48 Troubleshooting; Before Calling For Service - LG SIGNATURE LUWM101HWA Manual Del Propietário

48 TROUBLESHOOTING

TROUBLESHOOTING

Before Calling for Service

The washer is equipped with an automatic error-monitoring system to detect and diagnose problems at an
early stage. If the washer does not function properly or does not function at all, check the following before
you call for service.
Noises
Problem
Clicking
Spraying or hissing
Humming or
Gurgling
Water sloshing
Water being added
after the washer has
already begun to
operate
Rattling and
clanking noise
Thumping sound
Vibrating noise
Door lock sounds when the door locks or unlocks.
• Normal operation
Water spraying or circulating during the cycle
• Normal operation
Drain pump is pumping water from the washer at times during a cycle.
• Normal operation
A liquid in the balance ring around the pulsator helps the basket spin smoothly.
• Normal operation
The washer adapts to the load size and type to add more water to the cycle as needed.
• Normal operation
The wash load may be unbalanced. If the washer senses that the load is unbalanced, it
will stop and refill to redistribute the load.
• Normal operation
The washer may be diluting laundry additives to add to the wash load.
• Normal operation
Foreign objects, such as keys, coins, or safety pins may be in drum or pump.
• Stop the washer, check the drum and the drain filter for foreign objects.
• If noise continues after the washer is restarted, call for service.
Heavy wash loads may produce a thumping sound.
• This is normal, but if the sound continues, the washer is probably out of balance. Stop and
redistribute wash load.
Wash load may be out of balance.
• Pause the cycle and redistribute the load after the door unlocks.
Packaging materials were not removed.
• See Unpacking and Removing Shipping Material in INSTALLATION.
Possible Cause & Solution