Helpful reminder: Your washing machine has a maintenance hatch

[mikeymikec]

It would be a mistake to not acquaint yourself with it for possibly ten years.

In a cartoon, the smell that came from the opened hatch would have withered nearby flora and turned the main character's face an unpleasant shade of green.

Also, having a receptacle to catch draining water from the hatch is a really good idea.

 

[Eli]

Pics?

 

[mikeymikec]

Nope, I was too busy dealing with the fallout of not having a handy receptacle.

 

[xcas]

Noticed that the other day. Looked at it for a minute, admired the cute little door, promptly walked away and forced it out of my mind. It'll probably be another ten years and coming before that thing ever gets opened. If it's not on fire I don't care.

 

[Dude111]

Yes we have a front end loader and IT DOES have a hatch on both sides!!

 

[Ichinisan]

My front-load has a little thing on the front. Tried to open it one time and sliced the ^%#^ing shit out of my hand.

Not sure if I'm ever going to try it again.

 

[JasonCoder]

Nope, I was too busy dealing with the fallout

You got it early? Congratulations!

 

[gotsmack]

You mean the escape hatch for rebellious socks?

 

[TwiceOver]

There is a drain clean out behind the maintenance panel on mine, not sure if that is the same thing.

 

[Red Squirrel]

As per the instruction manual, that is a door to the portal field generator and control circuitry. There are no serviceable parts inside, only a qualified time space systems technician should do any maintenance. It's what controls where socks go when they are lost. To maintain proper balance of the machine's spin cycle, which goes faster than the speed of light, certain particles must be allowed to enter another time space system to avoid the equivalent of a shock wave when you hit the speed of sound. When you hit the speed of light this shock wave destroys all matter and generates a black hole unless some particles are carefully released into another dimension. The circuit board and systems in that hatch controls this. Do not open.

On serious note, I never noticed such a hatch, where would it be located? I just have a small compartment to put bleach in if I want to. This reminds me though, I should probably clean out my dryer. They say to do that every now and then as lint can get caught up inside and it can start a fire.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Hm. I guess I should look into this in another year or so.

 

[shortylickens]

You live, you learn.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

This thread has potential.

 

[mikeymikec]

On serious note, I never noticed such a hatch, where would it be located? I just have a small compartment to put bleach in if I want to. This reminds me though, I should probably clean out my dryer. They say to do that every now and then as lint can get caught up inside and it can start a fire.

On my washing machine there's a panel that at the front and bottom that's about 3" high and I'm supposed to pry it off with a screwdriver (plastic clips holding it in position). Behind that and on the right is a small circular hatch that rotates into a lock/unlock position.

I found a coin in ours. I didn't take the time to clean it up.

 

[Homerboy]

Is this where 1/2 of all my socks are located?

 

[mikeymikec]

Is this where 1/2 of all my socks are located?

Unlikely methinks. The area inside the maintenance hatch on my washing machine is about the size of a shot glass.

 

[JEDI]

huh?
is this for a front loader or top loader?

my top loader is 20yrs olds. I've never seen it. where would it be located?

 

[SlitheryDee]

My grandparent's washer doesn't have one. You have to take GD thing almost completely apart to gain access to the drainage filter on it. They were wondering why it didn't work a few months ago, so I looked at it. The filter was so full of shit no water could possibly get through it. Why the hell doesn't that thing have a maintenance hatch if that can happen? Maybe it's only meant to be serviced professionally?

 

[mikeymikec]

Mine's a front loader. I don't know where top loaders keep theirs.

 

[EOM]

It would be a mistake to not acquaint yourself with it for possibly ten years.

In a cartoon, the smell that came from the opened hatch would have withered nearby flora and turned the main character's face an unpleasant shade of green.

Also, having a receptacle to catch draining water from the hatch is a really good idea.

Iswydt

 

[MarkXIX]

Yep, I've learned to put a reminder on my smart phone to clean that out and drain it about once per year or so. It's just good practice to drain it out and ensure there's nothing too bad going on in the system.

Yes, a drainage bowl or wet/dry vac is a requirement. That or a pile of dirty towels.

 

[Aikouka]

You live, you learn.

Then you get Luvs®?

 

[flexy]

There is, in all likelihood, a filter/sieve in there which should be cleaned every few months. Some machines also have an "emergency draining hose" there. And yes, don't screw open the thing which is inside (to take out the filter) without a bowl and lots of towels.

(Ok doing some readin' there. If your machine has a drain hose in this hatch, you use this before you open the filter)

 

[madoka]

On serious note, I never noticed such a hatch, where would it be located?

Here is an example of a guy cleaning out his filter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTFwwMAzsqM

 

[master_shake_]

i have a top load, cause fuck water.

sometimes i put it on extra large for fun