Washing machines and dryers

Washing machines and dryers: filters, seals, exhaust ducts and levelling.

Common failure modes

• A blocked drain pump filter
• A lint duct that has never been cleared
• A machine out of level

Procedures

• How to clean the rubber door seal on a front loading washing machineThe rubber ring around the door of a front-loading washer is the part that stays wet. Water, lint and detergent sit in t
• How to clean the drain filter on a front loading washing machineAlmost every front-load washing machine has a filter in front of the drain pump, behind a small panel at the bottom of t
• How to clean a clogged dryer vent and lint ductLint gets past the lint trap on every load, and it settles in the duct between the dryer and the outside wall. As the du
• How to level a washing machine that walks, shakes or bangs on the spin cycleA washing machine that walks across the laundry floor, bangs against the wall or shakes the house on the spin is almost

Where this stops

Anything requiring removal of a powered component is deferred.