Black junk bottom trap

Good Morning Deanna - Sounds like you are speaking about the Coin Trap. Below are some basic troubleshooting steps you may wish to follow to clean the trap:
· Unplug the unit.
· Remove the bottom front access panel. There are two screws one on right and one on the left towards the bottom of the front panel.
· Now that the panel is removed look inside on the bottom right hand side there is a black looking accordion thing. This is the coin trap.
· Clean the drum out with as much water as possible that you can remove and have towels ready. The next step you will have the remaining water come out of the bottom of the drum and onto the floor.
· At the top of the coin trap where it is attached to the drum is a silver spring with a silver screw. Loosen the screw and wiggle the coin trap down from the drum.
· Reach inside the coin trap and clean what is inside of it out.
· Put the unit back together following the same steps backwards.
Hope this information proves to be helpful!

Good Afternoon Brenda - Generally speaking, washer machines do not have a filter. Depending on your particular model the unit may have a coin trap. Below are some basic troubleshooting steps you may wish to follow to locate and clean the coin trap:

• Unplug the unit.
• Remove the bottom front access panel. There are two screws one on right and one on the left towards the bottom of the front panel.
• Now that the panel is removed look inside on the bottom right hand side there is a black looking accordion thing. This is the coin trap.
• Clean the drum out with as much water as possible that you can remove and have towels ready. The next step you will have the remaining water come out of the bottom of the drum and onto the floor.
• At the top of the coin trap where it is attached to the drum is a silver spring with a silver screw. Loosen the screw and wiggle the coin trap down from the drum.
• Reach inside the coin trap and clean what is inside of it out.
• Put the unit back together following the same steps backwards.

Hope this information proves to be helpful!

Raise up your washer slightly or feel for 3 screws right under the front, bottom. Unscrew these and pull down - you will find the lint trap. Be prepared for water, and since the model is 2002 - immense junk too!
Pl say so if helped!!

You would need to try to clean out the coin trap in the bottom of the unit.

1. Unplug the unit.

2. Tilt the unit up to where the front feet are in the air and the back feet are still on the ground. Please make sure the unit is propped up safely.

3. Now that the unit is propped up look inside on the bottom right hand side there is a black looking accordion thing. This is the coin trap.

4. Clean the drum out with as much water as possible and have towels ready. The next step you will have the remaining water come out.

5. At the top of the coin trap where it is attached to the drum is a silver spring with a silver screw. Loosen the screw and wiggle the coin trap down from the drum.

5. Reach inside the coin trap and clean what is inside of it out.

6. Put the unit back together following the same steps backwards

There is a drain hose that runs from the freezer compartment to the drain pan at the bottom of the unit, the hose will get plugged with junk, sometimes ice but usually junk, you can try to **** it out from the hose above the drain pan, or pull the cover off the freezer compartment and find the drain and force hot water thru it or use air pressure to blow it open, the hose usually has a trap built into it so running a wire thru it doesn't work.

this is usually a problem with the float.

at the bottom there is a small round plastic part that moves up and down. When it is up, the washer knows that it is full. when it is down, the washer knows that it is empty.

yours is probably stuck in the down position.

usually I find that this is because the float is full of grease and junk.

mostly they are of the air-trap variety. they are open on the bottom and trap a bubble of air underneath them. If the float is full of grease, then it won't trap enough air to float. reach under with your finger and scoop out any grease.

if you don't see any grease, or it isn't open underneath, check for holes that migh be letting air out, or water in.

if it's broken, you can lift it manually (and wedge something under it) and that will at least pump it out so you can fix the float.

Don't run it very long in that condition or you will have other problems, but you can run it until it drains out.

This sounds like the problem I responded to for another user. I hope it works for you. I got this when the J-trap on the back of the fridge was blocked, not allowing condensation to properly drain into the drain pan.

I solved this problem by pulling the black drain tube off the J-trap (you may need to loosen the holding clamp at the bottom of the tube), giving the J-trap (it's about 2" round) a slight twist to release it from the sheet metal, and carefully pulling it out. Be careful as the sheet metal is sharp. You will see a 1" PVC tube end that fits inside the J-trap. This must be inside the trap when reassembling.

Flush out the J-trap and reassemble.

check for a weak circuit breaker...we need 15 amps alone...onthejob

Check your discharge trap. Take off lower front panel under door.Just 3 screws, of course they are torx T-20 size.When the panel is removed right in front is what looks to be a plastic can on it's side with a cap that can screw off. It is a trap that comes from bottom of drum and collects stuff and traps it before getting into discharge pump, anyway mine was full off junk, screws nails small toys. It was packed, After cleaning out and resetting machine it worked again. Worth a try.

This is the fix for the HE3T Sears front loading washing machine with a bad odor problem. We HAD this same problem but now it is fixed. You don't need to call the repair man, it's just a waste of time, money and endless frustration. Tools: 9/32 socket or T-20 torx head bit. Bunch of rags you don't want when you're all finished. *****UN-PLUG THE WASHER****** Lay on the floor in front of the washer and look under the lower panel. You will see three silver colored torx head screws, one on the left, right and center. Loosen these up with your socket or torx head wrench. Remove the lower front cover and set it aside. See all the wires? Did you make sure to UN-PLUG the washer? Good. Now look at the center of the bottom of the washer. You will notice a white cylindrical contraption. This is a drain trap where all of the junk from your washer gets hung up so it won't clog up the water pump that discharges the water from your washer. On the front of this drain trap is an access cap. BEFORE you open this place the rags under the trap, along the sides and under the washer. Trust me, you'll thank me later. Now open the drain trap access cap by turning it counter clockwise. Be prepared for some smelly water to come out, probably 1-2 cups worth. Once the water is drained, pull the trap completely out. You'll find the reason your washer stinks in the trap. We had a blob of black goo and a security label from an article of clothing we bought. That was the culprit. The drain trap was "trapping" all of this junk and getting real funky. Now clean the drain trap out with hot soapy water and a little bleach. Clean out the cylinder where the drain was. Wipe it out with a rag soaked in bleach and soap. Once everything is clean, replace the drain trap and tighten it down. Do not over tighten this or the seal may leak. Replace the front cover and the three torx head screws. Plug the washer back in. Run the washer through the SANITARY CYCLE with bleach. Your problem is solved