Normal Sounds You May Hear; Before Cajling For Service - LG WM3875HVCA Owner's Manual

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NORMAL SOUNDS YoU MAY HEAR
The following sounds may be heard while the
washer is operating. They are normal.
Clicking:
Door Uock relay when the door locks and unlocks.
Spraying or hissing:
Steam or water spraying or circulating d_]ring
the cycleo
Humming or gurgling:
Drain pum D pumping water from the washer at
the end of a cycie.
Splashing:
Clothes tumbling in the dram during the wash
and rinse cycles.
BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE
"four Steam Washer Tmis 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.
Rattling and • Foreign objects, such as • Stop washer and check drum and drain filter for
clanking noise keys, coins, or safety pins, foreign objects. If noise continues after washer is
may be in drum or pump, restarted, call for service
Thumping • Heavy wash loads may • This is normal If sound continues, washer is
sound produce a thumping sound, probably out of batance.
• Washer load may be out , Stop and redistribute wash load.
of balance,
Water leaking
around washer
Staining
, shipping botts and/or packaging
materials not removed_
oWash load may be unevenly
distributed in the drum.
• Not all leveling feet are resting
firmly on the floor.
Floor not rigid enough.
• Fifi hose connection is ioose
at tap or washer.
• House drain pipes are clogged.
• Too much detergent or
incorrect detergent.
• Laundry products added directly to
the washer drum
• Washer not unloaded promptly.
• Clothes not soAed propedy.
• See Instafiation Instructions for removing shipping
bolts and packaging,
• Stop washer and rearrange wash load.
. Adiust 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 Ioad_
, Make sure _at the floor is solid and does not flex.
Refer to "Flooring" in the Installation section.
• Check hoses, check and tighten hose connections.
QUnclog drain pipe. Contact a plumber if necessary°
• Reduce detergent amount or use Iowosudsing
detergent.
Only use detergent with the HE (High-Efficiency) logo.
• Load the laundry products into the dispenser.
• Always. remove items from the washer as soon as the
cycle is completed.
• Always wash dark colors separately from light colors
and whites to prevent discoloration {f possible, do
not wash heaviiy soiled items with tightly soiled ones.
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