There are situations when you need to urgently cancel running laundry. This can happen for various reasons. For example, you suddenly needed to leave the house, and you do not want to leave wet things in the drum for a long time. Or did you find that you forgot something in the pocket of the erasing thing, be it a phone, a purse or a car key. The latter case is especially dangerous, since a foreign object can damage the complex mechanism of the washing machine.
If an emergency occurs, the device must be safely disconnected. About how to do this without undesirable consequences in the form of water leakage or breakdown of the machine, we will tell in today's article.
Ways to force the completion of washing
- If your washing machine has a "Pause" button, you can temporarily stop the washing process. Normally, you need to press the button for a few seconds until the unit stops working. This method is suitable if you need to interrupt the process, for example, in order to remove excess things from the drum.
- On some models of washers it is possible to stop washing when all preset modes are canceled. By returning all buttons and toggle switches to their original position, you can pause the machine. However, if there is water left in the hatch, a program of spinning or draining should be started before opening the hatch.
What should I do?
| Manufacturer | What should I do? |
| Samsung | Stop the washing by draining the remaining water in the drum through the emergency drain or drain filter. The door of the hatch will not open if the level sensor signals the presence of water in the tank. |
| ATLANT | This manufacturer has provided the possibility of emergency door unlocking. This can be done with a special cable located in the same place as the drain filter. |
| Electrolux or AEG | If you press and hold the "Pause" button, the washing will stop and the door will be unlocked. This will happen automatically if the drum stops spinning, and the water temperature in the tank drops below 50 degrees. |
| LG or Beko | Press the Pause button, wait until the operation stops and turn off the washing machine from the mains. After two or three minutes you will hear a click, signaling that the hatch is unlocked. |
| Bosch | Many models have the option of loading the laundry, which removes the lock from the hatch. After pressing the "Start" / Start button again, a message will be displayed. If you see the word yes, then the door is unlocked. The word no means that you can not stop washing at this time. |
What should I do if the electricity is turned off?
To prevent the electronic module from failing as a result of the power surge, it is recommended to immediately disconnect the washing machine from the mains, and when electricity appears, reinsert the plug into the socket.
Most modern washing machines "remember" when the power is switched off, when the washing is stopped, and after resuming the power supply they continue to work from the same place. On older models, when the power is unexpectedly turned off, the program becomes confused, so that the washing starts again.
