Washing Machine Leaking From Bottom
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- čas přidán 3. 09. 2012
- A leak from the bottom of a washing machine means a problem with internal parts. Fortunately, there are several things you can do to minimize the damage and expedite the fix.
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While unloading your washer you notice your feet are getting wet-not a good sign. What to do? A leak from the bottom of a washing machine means a problem with internal parts, a fix best left for a qualified professional. Fortunately, there are several things you can do to minimize the damage and expedite the fix. Hi, I'm Paul Blake for Repair.com with some tips to help you deal with a leaking washing machine.
Step 1: Soak up the water
First things first: Clean up any water. Just grab some towels and go.
If the leak is substantial and has found its way to your carpet, it's especially important to act fast. A wet carpet can lead to mold.
Throw dry towels on the carpet and stomp on them to soak up as much water as you can. If you have a wet/dry vac, use it to suck up what's left. Finally, direct a fan toward the wet area.
If the carpet doesn't dry completely, pull it back, cut away the wet backing and replace it. Consider renting a professional drying fan.
Step 2: Determine what's causing the leak
The more information you can give your repairman, the more able he'll be to give you an accurate repair estimate and come prepared with the parts needed to get your washer working again.
An important clue is when the leak occurs:
• A top-load washer that leaks only when the machine agitates may have a faulty center post gasket.
• Leaks that occur after the fill cycle starts could mean a rusted tub seal or a hole in the tub caused by rusting or wear from constant imbalance.
o If the problem is rust around the tub seal, a new, oversized seal may fix it. But if rusting is severe, you may have to buy a new washer.
o Rusted tubs may be covered under warranty; however, ones with holes are not. Tubs are replaceable, but expensive-so it may be more cost-effective to buy that new washer you've had your eye on.
Another important clue is where your leak is coming from. Unless your leak is more like a flood, try this trick:
Tuck a dry newspaper under your washer and run a load. The newspaper will map out where the leak occurs.
• Leaks in the rear may indicate a leaky pump.
• Leaks from the middle may mean a faulty air dome seal.
Step 3: Prepare your washer to be repaired
It's likely your service professional will have to disassemble your machine to fix it. You can save time and money by emptying your washer of clothes and water, and clearing access to it as much as possible.
Good luck! We hope your washer is spinning like new soon.
For more tips and troubleshooting advice, visit us at Repair.com. - Jak na to + styl
ingenious, I never tried using towels to soak up the water, I usually use a small straw to kinda sift the water into small paper cups and make a thousand trips to the farthest sink in my house, huge time saver!
Tyler Duggan 😂
I know, right?? Who knew??
LMFAO
Try to remember this for when you grow up, Tyler. "Everybody likes ass, but nobody likes smart ass." Got it?
Tyler Duggan LMFAO 😹
Thanks. Your video was as useful as a plastic skillet.
Lmao!
Funny !!
Hilarious
😂lmao too funny
Hilarious 😂
The best part of this video is the comments section. Brilliant insight dude.
This should be called how to clean up water
Or how to clean a PESTZ
I had to sign in to dislike the video.
Hahahaha
@@chrisginoc lol
I didn't come here to be told that a 'qualified professional' can fix it. I WANT TO FIX IT!
What to do if your machine is leaking from the bottom: Clean up water. Call somebody to fix it. Thanks.
Who knew??
Yes this yoyo is talking sh.. It.
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Does it matter what color I paint my toenails or can I just stomp on the towel in any color?
Thanks for nothing dude.
A. Woodrow Pecker really. This guy is a world class turd
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Whenever I need a laugh I come to look at the comments left about this video. Thanks for the laugh! This was a joke!
Priceless. 😂
Thanks for the tips on how to clean up water Captain Obvious.
Lmao
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You commentors are so rude !!! This guys videos are great.. He taught me how to make toast & use soap in the shower & thank GOD for the tutorial on breathing
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Thanks for letting me know how to clean up water. I had no idea I needed to do that.
I liked this video just so I could come back and laugh at it.
