How to clean the drain pump in the washing machine

A washing machine is an indispensable tool for any housewife.

Helping a person look perfect, sometimes the technique itself fails. And the absence of such an assistant leads to great inconvenience.

The sooner the problem is fixed, the better. Otherwise, you will have to deal with serious consequences.

How to clean the pump in the washing machine, we will understand in this article.

Causes of pump failure

There are situations when, during washing, the washing machine starts to emit an incomprehensible buzz, which was not there before. Or she simply cannot drain the water.

It is likely that there is a blockage and the drain pump of the washing machine needs to be cleaned.

A blockage in the pump of a washing machine appears due to the ingress of a large number of foreign objects, but there are other causes of failure:

• an object that got inside;
• failure of the pipe located at the connection of the tank with the pump;
• drain hose breakage;
• blockage of the sewerage, restriction of access to the passage.

Despite these signs, when the water does not drain well, the pump needs to be cleaned.

Types of blockages

There are two types of blockages that can disable drains:

• mechanical,
• natural.

The first type occurs when small parts get inside, such as buttons, fasteners, coins, which bounce off clothes at the time of washing. They penetrate the hose and do not allow water to descend. Then the whole system crashes.

The second type of blockage consists of wool, fluff, hair that accumulate in the filter, resulting in a breakdown.

How to remove the drain pump

Before cleaning the washing machine pump filter, it will have to be removed from the washing machine housing.

Required tool

You will need the following standard set of tools:

• screwdrivers;
• wrench;
• bucket or basin for draining liquid.

Pump location

The next task will be to study the instruction manual for the washing machine. For what? To find out exactly where the part we need is located.

Not all brands of washing machines have the pump in one place. Therefore, you will have to act, depending on the brand, in different ways and with a special approach.

Location of pumps at Indesit, Samsung, Veko, Ariston, Argo and LG

For example, cleaning the pump of the washing machine Indesit, Samsung, Veko, Ariston, Argo and LG will be much easier, since you can squeeze through the bottom of the case to the part. In some of them, it is completely absent or removed without much effort.

For this you need:

1. Through a special door, which is unscrewed with a flat screwdriver, get to the self-tapping screw holding the filter and unscrew it.
2. Drain all the liquid into the prepared container.To do this, you only need to turn the filter clockwise to completely drain the liquid.
3. After that, you will have to scroll the filter counterclockwise, pushing it in and pulling it out through the bottom. Lay the washing machine on its side first.
4. Disconnect everything (clamps, wires), pull out the pump.

Location of pumps at Bosch, Siemens

To get the drain pump in washing machines of Bosch, Siemens brands, you need to disassemble the facade of the device:

1. Remove the compartment intended for falling asleep detergents, remove the self-tapping screw.
2. Remove and remove the retaining screw at the bottom. Now you can remove the front panel too.
3. After the panel is found inside the unit, additional self-tapping screws are unscrewed, the cuff is disconnected, the rubber band is removed from the hatch, the clamps are unclenched.
4. The pump is removed, the liquid is drained, the rest of the parts are removed, including the hose.

Location of pumps at Electrolux, Zanussi

In Electrolux, Zanussi washing machines, the pump is removed through the rear cover:

1. The clamps on the rear wall of the device that hold the hose are unscrewed and it is removed.
2. Unscrew the screws and remove the panel.
3. Disconnect the wires, remove the pump, disconnect all parts from it.

How to clean the pump in the washing machine

You can get to it by removing a few screws and part of the pump housing. In good condition, the impeller rotates. Accordingly, it wraps various elements of things around its body. It must be cleaned of accumulated debris (hairs, threads, wool). All actions must be carried out carefully.

Now you can assemble the pump and install it where you got it from. All manipulations are performed in reverse order.

The washing machine needs to be checked, the wash should be started in the standard mode. The absence of uncharacteristic sounds and the draining of water without interference indicates that everything is done, right, and the part is working properly.

If the actions taken did not lead to the desired result, then the pump will have to be changed.

How to prevent a clogged drain pump

The reason why the drain pump becomes clogged is hard water, the wrong detergents, debris that accumulates from things and the owner’s negligent attitude towards his equipment.

You can save your washing machine from clogging by following some simple rules:

• pour detergents intended only for automatic washing machines;
• put small items in a special net for clothes;
• use water filters;
• time to clean the filter.