocks.
Spraying or hissing:
Steam or water spraying or circulating during
the cycle.
Humming or gurgling:
Drain pump pumping water from the washer at
the end of a cycle.
Splashing:
Clothes tumbling in the drum during the wash
and rinse cycles.
BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE
Your Steam Washer™ is equipped with an automatic error-monitoring system to detect and diagnose
problems at an early stage. If your washer does not function properly or does not function at all, check the
following before you call for service.
Vibrating
noise
Excessive
sudsing
• Too much detergent or
incorrect detergent.
• Reduce detergent amount or use low-sudsing
detergent.
Only use detergent with the HE
(High-Efficiency) logo.
Staining
• Laundry products added directly to
the washer drum.
• Washer not unloaded promptly.
• Clothes not sorted properly.
• Load the laundry products into the dispenser.
• Always remove items from the washer as soon as the
cycle is completed.
• Always wash dark colors separately from light colors
and whites to prevent discoloration. If possible, do
not wash heavily soiled items with lightly soiled ones.
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