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Re: Where is the filter on the Estate washer ETW4400XQ0?
I can't find the user manual for this particular Whirlpool washer And manuals of a similar model number don't mention the filter location. The customer service phone number at Whirlpool is 1 800 253 1301 and they would want that model number to help. I thought this had a self cleaning filter. Sadly, lint filters may be in quite a variety of locations: https://www.mrappliance.com/blog/2017/march/the-washers-lint-trap-needs-cleaning-too/
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Please type "SearsPartsDirect" into your search engine on your computer, add your model number, and you will get a schematic for your machine.
I am not certain that your machine has a lint trap, most do not.
God bless your efforts.
Is your water coming into the washer clean, is the rinse clean water etc. is it your washing powder are you using enough or putting too many clothes at a time in the washer. And, how long has this been doing this?
Put a whole house water filter on the cold side of the inlet water. I bet you have well water with lime in it??? Wash your clothes only in cold water. Rub a couple of empty loads with clorox, lime away, oxy clean to remove any build up in your washer
It has nothing to do with the filter and everything to do with a failed heater element. Even if you can get the element replaced, the machine is now seven years past it's original five year design life and you may simply find that another major failure occurs shortly after repair.
You may be able to get around the problem by switching to a cold water laundry powder. it costs more, but is far cheaper than a repair.
The filter on your pump is probably clogged with lint and stuff. You have to remove the bottom front panel, 3 torx screws underneath.The panel will drop and come off.Drain off the excess water from the drain pipe you see. The white filter cover is right in front. Get yourself a good plastic bag to collect water. Unscrew the filter cover and twist the filter out. Clean out all the stuff and put it back in carefully. On some models the filter is located ‘inside’ the big hose from the bottom of the tub.This takes more time to clean.
Next run your washer with 2 cups of bleach, hot water.After it starts agitating stop the washer & let it remain for 2 hours.Then continue the wash. Try using powders for 'front loaders'
Metal inside washer drum may be faulty and causing tearing of clothes (run your finger around the inside when empty and you will feel where it snags). Had same problem, only got worse and ruined many expensive t-shirts! Replacement of drum is required and is extremely costly if not under warranty!
I found out the hard way. The GE WCVH6260 fron loading washing machine has a terrible design flaw. There is a 'filter' that sits right in front of the discharge pump. This filter clogs with lint, coins, hair, dollar bills ... etc about every 3-4 months. When it 'clogs', the pump cannot '****' the dirty water through the gunk. As a result, you have nasty, stale water (forever) preventing dirty water from being flushed. What's worse is that since the dirty water cannot leave, you wind up washing/rinsing your 'clean' clothes with dirty water. It is easy to fix.
When looking at the front of your washing machine, there is a rectangular panel at the bottom. Remove the 3 screws (left, right and center) and pull down on the panel. It slides off easy. Right in front of you is a 3" cap. MAKE SURE TO HAVE A LARGE POT TO CATCH THE SLOP BEFORE YOU LOOSEN THE CAP. Remove the cap and pull out. (I took out 'gunk' the size of a tube of racket balls (coins, hair, dollar bills .. etc). You will also see/smell what I mean by 'dirty water'
GE is a bunch of idiots. We have only had our machine 12 months. This is obviously 'regular maintenance' kind of stuff (kind of like periodically cleaning the lint filter on the washing machine) and GE doesn't even make the 3" cap accessible from the outside. I checked the manual and these problems are not even FAQ's in the manual: * machine 'pauses' between every cycle (push start to continue) * clothes smell musty * water doesn't drain * cycles (consistently) take longer than timer says * clothes still soaking wet even after spin cycle ... etc)
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