LG WDC1409HCW Owner's Manual page 43

Symptoms
This odor is caused by the rubber
attached to the washing machine.
If the rubber door gasket and door
seal area are not cleaned regularly,
odors can occur from mold or
foreign substances.
Odors can occur if foreign
substances are left in the drainage
pump filter.
Odors can occur if the drainage
Odor
hose is not properly installed,
causing siphoning (water flowing
back inside the washing machine).
Using the dry function, odors can
occur from lint and other laundry
matter sticking to the heater. (Dryer
model only)
A particular odor can occur from
drying wet clothes with hot air.
(Dryer model only)
Water is not properly supplied. The
water is used for auto-cleaning of
lint-filter on drum during the drying.
Drying
Water does not properly drain.
performance is
too low or bad.
The appliance is overloaded.
The spin speed is too low.
Drying time is
The ambient temperature is low.
too long.
Clothes are over-dried.
Clothes are
Clothes are left in the drum for a
strong-wrinkled.
long time after drying.
Dry problem Check water supply tap.
Reason Solution
• It is the normal odor of new rubber
and will disappear after the machine
has been run a few times.
• Be sure to clean the gasket and door
seal regularly and check under the
door seal for small items when
unloading the washer.
• Be sure to clean the drainage pump
filter regularly.
• When installing the drainage hose,
be sure that it doesn't become
kinked or blocked.
• This is not a malfunction.
• The odor will disappear after a short
while.
• Make sure the water supply tap is
open.
• Make sure the drain filter is not
clogged.
• Check the load capacity for the
selected cycle. If necessary, add a
Time Dry cycle.
• Select the highest spin speed
allowed for the wash cycle.
• Make sure the temperature is
allowable range. (Refer to
'Specifications' of installation page.)
• Select suitable drying course.
• Remove laundry from the drum as
soon as possible after the cycle
ends.
• Do not overload. Check that the
washing machine is draining properly
to extract adequate water from the
load. Clothes load is too small to
tumble properly. Add a few towels.
• Turn off water supply tap.
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