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You should not have to clean filter . Check your hose for clogs ,follow the hose all the way to where it drains into the sewer line. If your sewer line is very high up the pump may not be able to pump out all water efficiently. So some water will flow back down to the pump. If there is a clog up high, the clog will not allow draining. These pumps are strong ,but not that strong. Please let me know what you find. GOOD LUCK FRIEND.
Step one: Identify the source. Try switching to a high efficiency powder detergent instead of liquid. (Suds collect in nooks and crannies.)
Step two: Clean. First wipe the inside of the washer, especially the area where the door seals to the inside. Mold can collect around the insides and folds of the rubber seals. Get in there and make sure you cleaned it all. You could use bleach or Pinesol. Step three: Use a quarter cup of dish washing detergent (powder is best, liquid if you must), along with a towel. Put the machine on the "sanitary" (hottest water) setting. Let it finish its cycle. This should get rid of the mold completely. Step four: Leave the door open between wash loads. This will decrease the mold build-up as it allows the tub to dry completely NOTE: IT WILL TAKE 2-3 WASHINGS TO TOTALLY RID THE CLOTHES OF THE MUSTY SMELL. Hope it helps!
Look for where the condensation drains, it could be stopped up. If it drains into a pan, check it for mold & mildew. Even if it is a wet type to cool the compressor, drainage still needs to happen. Some times it can get moldy if the water sits.
Musty smell comes from three possible situations. First is simply a spilled liquid on the carpet. A thorough carpet cleaning will get this. Second, water entering the body of the car. (IE: leaking door seals , window seals, or the hardest to find... coming in under the carpet from the floor pan) Barring leaks from the seals and spills, The floor pan has drain holes and rubber plugs that may dry out and allow water from below the car to enter.
Third, Your A/C unit is developing this condensation in the Air flow Box (complicated air flow box under dash holding your heater core and A/C core) This is a common problem, but requires a de-mold solution best applied by a Pro. You can buy over the counter solutions (sprays) and then make sure you run the heater after each A/C run. That works for many as it dries out the condensation the A/C produces.
Your unit is not draining correctly. The mold and musty smell you notice is a result of that water becomning stagnant that that is not being pumped out.
The repair manual 16010061.pdf states to check the drain for restrictions. After that if there are no restrictions you check the pump motor for 18 Ohms across the winding terminals. The final step is to change the pump.
Here are the steps for cleaning the pump:
CLEANING THE PUMP
The pump assembly can also be disassembled without removing the hoses from the pump
(See Figure 6-6). Not included in post
1. Depress the locking tab on the face of the pump housing. Top Rh front of rectangular box on pump body side.
2. Rotate the block portion of the pump containing the motor windings toward the front of the washer. This will disengage the locking tabs of the pump housing from the pump face.
3. Carefully remove the pump body away from the housing. The drain impeller is exposed for cleaning.
yes I have the same problem and can't find help anywhere...it smells like mold but my husband says like a dead animal and it gets smellier by the day. I leave the door open on both the washer
I had this problem last year. I was not using HE detergent. The other detergent was causing soap scum to build up in the drain hoses. After they were cleaned (it took more than one time taking it apart and cleaning), and we started using HE detergent, it worked fien with no odor.
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