I wanted to send an update. First, I really appreciate all the advice given. This is a great forum - thank you for taking the time to try to help me. The mountain of unwashed clothes was building and we decided to hire a professional. A tech came out and used a professional auger; this...
I went out this morning and looked - yes, I can see a vent near the roofline that is directly above the washer location, plus I can see the vent pipe in the closet where the washer is. I am going to go up today to take a look. It's kind of a long pipe so might be hard to see if the block is...
Eddie commented that maybe the vent has become blocked that serves as the standpipe for the washer outflow. I'm wondering how I should check this out and how to clear it if it is indeed the problem. Would a drain auger work on this? For some reason, I think it might not, but I also don't...
Hi. Thanks for this thought. I had considered that the new machine might have higher output, although the problem did not occur in the first few months using the new washer, so it seems something developed in the meantime unrelated to output. However, your suggestion about increasing the...
Hi. Thanks for this thought. I had considered that the new machine might have higher output, although the problem did not occur in the first few months using the new washer, so it seems something developed in the meantime unrelated to output. However, your suggestion about increasing the...
We recently developed a problem with water coming out of the drain pipe that our washer releases into. We got a new LG washer months ago and everything had been going fine until about a month ago when water started coming out of the drain pipe when the machine was run. I'd estimate the amount...