An LG Washer That Would Not Spin in Chicago
A Chicago homeowner called A+ Appliance Repair and Maintenance about an LG washer that would not spin, leaving clothes soaking wet at the end of a cycle. A washer will not spin properly until it has drained, so a failed drain pump that leaves water in the tub is a common reason the spin does not happen. Our technician traced the problem to the drain pump and replaced it, so the washer drained and then spun properly, and confirmed clothes came out wrung nearly dry. A washer that will not spin because it will not drain is a common, fixable fault.
An LG Washer Leaving Clothes Soaked in Chicago
A homeowner in Chicago called A+ Appliance Repair and Maintenance about an LG washer that would not spin, leaving the laundry sopping wet at the end of the cycle. A washer that will not spin is a frustrating fault, because you open the door to a heavy, dripping load that has to be wrung out or run again. On this machine, the reason it would not spin traced back to draining.
Why a washer that will not drain also will not spin
A washer is designed to drain the water out of the tub before it does its high-speed spin. That order matters for a reason: spinning a tub full of water would be unbalanced and would just sling water everywhere, so the machine is built to remove the water first and only then spin the clothes to wring them out. The drain pump is the component that pumps the water out. When the drain pump fails or is blocked, the washer cannot get the water out, and because it will not spin until it has drained, the cycle ends with the water still in the tub and the clothes soaking wet. So a washer that will not spin very often is really a washer that will not drain, and the drain pump is a leading cause.
That was the case here. The washer would not spin because it was not draining, and the drain pump was the failed part. This is a common LG washer complaint, and the not-spinning symptom that the customer noticed was downstream of the real drainage problem.
The repair
Our technician traced the no-spin problem to the drain pump and replaced it. With a working drain pump, the washer could pump the water out at the end of the wash and then move into its spin, so the clothes came out wrung nearly dry instead of soaked. Our technician confirmed the washer drained fully and spun properly, with the load coming out only damp, verifying the repair under real operation. On a not-spinning, not-draining complaint, confirming the machine drains and then spins is the measure of a completed repair.
What a homeowner can check
Before calling about a washer that will not spin or drain, a couple of checks are worth doing. Many washers have a drain pump filter or trap, often behind a small access panel at the lower front, that can catch coins, lint, and small items and block the pump; cleaning it out sometimes restores draining. Check that the drain hose is not kinked and is not pushed too far down the standpipe. When those simple checks do not resolve it, the cause is usually the drain pump itself or something lodged in it, which is where a proper repair comes in.
About A+ Appliance Repair and Maintenance
We service LG, Whirlpool, Samsung, GE, Maytag, and every other major washer brand throughout Chicago and the surrounding communities. Our technicians are certified and carry common parts, including drain pumps, so a repair like this can usually be done in a single visit.
We quote the price upfront before any work begins, we waive the service call fee when you move forward with the repair, and every completed repair is backed by our full repair warranty. If your washer will not spin or is leaving clothes soaked, we can find the cause and restore proper draining and spinning.
