We recently purchased a refurbished washing machine/dryer, however the first time that I used it last night it overflowed. I put in a load of laundry, went upstairs to the computer, came back 30 minutes later, and the entire wash room, kitchen, and part of the dining room were completely flooded with at least two inches of water. When I found the situation I immediately stopped the washer and moved the dial to spin in order to drain the water out.
So far from my own research I've heard that it could be the pressure switch, or the hose connected to it.
However, when I did some testing today it seemed to run just fine. I held in the safety switch with the lid open, set it to a cleaning cycle, and the water stopped after filling the empty tub (albeit nerve raising high in the tub).
The only way that I could reproduce the problem is by setting it to a cleaning cycle, letting the tub fill completely until it shut off, then turning the machine off completely, moving the knob to rinse, and turning it back on.
It would then begin filling again, without draining first, and it was to the point of overflowing the tub again when I finally turned it off and drained the water.
Is that normal?
We've now had this happen three times and the exact same thing caused it all three times.
If the water level selector knob hasn't "clicked" into one of the given load levels on the control panel(i.e. the knob is in between levels) it will continue to fill until you discover water everywhere and turn the knob until it "clicks" into a level.
As far as I know, it has nothing to do with loose hoses or bad switches, it's bad design. There seems to be no safety mechanism to turn off the water if you over- or under-shoot the desired water level.
WRONG ANSWER!!!!!!!! small medium and large loads...every setting overfills and doesnt shut off....TRY AGAIN
Check your inlet water valves one of them may be sticking and won't close. With an empty tub try taking the hose off the water level switch and blowing in it to be sure all the water is out of it .
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