Water remaining in water softner dispenser at the end of the cycle

Thanks for choosing FixYa and welcome. You need to make sure your hose is cleaned on the bottom of the dispenser. It is probably clogged.

Don't know if this is the answer, but my dispensers stayed filled also. repairman said the water wasn't flowing into the machine quickly enough and therefore not tripping the sensor that told the machine when to disburse the softener and/or bleach. He took the cold watersupply line loose, and the mesh was full of sediment. He said it wasn't necessary to replace the mesh. Sure enough, it started working immediately. He did the same for the hot water line..it wasn't clogged.

This is normal.
All LG washers use a siphon system to dispense soap, bleach and fabric softner.
Some times water will remain in the cups depending on the cycle used.

Try 2 things -
(1) clean the dispenser drawer - it can be fully removed. Also if you look inside where the drawer goes, it can get clogged up with black "gunge" over time soi wirth cleaning that too. I find inter-dental useful for going into the nooks and crannies; and
(2) along the bottom right hand corner of your machine you should see a small flap. Open this and to the left of this compartment you should see a flexible rubber hose (mine is black) Unclip this and pull it out gently as far as you can. Having a shallow bucket ready, uncap the end of the hose and some dirty smelling water comes out that has collected over time should pour out. Do this often to keep machine ticking over. I hope this helps you.

Run some vinger through it. Fabric Softner leaves a filmy residue that can clog it up.

hi christine,

you could have a problem with the solenoid that dispense the softener. it wont open up to let water flow to that cavity in order to go out to the tub.

tnx 4 using fixya,

drcool

I had the same problem. the only thing that works for me is fulling the fabric softener compartment all the way to the top with water then it will syphon down! it adds it to the load at the start instead on the rinse cycle but its better then nothing!

"downy ball" is designed to open at the end of first spin that is the way to go without stopping machine. works very well and costs just a few dollars

After you put your normal softener into the dispenser, top it with water. The remaining water the machine will pour in. You can even try cleaning it with a toothbrush first.

Yes, remove the dispenser tray by pressing on the button on the softner and pulling out tray completely. Now lift the flap over the softner compartment and clean thourougly with hot water, making sure all tubes and holes are free from residue softner/detergents. Replace flap by making sure the bigger tube fits OVER the smaller tube and click into place. Replace tray. Water is present due to the "syphon effect" of the dispenser not working, caused by residue detergents blocking the tubes/holes. Oshie