Kenmore 2671532 Use & Care Manual page 16

Washer Performance Possible Causes
Pilling Result of normal wear on poly-cot-
ton blends and fuzzy fabrics
Snags, holes, tears, Pins, snaps, hooks, sharp buttons,
rips or excessive belt buckles, zippers and sharp ob-
wear jects left in pockets
Undiluted chlorine bleach
Chemicals like hair bleach or dye,
permanent wave solution
Wrinkling Improper sorting
Overloading or incorrect water
level
Incorrect wash and dry cycles
Repeated washing in water that is
too hot
Washer Sounds
"Metallic clicking"
Back and forth "swoosh"
or light "clicking" sound
during agitate
Quick short agitation
sounds at end of agitate
"Click" when water stops
filling
"Clicking" behind Control
Panel during fill
Motor "whining up" or
"coasting down" in spin
"Humming"
"Gurgling"
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Possible Causes
Shifter mechanism is en-
gaging or disengaging
Electric motor reversing di-
rection
Clothing redistribution
Relay switch
Automatic Temperature
Control Valve
Motor ramping up/down
during spin cycle
Water drain pump
Water drain pump
What to do
While this is not caused by the washer, you can slow the pilling
process by washing garments inside out.
Fasten snaps, hooks, buttons and zippers.
Remove loose items like pins, objects in pockets and sharp but-
tons.
Turn knits (which snag easily) inside out.
Check bleach package instructions for proper amount.
Never add undiluted bleach to wash or allow clothes to come in
contact with undiluted bleach.
Rinse items that may have chemicals on them before washing.
Avoid mixing heavy items (like work clothes) with light items (like
blouses).
Try a fabric softener.
Load your washer so clothes have enough room to move freely
with water covering all of the clothes.
Match Cycle selection to the type of fabric you are washing (es-
pecially for easy care loads).
Wash in warm or cold water.
What to do
The drive system will engage at the start of agitate and disengage
when agitate is complete. This occurs multiple times during the
wash.
This machine has a drive system that doesn't use gears. This sound
is the motor rotating back and forth to agitate your laundry.
At the end of agitate, the motor makes short agitation strokes to
redistribute the load.
The relay makes a click sound when activated. The water level ac-
tivates the relay and stops filling.
This valve mixes in cold and hot water. The "clicking" is the valve
turning on and off. Water volume changes during fill Automatic
Temperature Control Valve This valve mixes in cold and hot water.
The sound changes when the valves are turned on and off.
The motor will speed up incrementally during the spin cycle. When
spin is complete, it will coast until it stops.
The drain pump will make a humming sound when pumping out
water after agitation stops and continue until spin is complete.
When the pump starts drawing in air, It starts to gurgle. The
washer should then begin spinning and the sound will continue until
it is done spinning.