How do I drain my washing machine if it’s broken?

Loaded things, selected the appropriate mode, pressed “start”, and on return instead of freshly laundered laundry you were greeted by complete silence and water in the washing machine. Undoubtedly something is wrong.

And before you find out the reasons for this unhappy incident, you should first save the laundry from souring and spoiling.

How to drain the washing machine? We will talk about this in this article.

The problem is detected – the water itself does not drain

But how to open the door when the tank is full? Yes and it will not work, most likely, because your machine probably has protection from opening when the minimum water level is exceeded. So how do you organize a drain for your washing machine in this situation?

Five Ways to Drain Your Washing Machine

Regardless of the brand, there are five ways to drain your washing machine if it hasn’t done it on its own. To implement the conceived will need a basin, a flat screwdriver (knife) and rags for the floor.

Attention! In order not to suffer from electric shock, be sure to disconnect the machine from the power supply!

Here are a few ways to drain the washing machine.

1. Using the drain hose

The sequence of steps is as follows:

  1. Disconnect the drain hose from the sewer collar (or siphon) and remove it from the bracket fixing the hose to the machine, if any;
  2. pulled out of the sewer collar (or siphon) end of the hose lowered into the basin;
  3. Lower the hose as low as possible to let the water flow into the basin under its own pressure.

Thus, most likely, you will be able to drain the washing machine Indesit, Ariston and Samsung.

But to drain in such a way the water from the washing machine Bosch or Siemens, probably will not work. These manufacturers often have internal protection against accidental water drainage, and this method is unlikely to help you in this option.

In order to understand whether or not it will be possible to drain the water in this way, read what is written about this in the instructions to the machine.

2. With the help of the drain filter

If you remove the bottom panel, located in the lower front of the machine, there you can find a special filter that protects the drain pump from all sorts of things getting into the drain from the pockets of clothes.

With the help of this filter it is also possible to drain the water from the machine:

  1. remove the bottom panel (usually you need to pick it up with a knife or screwdriver)
  2. Carefully tilt the machine and lean it against the wall so that a basin can be placed under the machine; proceed with caution, the basin must not come out;
  3. Turn the filter handle to the left (just so it does not fall out) and pour the water into the basin.

With this method, you will probably have to work extra with a rag to collect the splashed water from the floor.

3. Using the emergency drain hose

Drain water through the emergency hose

If the machine does not drain on its own, you can use the emergency hose. Of course, you can do this only if your washing machine is designed with it.

You can find it in the same place as the drain filter: in the lower compartment under the decorative panel.

You need to carefully pull the tube of the hose, remove the plug and send the free end of the tube to the basin.

Emergency hose has a small diameter, so the process will stretch for a long time. But everything will be neat!

4. Using the hatch

If the previous tips did not help, you can scoop water out of the washing machine directly through the hatch:

If you can see the water in the window of the door, then the machine must be tilted away from you and lean on the wall, otherwise the water will gush out of the machine as soon as you open the door, and will flood the floor;
Next, open the door and scoop out the water by hand (use a large lightweight mug or ladle).

This is quite an extreme method because it’s long, troublesome and you won’t finish scooping it out.

This method is definitely not suitable if the door of the machine remains blocked, despite turning off and unplugging the machine from the power supply.

5. Using the drain spigot

There is one last way to drain the washing machine.

During clogs, it happens that even by twisting the drain filter, it turns out to be impossible to drain the water.

If that’s what happened in your case, not only can you finally open the machine by removing the clog, but you may be able to get rid of the reason it stopped.

How to do it:

  1. you will find the drain pipe under the back of the machine (the wall will have to be removed), directly under the drum;
  2. put rags and a basin under the spigot, this is necessary to avoid flooding;
  3. disconnect the pipe from the pump by removing the clamp;
  4. if water comes out, pour it into a basin;
  5. if the water does not pour out, then it is necessary to remove the clog (this can be done directly with your fingers).

The disadvantage of this method is its complexity, but you will surely drain the water from the machine, as well as possibly eliminate the cause of the stop.

Final word

It is not always the case that the machine stops with water because of a serious breakdown, as in the example of a clogged spigot.

In some cases, you can correct the situation yourself.

But if you still have a broken washing machine, and the question of how to drain the water, then invite the master.

How quickly the problem of stopping the washing machine will be solved?

Within a day, the problem will be solved, and you will easy take care of its worries, not worrying about the safety of your clothes and the possible deluge.

In addition, you will get a guarantee for all the work performed and the spare parts used.