I'm so glad you told me to clean up water on the floor, never would have thought of that. Where were you when I spilled some milk?
Wow, I feel like I just got Rick Rolled! That was non helpful.
Very helpful but I couldn't get the towels to work right. Maybe post another video on how to use a towel
Seriously, I'm not asking how to soak up water! Oh forget it.
This video does a pretty good job of steering one towards the possible problem, with the solutions keeping me from dissecting my washer myself and creating more than one issue.
+peter rispoli
Thank you for commenting on the video, rather than what you IMAGINED the video should be.
I'm going to leave my unmentionables in the washer for the repairman. It's a Maytag, those guys don't get out much, this will give them a story to talk about at the pub.
If I was looking for a video in reference to cleaning up water, this video would be the one I need!
The first minute of this video explains how to clean up the water.
Is that really what you thought I wanted to know?!?!
Like seriously????? I was always soaked up water with a towel ,but I kept my socks on. Glad I watched this video !!
Really??? Do you think we are stupid and we haven't
Done this stuff!! Come on!! I'll go to the next video that TELLS ME HOW to fix it! If I wanted to pay someone I wouldn't be on CZcams!
You should make a video on how to unplug a lamp. And then how to move the lamp to another room to plug it in again. I heard it can be done. I just need to know how.
Loved the news paper idea thanks !
Ooooh Im supposed to dry the carpet! I thought I was to add to the mess with more water. Thanks for the tip!
Qualified professional= real man
In summary your washer leaks you're out of luck is the point of the video
HEY PAUL: Great Video man. I didn't know how to mop up water on the floor or carpet before I watched your informative video. But now I will be prepared for water I find on a linoleum floor or carpet. Thanks for the GREAT advice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here's a tip after spending $1400.00 on an LG front loading washer I am going to disposable freaking washers. Scarew this! I just bought a 330.00 Magic Chef DISPOSABLE washer. I hated front loaders since the day I HAD to purchase one for the house I bought. They had apartment size washer and dryer in the kitchen and good grief if I bought one of those cheap apartment size washers. I will not pay a repair man to bitch and gripe that my washer and dryer are stacked and they are too heavy to take apart. Then deal with the PCB board going for 300.00 bucks (roughly, probably more like 400.00 now) plus the cost to roll a truck probably 85.00 now. Then the leak which is probably due to a clog or a rusted drum, mind you this is 5-1/2 yr old washer that was impossible to keep level. Then, have them tell me the cost is more than half to repair. Really, I was told by a repairman that appliances only last 5 years. So, dig deep for that extended warranty on a front loading washing machine if you want it to last more than 5 years.
If your carpet is soaked called your insurance company and have them repair it. Chances are you are too afraid to put a claim in against your insurance because you're afraid they will drop you. And they will. Sure, you gotta love the foreign manufacturing going on today. Our washers and dryers used to last 20 to 30 years when they were made in the USA. Hope your new Carrier air conditioning systems last longer than five years, now. Useless everything is useless today. Thanks for teaching me how to lay down towels and calling a repairman. Do you work for Sears?
TOWELS YOU SAY?! And here I was preparing to burn the house down to dry the carpet.
steady slow leak from bottom. it is not pump. any ideas? couldn't see where leaking from. I took back cover off.help?
well, i thought i wasted my time on this video but it was rewarded with the comments. thank you commentators thank you for helping me to smile and not go hulk on this and you king shaman, i want to see your you tube video when you used that plastic skillet
I have to agree with most reviewers of this video and say that it was utterly useless.
Although this video is a total waste of time, the comments are priceless, thanks 🤣🤣🤣
This dude didn't tell me shit I didn't already know
thanks for telling me how to find where the leak may b coming from can i still put the paper in the recycle bin once iv discovered where the actual leak is or is that in your next video
Probably the most useful thing I have ever seen...
my leak was caused by bleach dispenser being clogged with debris so if you have a leak and you notice that your bleach dispenser is retaining water even after complete cycle, clean out all the little hole in and around the bleach dispenser.
