Soap left in clothes

Likely the cause is grease from a failing rear bearing.

Unfortunately, it's cheaper to buy a new washer than to fix this one. That's pathetic for a washer that's only 8 years old, and completely negates any environmental and economic benefits of buying a front loader.

either way too much soap or the wrong type,run a couple of washes,without clothes to purge excess soap and see if this clears up the sud code

do you use affresh to clean your front loader? deposits of soap and other such things can be stuck around the inside tub of your washer. try this porduct out it works great on all front loaders use hot water with the affresh pellet with no clothes and run the machine through a cycle this also helps with any stagnant water smells also have you cleaned out your pump lately. * note remeber to put the pellet on the inside of the machine not in the soap dispenser

Some of that is normal, if you turn the drum around you will here water. Mine do it also.

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 hose you see. The white filter cover is right in front. Get yourself a bunch of towels or a good big 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.

Next: You can use Affresh to clean your front loader. Deposits of soap and other such things can be stuck around the inside tub of your washer. Try this product, it works great on all front loaders. Use quite hot water with the Affresh pellet with no clothes and run the machine through a cycle. Also helps with any stagnant water smells. Have you cleaned out your pump lately. Put the pellet inside the machine, not in the soap dispenser.
Pl give me a good rating for the free help, thanks.

periodically this has happened in a white sheet wash in my kenmore front loader series 417. we ran the washer empty with washer cleaner and blackish water was ejected from the pump. Another site suggests mildew under the drum . I am wondering if some oil from the unit is leaking in on a high spin cycle where the load is too full.

First do this: Start a normal cycle with no clothes in the washer. After the washer agitates (tumbles) a few minutes, pause the washer and look immediately if there are any suds in the machine. There should be no suds what so ever. If you see any, that means there is a build up of soap residue in your washer. That would be caused by an excessive amount of soap usage. You did not say how much soap you have been using. For a large load, use 1 to 2 tablespoons of soap at most (even less if it is 2X or 3X concentrate) and not more than 1 teaspoon of fabric softener if you use it. This is due to the fact that your machine is only using about 12 gallons of water, vs about 45 for your old top load machine. Your towels have soap residue left in them. Wash with no soap for at least one time. If you are doing only bath towels, and towels are used only to dry off your clean body after your shower, they are not dirty, just damp. They do not really need soap to clean them. (and remember to never use fabric softener with towels)

You did not state your model number, but I believe you have a tub clean cycle on it. Run that cycle with no clothes and a front load washer cleaner in it, such as 3 tables of Affresh, or a full bottle of Washer Magic, or Tide front load washer cleaner, or Whirlaway hot tub cleaner, or Smelly Washer Cleaner (smellywasher.com).

I have also heard some people have had better luck with powdered soap, but I think that the amount of soap being used is really your problem

The brand of your front loader is not that material on this issue. What is happening is that your old top load washer may have used as much as 45 gallons of water per cycle, while some front loaders use as little as 12. Because of the low water use, you must cut back on the additives you are using. Use only 1 tablespoon of HE detergent (even less if 2x or 3x detergent) per load. If you use fabric softener, use only 1 teaspoon per load. Odor on clothes after wash is indicating that the detergent and or softener has not been fully rinsed out. If you throw a load of washed towels into your machine and start a cycle without any soap, then stop the cycle, you should not see any suds. If you do, there is obviously soap left in the clothes. With bath towels, the towels are used to absorb clean water off a clean body. They do not need soap when you wash them, and never use fabric softener on towels.

As I have not received a response, I'm assuming these hints have taken care of your problem. If you have any more troubles, feel free to drop me a note back.

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