The drain for my washer is higher than the water level and it doesn't drain. From what I see most ppl have high drains but it drains anyway.

Hard to google on my cell, no internet at new house. Help?

1/8/2009 11:08:29 PM

PS Sorry for the condensed post, my cell only allows 300 chars in an input.

1/8/2009 11:10:02 PM

they normally have pumps to drain the wastewater

did it do the spin cycle ok? (i.e. does the lid switch work)
look and see if something's caught up in the drain hose

if you're feeling adventurous, look and see if all the belts are intact and that the pump itself is getting power

1/8/2009 11:11:54 PM

Do you have pets?

We've had drainage issues due to shitloads of dog hair in the hose...

1/8/2009 11:16:44 PM

No pets or clogs, and the washer works just fine if I pull the drain hose out of the wall and drain it using a bucket. Once it starts spinning the centrifugal force is enough to drain it normally.

1/8/2009 11:23:44 PM

I drain abou 5gal using a bucket before it spins. Once it starts spinning I can put the hose back and it seems to drain ok.

1/8/2009 11:26:01 PM

is the washer basket not spinning on it's own until you manually remove some water from it? If so, it sounds like your washer is overloaded and the motor isn't strong enough to start moving.

are you washing heavy items like towels or jeans?

1/8/2009 11:36:37 PM

sounds like the transmission is busted

year, make, model

1/8/2009 11:48:06 PM

has nothing to do with the drain hight, or the transmission mentioned above.


its the pump located under the tank.


i can give you a washer/dryer if you pick it up from my moms house (glenwood north)

1/9/2009 12:10:34 AM

I have a knack for these things. But I don't work for free.

Sounds like the pump has shit the bed...or the filter is clogged the fuck up. Most new washers have a separate pump with its own motor to drain the tub. OLD school ones actually had it driven off of the transmission drive belt with a solenoid actuated linkage.

Gotta figure this: is it worth fixing? How old is it?

1/9/2009 1:41:23 AM

http://www.partstore.com/

1/9/2009 6:44:35 AM

have you really messed around with the drain tube much? you just have to have the end down far enough for it to siphon out....

i had this problem too.

http://www.washerhelp.co.uk/diy-repair-help_7.html

1/9/2009 12:45:46 PM

The pump should provide enough developed head to "push" the water out; in all reality, there's little if any siphon action going on here. Hell, if you drop the outlet of the hose below the tub's waterline, the shit will drain out...due to positive head induced by gravity.

If it were to rely on a siphon being created to draw the water out of the tub, then you couldn't keep water in the damn thing; there is no valve inline.

Now if your drain hose comes up a couple of feet above the machine, I can see there being a problem with the pump moving the water out (if said pump is good)

1/9/2009 1:03:45 PM

I'm not really concerned, it's a POS washer and I have another. I didn't realize washing machines had pumps in them. Seems like bad design to me. Why not put the drain below the washer and have a solenoid operated valve to drain it?

1/9/2009 11:32:59 PM

i seem to have the opposite problem. the water just runs continuously through and sometimes fills up, but more often than not it doesn't.

1/9/2009 11:56:21 PM