Alliance Laundry Systems FLW1526C manual Troubleshooting, Washer Symptom Possible Cause/Solution

Troubleshooting

Try these troubleshooting tips before making a service call. They may save time and money.

Washer Symptom		Possible Cause/Solution
Won’t Fill	∙	Make sure power cord is plugged all the way into the electrical outlet.
	∙ Make sure hot and cold water faucets are turned on.
	∙ Make sure that the fill hoses are not kinked or twisted.
	∙	Press START keypad.
	∙ Make sure that the controls are properly set.
	∙ Make sure that the loading door is closed tightly.
	∙ Check the laundry room fuse or circuit breaker.
	∙ Clean the screens in the water mixing valve and the filter screens located at the faucet
		end of the fill hoses.
Won’t Start	∙	Make sure loading door is closed tightly.
	∙	Press START keypad.
	∙ Make sure power cord is plugged all the way into the electrical outlet.
	∙ Check the laundry room fuse or circuit breaker.
	∙ Insert coin(s) or card.
	∙ Make sure door latch is properly adjusted relative to door lock.
Won’t Spin/Tumble	∙	Make sure loading door is closed tightly.
	∙	Press START keypad.
	∙ Make sure power cord is plugged all the way into the electrical outlet.
	∙ Make sure controls are properly set.
	∙ Check the laundry room fuse or circuit breaker.
	∙ Broken drive belt. Call the service person.
	∙ Foreign object trap in pump may be clogged. Clean the trap. Refer to Maintenance
		section.
Stops/Pauses During	∙	Pauses are part of the washer’s normal operation.
Cycle	∙	Wash load may be unbalanced. Washer will stop and then restart spin automatically.
	∙ Check the laundry room fuse or circuit breaker.
Won’t Drain	∙	Make sure drain hose is not kinked or twisted.
	∙ Make sure drain hose is not clogged.
	∙ Make sure drain receptacle is not clogged.
	∙ Refer to the Installation section to make sure that the drain hose has been properly
		installed.
	∙ Foreign object trap in pump may be clogged. Clean the trap. Refer to Maintenance
		section.
Water Leaks	∙	Check that fill hoses are properly installed on the faucets and the washer’s water
		mixing valve.
	∙ Check the condition of the fill hoses. Replace fill hoses every five years.
	∙ Check the condition of the rubber door gasket for tears or holes.
	∙ Make sure drain receptacle is not clogged.
	∙	Check building plumbing.
	∙ Laundry load may be oversudsing or overloaded. Make sure you are using low-sudsing,
		high efficiency (HE) detergent and proper load sizes.
	∙ Make sure outside perimeter of the door glass where seal contacts glass is clean.
Too Many Soap Suds	∙	Laundry load may be oversudsing. Make sure you are using low sudsing, high efficiency
		(HE) detergent.
	∙ Make sure you are using the amount of detergent recommended on the detergent’s label.
		If using non-HE detergent, use only 1/2 of the detergent manufacturer's recommended
		amount.
	∙ Laundry load may be overloaded. Make sure you are using proper load sizes.

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