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If your Whirlpool washer displays check drain, you need to try the following:
Whirlpool washer check drain- easy fixes
Run a clean cycle
Begin by running it through a clean cycle with a cleaner tablet– this could help clear drain blockage.
Clean filter
Next, clean the filter. You want to ensure the drain blockage isn’t due to filter blockage.
Clear the drain hose
If not successful yet, take the drain hose and blow air back into the machine – that should usually clear the error, at least temporarily.
Also, take the hose off the pressure switch part of your board and blow through it.
This is because they sometimes get gunked up near the bottom where they attach to the side of the tub.
Check agitator
Take the agitator out and the take any coin you get there out (of the holes)
Whirlpool washer displays check drain- check the drain pump
We now come to the next possible culprit; the drain pump and it could also be any of the following 3 things:
- There’s something, for example a coin, that is stuck inside of the drain pump-.
- Besides, the drain pump itself could be failing.
- Thirdly, the wiring -going to the drain pump might be breaking.
What to do:
Take the drain pump off and look inside it..if nothing, consider buying a new pump (check price).
And if that doesn’t fix the issue, buy a new wiring harness.
Otherwise, get a tech to check it.
