My uncle told me to always check the drain pump filter first on a washer that won't spin...

He said it like it was a law, and I rolled my eyes because the error code pointed to the motor. Spent an hour taking the back panel off, testing wires... nothing. Finally, I pulled the filter and found a kid's sock and about $2.37 in change jammed in there. The machine ran fine after I cleared it. Anyone else have a 'simple' tip they ignored that came back to bite them?

4 comments

4 Comments

the_robin2mo ago

Two dollars in change is a weirdly specific amount to find in there.

mark_thompson2mo ago

Honestly though, sometimes those error codes are just flat out wrong.

phoenix_singh252mo ago

Nah, those codes are almost always pointing at the real problem. The computer is reading live data we can't see. Maybe @the_robin found weird change, but a sensor finding a weird voltage is solid info. People blame the code when they don't want to trace the wiring or check the simple stuff first. It's a clue, not a lie.

wright.leo1d ago

Ha, yeah I've been there! I spent two hours once taking apart a dryer that kept throwing a "high temp" error and buying a new thermostat I didn't need. Turned out I just forgot to clean the lint trap from the last load of fluffy towels. I felt about two inches tall when my wife walked in, pulled the lint trap out, and pointed at the clump of fuzz. Now I just laugh at myself and check the stupid simple stuff first, no matter how smart the error code thinks it is.