If youtube recommends you this video, you know there are some people that don't want you good on this world
No way! Everything I needed to know on how to soak up water 🤣 was this a troll videp? Lol!
“ it may be time to invest in that new washing machine you had your eye on”......Yeah, that was first thing in my list but when I win the lottery
Fascinating, use a towel for any leaks, wow
I noticed you used a peach towel to clean up water. I only have white towels. Will a white towel identify the leak? Please advise
videos this idiotic should not only be illegal but their creators punished
good to know I just wasted my time learning nothing 😡👍👍
***** wtf
+A Culture Mind it use to be "How to fix a leaking washer" but they changed it
To all of you who are complaining. No where in the title or description of this video does it say "how to fix".
I can watch my own washer leaking all over my damn kitchen floor I don't have to watch a video about it. I worked with engineers designing critical parts that if you don't have any in your body yet you will have them in the future. Maybe I will make a video about the parts you could get for your body just in case.
Nor does anywhere in the description does it say how do you soak up water or how to explain what you need to do with the issue or mold control etc
Great video! Though I am very concerned about using multiple towels at once (like the towel-trained professional shown above). Is there any online resources for those tricky dual-towel techniques, a school perhaps? Nevertheless, this video has helped me completely repair not only my washer, but my reputation. Now my friends can feel confident about walking through my laundry room without having to take off their shoes. I'll subscribe WITH a thumbs up... god knows you've earned it.
I hear he's working on proper towel drying for the non skilled such as us. It's a complex process and will likely need to be a 3 part video
@@christopherhendricks4369 I wouldn't be surprised if you're right. I'm also willing to bet that it wont come cheap. Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX, etc.) has finally released the TurboTowel500 on their website, however it's said to already be sold-out. If anyone that was involved in this video could reach out... I'm willing to start a GoFundMe campaign to get the advanced techniques out to the masses asap. God bless.
You sure did get your rump chewed. However I too know how to clean up water from floor but I also used the news paler trick you suggested and worked out wonderfully for me as you also suggested where to look on several scenarios so I very much appreciated this very clear and to the point video.
Suzanne Hamilton
News paper tricks much like cardboard under the car to check for leaks and where they came from. Nice!!!
Thank you for useful tip👍👍👍💝
I noticed a lot of water this time probably at least 3 cups I think in the past it was a little bit of water. And I think it has to do like you said in balance because when it spins and even agitate the water is flowing like a whirlpool
Thank You!!!!❤
You owe me almost 3 minutes back of my life.. #wastedtime #2:38gone
that Billie door seal didn't even get an honorable mention!
billow not billiy door seal auto correct should of corrected his video
Psshhh I’m not paying a ton of money to have some guy come over and tell me I need an expensive part. Lifeprotip: do some research and you can fix it yourself. I replaced my leaky machine in less than an hour and it was just a $35 water pump.
Not helpful at all. Did not search for "how to soak up water on the floor."...
you know, a lot of people on here are complaining that this did not help them at all. it helped me out because i have never had to do something like this. i might not hire a repair man because my husband might be able to do it. i don't have carpet near my washer so who cares about that part. what it did do was help me learn how to locate where the leak was coming from.
Good information
Oooh, a man handling a basket full of laundry... This IS a useful video.
Thanks for teaching me how to dry up water, never thought of that......gee whiz
Muito bom seu vídeo
Looking for some fixes not sales pitches
uh.... more proof common sense has left the building
My washer is leaking brown fluid inside the washer it has ruined some clothes is it a home fix or do i need a repair person
Good tips
Was this about drying a wet carpet or fixing a leak. Good lord
Damm I may have to rent a drying fan!!! Shit somebody send me a link for drying fan rental companies...lol
Use towels?!? Omg… and to think I was just rolling in it preying for it to stop. What to do if your washing machine leaks: get a new washing machine 😊
Awesome video. The entire first half is about the carpet! #FML
Captain Obvious from Appliances, please come to the front desk.
