Troubleshooting

Problem

Possible Cause

Solution

Foam remains

You may have used too much detergent.

Use the appropriate amount of

on the door or

Laundry is new or not that soiled.

detergent.

the door seal.

 

 

Fabric softener

You may have exceeded the max. level of

Do not pour in more than the

overflows.

softener in the detergent dispenser .

max. level of softener.

Fabric softener

The softener cover may have come out.

Firmly set the softener cover

remains.

 

on the detergent dispenser.

There’s

You may have used too much detergent.

Use the appropriate amount of

detergent

You may have poured detergent in the

detergent.

powder residue

Wipe the water away before

in the detergent

detergent dispenser when it was wet. Wipe

adding detergent.

dispenser.

the water away before adding detergent.

 

The washing

There may be noise from other electrical

Unplug the power cord and

machine

appliances nearby such as a TV, a radio,

plug in again. Then select

switches off

etc.

a program and start. Do not

during operation.

 

place electrical appliances

 

The motor may be locked due to overload, the

close to the washing machine.

 

This is not a malfunction. Wait

 

clothes being trapped in the rubber seal, etc.

for about one hour and restart

 

 

the program.

Odor in the

Rubber parts may give off a smell when you

The smell goes away over

washing

first start using the washing machine.

time.

machine

There may be mold, dirt or detergent

Run the Tub Clean program.

 

residue on the drum.

 

Unsatisfactory

You may have used too little detergent.

Use the appropriate amount of

washing results

You may have poured detergent directly into

detergent.

 

Pour detergent in the

 

the drum.

appropriate dispenser.

Unusual noise or

The transport bolts may not have been

Remove the transport bolts

vibration

removed.

before using.

 

The washing machine may be installed on a

Install the washing machine on

 

sloping or unstable surface.

a horizontal, stable surface.

 

There may be foreign objects inside the

Remove foreign objects such as

 

drum.

coins, pins, etc. from the drum.

Noise during

This is normal. There may be noise when

This is not a malfunction.

drain cycle

the drain pump is on.

 

There’s the

This is normal. Liquid is inside the 4-Ply

This is not a malfunction.

sound of water

Liquid Load Balancer fixed onto the drum to

 

when the drum is

make it balanced.

 

rotated manually.

 

 

Tapping noise

This is normal. Tapping sound is generated

This is not a malfunction.

comes out at

when laundry touches to the laundry

 

spin start.

protection bulge on the laundry inlet.

 

Detergent

In some environmental or usage conditions,

This is not a malfunction.

dispenser is wet.

Detergent dispenser may get wet due to

 

 

condensation.

 

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