Troubleshooting; Normal Sounds You May Hear; Before Calling For Service - LG WM3360H CA Serie Manual De Uso

NORMAL SOUNDS YOU MAY HEAR

The following sounds may be heard while the
washer is operating. They are normal.
Clicking:
Door lock relay when the door locks and unlocks.
Spraying or hissing:
Steam or water spraying or circulating during
the cycle.

BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE

Your Steam Washer™ is equipped with an automatic error-monitoring system to detect and diagnose
problems at an early stage. If your washer does not function properly or does not function at all, check the
following before you call for service.
Problem Possible Causes
Rattling and
• Foreign objects, such as
clanking noise keys, coins, or safety pins,
may be in drum or pump.
Thumping • Heavy wash loads may
sound
produce a thumping sound.
• Washer load may be out of
balance.
Vibrating noise • Shipping bolts and/or packaging
materials not removed.
• Wash load may be unevenly
distributed in the drum.
• Not all leveling feet are resting
firmly on the floor.
• Floor not rigid enough.
Water leaking • Fill hose connection is loose at tap
around washer or washer.
• House drain pipes are clogged.
Excessive • Too much detergent or
sudsing
incorrect detergent.
T RO U B L E S H O OT I N G
Humming or gurgling:
Drain pump pumping water from the washer at
the end of a cycle.
Splashing:
Clothes tumbling in the drum during the wash
and rinse cycles.
Solutions
• Stop washer and check drum and drain filter for
foreign objects. If noise continues after washer is
restarted, call for service.
• This is normal. If sound continues, washer is
probably out of balance. Stop and redistribute
wash load.
• Stop and redistribute wash load.
• See Installation Instructions for removing shipping
bolts and packaging.
• Stop washer and rearrange wash load.
• Adjust the leveling feet. Make sure all four feet are in
firm contact with the floor while the washer is in the
spin cycle with a load.
• Make sure that the floor is solid and does not flex.
Refer to "Flooring" in the Installation section.
• Check hoses. Check and tighten hose connections.
• Unclog drain pipe. Contact a plumber if necessary.
• Reduce detergent amount or use low-sudsing
detergent.
Only use detergent with the HE
(High-Efficiency) logo.
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