It's actually much simpler to use my common sense to these solutions than follow you dude.
Funniest sheet ever!! Shud be called how to clean leaked water on floor!
Wow, just wow...
This video teach me more how to dry a carpet than how to fix it lol
Now I know what to do--Do not call this guy!
Get to the point! , i know how to wipe up water.
What about a leak from the front of the washing machine? Top load type w/agitator.....tia
If this guy represents repair.com I wouldn't even bother
Title should be "How to dry your carpet".
Anyone remember when expertvillage was loaded with "useful" videos like this?
He was really pushing getting a repair man in to do ther work, what about the do it yourselfers who can do this and save a few dollars. He didn't address those people's needs in this either. I agree with you, we all know if the washer is leaking we need to clean up the water...he is a bit of a idiot.
if it leaks, it should be empty of water right?
Now my towel needs washed in the leaking washer will this cycle ever end
Is this video about a washer or wet carpet.?
So, new generation front-loading washer so, I know the video is relatively current but, really, who has newspaper lying around anymore?
See water draining from the front bottom coming from the top of the motor
"Consider renting a professional drying fan." I also rented another house to live in while the repairs were taking place.
beautiful, hows that holding up 8 years later?
How to insult the public without insulting the public.
glad to know literally every person in the comments are not funny
the guy is just trying to inform people about what to do for your leaking washer
yeah the first half of the video is about drying up stuff, but he still touches on the fact of how to best inform your repair guy(if you get one) on what kind of leak is going on
and to people who insist on repairing it yourself, go ahead, see how that fairs you
doubt you're a professional and DIYing mechanical repairs is just going to fuck up your washer even more
just let the guy inform people, regardless of how common sense it sounds, he's not hurting anyone
not everyone is gonna know common sense
don't act like you weren't a child still learning about the world once, you at some point had little to no common sense too
Newspaper is a good idea to check but I shouldn’t have a leak if they installed it yesterday
I have a stackable Wash/Dryer and I am having leaks in the middle of the Washer. It only leaks when the cloths are washing, not during spinning ONLY during the Washing Cycle. I have a feeling it may be the Center Post gasket. I have video of it leaking on both sides. If anyone has any ideas of a quick fix (stop leak or anything that may be able to seal up the seal(s) that maybe leaking) I'd appreciate it. Thank you again.
We're pretty much in the exact same boat and it's sinking fast. Mine is a stacked front loader but mine leaks after the cycle. I also have a PCB board problem too. Mine is a slow leak so it leaks for days. There is a product called liquid steel if it is in fact steel but sounds like the gasket would be rubber. If you have a front loader you still have the issue of taking it apart and that is not a one man job. So, you are still in trouble you will need your buddies or if you are a woman you will need a couple guys. Hopefully it is a small apartment size washer dryer set up. I am buying disposable appliances from now on. We use appliances that are too large anyway. Look at the size of the appliances they use in the UK. They have to be half the price of the crap they sell us here. Time to go small unless you have a family of twenty people. This is bs. Good luck you're gonna need it. Appliance people just love stacked appliances. (Joke).
Really!!! I want you to teach me how to fix my washer machine not to place newspaper under lol
I have an old, inherited GE washer (and dryer.) When I found a flood after running a cycle, I assumed it was because of the clogged drain hose filter. So, like an Idiot(!) I simply changed it and ran another cycle today. Yup...flooded again. ##$%! So...I transferred the clothes to the dryer, and ran a short, empty, "test" cycle. Niagara falls out the bottom front, the instant I turned it on. Will mop it up in a few hours (unfinished basement) and plan out my next move.
I'm pretty sure that all of this is the Maid's problem.
Wow, amazing that 2:38 of video can contain absolutely no information on this subject
I must watch again--I cant figure out how to dry the floor.
How to dry your carpet in 5 easy steps. lol
An old Hotpoint Top Loader, spin with heavy blanket spin
Right...lol
Agree with all - an asinine video that helps no one ever
don't waste your time watching this video, he only will tell you ''buy a new one''