Users of washing machines do not always attach great importance to their preventive maintenance. But the performance of the equipment is directly dependent on care for her.
Operating process of a washing machine
Today's automatic washing machines are designed so that water into them through the pressure in the cold water line.
Then The water intake valvewhich reacts to the program set by the user. For the regulation and timely termination of the water intake sensor called pressostat.
For the detergent to enter the drum of the machine, it passes through powder tray. When the wash is finished water flows through the connection to the drain pump or pump. At its signal the used water is drained into the sewer. The process lasts until the liquid is completely removed from the tank.
Similar actions take place when rinsing the laundry with the difference that there is no detergent. During the spinning process, the water is also removed from the machine by the drain pump.
The drain pump is designed to be able to work for many years without failure.
The part is protected by a special grid or it is also called filterwhich saves the "snail"-inside space from the ingress of foreign objects: coins, paper clips, buttons, etc., which can easily damage a particularly important element of the pump - impeller.
Such a breakdown is considered serious and will require replacement of the part. Breakage of the impeller is also characterized by strong vibration the washing machine. In this case, it will be necessary to disassemble the equipment and also to replace the part.
The pump filter looks like a sieve and cleans the water from foreign objects.
Drain pump clogging is the most frequent cause of failure in the washing machine.
In this case, the machine can stop draining altogether.
When to clean the washing machine drain pump filter
But this figure is conditional and should be approached individually. It depends on the frequency of use of the machine and the number of items washed in it.
You should always pay attention to small objects that fall into the washing machine - wrappers, coins, buttons, seeds, paper, rhinestones and others. And in order to prevent breakage it is enough to immediately clean the drain system.
How to find the filter
The manufacturer of the washing machine installs two filters: on the water supply and on the drain. Where in the washing machine is the pump filter?
The drain filter is located by the valve for the water supply where the water hose connection is located.
The drain filter in the washing machine is at the very bottom of the machine. The filter cover of the washing machine pump looks like a small door. It is screwed into the pump chamber and has a very small diameter drain hose. The hose will be needed for emergency water drainage. To drain the water, it is enough to unscrew the plug and lower it into some container.
How to clean the washing machine pump filter
If you opened the door at the bottom of the machine you saw the drain hose, use it to drain the water and only then proceed to unscrew the drain filter.
If there is no hose, go straight to the filter. Unscrew it counter-clockwise unscrewing it clockwise carefully not breaking the thread. It looks like a rubber stopper.
If the part does not unscrew, check if there is no bolt in the middle.
Sometimes manufacturers reinforce the part this way.
These can be cases where the filter is not reached because of the impact of very high temperatures or a huge amount of compacted dirt. Let's consider ourselves lucky. When unscrewing the water will flow to the floor, so you need to put a low container so as not to flood the bathroom.
Once the water has flowed out, you need to check the hole for clogs, and then proceed to clean the part itself. All dirt is removed from it and rinsed with water.
This completes the cleaning of the washing machine pump filter. It remains to put the part back in place and check whether this was the problem of malfunction or not.
