You could be washing your shirts with towels, these are the greatest lint depositors when washing clothes, towels should be washed separately from your washing, to remedy this pour in one cup of White Vinegar into washer and fill with warm or cool water full cycle cold rinse do not add any detergent or fabric softeners as this could counteract the vinegar when washing your clothes next time you can add half cup of White Vinegar to the rinse water or add to your fabric softeners dispenser, vinegar will help soften and ****** static cling, and deodorize it even removes stains
General explanation to clean lint filters
Wet a cloth and squeeze to remove excess water. Open the washing machine. If there is lint along the plastic agitator, wipe it clean. The agitator is the large, plastic piece in the center of a washing machine.
Remove the agitator tube from the washer. Look at the bottom of the washing machine, where the agitator was. There should be a small lint filter. Peel away any lint built up on this, just as you would peel away lint from a dryer lint filter. Look inside the agitator tube for lint, mold or mildew. Remove any lint with a wet paper towel or rag.
Look along the drain hose for any lint. Wipe the lint down with a clean, damp cloth.
Examine the the top and rim of the washing machine. Remove any lint that has built up by wiping it away with a clean, damp cloth.
FOR WHIRLPOOL DUET MODELS
Drain the washer, if you've not done so already. When finished, unplug it.
Locate the lint trap panel under the washer door. Use the screwdriver to unscrew the panel, if necessary. Pull off the bottom panel. Unscrew the white knob to access the trap.
Use your fingers, a damp rag or sponge to remove lint, hair or other foreign objects that might have become lodged in the trap. When finished, tighten the white knob and replace the door. Plug in the machine.
To keep the lint filter clean, before you launder clothes, check pockets and remove any object that could clog the Whirlpool Duet's lint trap. Consider alternate methods of cleaning clothes or items that could shed and, therefore, clog the lint trap.
If you have cleaned the lint filter, but your freshly laundered clothes still smell like mold or mildew, clean the tub. To do this, open the washer door, then use a damp sponge or rag to wipe the tub, particularly any areas where there might be a gap between it and the washing machine's metal casing. Start the empty washer and add 1 cup of white vinegar, instead of detergent. Vinegar loosens lint, mold, mildew or other debris that might be present. The debris washes away during the drain cycle.
If you have cleaned the lint filter, but the washer still does not seem to be operating properly, drain the washing machine, then pull the washer from the wall and unhook the drainage hose. Rinse the inside with a low-pressure stream of water to dislodge any foreign objects or lint. Reattach the hose. If problems still persist, contact a certified repairman.
To remove agitator on a whirlpool washer, remove top cap from agitator, Next you will find a translucent cap, remove this with your pliers. Then you will see a 3/8 inch nut, Back this nut out and you can then remove the agitator. Be Careful though, inside the agitator where the bolt has been removed is a white piece of plastic that holds the "dog ears". These dog ears are what lets the agitator move in one direction and locks when the transmission moves back in the other direction.
Maytag and Admiral washers are very similar to remove. General Electric, (GE) is different, To remove a GE agitator simply pull upwards very hard, GE agitators snap on. Be careful not to pop it into your mouth, that really hurts.
Remove agitator, repair or replace and reset, GE just push on, you will be able to see the groves to line up the agitator to the hub. For whirlpool place bolt into dog ear guide, and set down on top of transmission post and tighten, be careful that dog ears, do not get out of alignment. That's it.
Unplug the Amana washing machine from the wall outlet, and open the lid. Pull the liquid fabric softener dispenser straight off of the top of the agitator. Some Maytag washers require the use of a flathead screwdriver inserted between the dispenser and the top of the agitator. Twist the handle of the screwdriver to pop the dispenser off of the agitator.
Remove the barrier cap inside the agitator using your hands. Pull the barrier cap straight out of the agitator. There is an O-ring that attaches to the outside of the barrier cap. If it did not come out with the cap, pull the O-ring out of the center of the agitator.
Remove the bolt securing the agitator to the drive bell with the socket wrench. The bolt is inside the center of the agitator.
Place your fingers in between the bottom of the agitator and the tub. Lift straight up to remove the agitator from the tub. Keep your head out of the way in case the agitator is stuck and unexpectedly releases. If necessary, use agitator hooks. Insert them under the agitator and push down on the hooks to release the agitator.
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any particular way to get the agitator out?
This is an Amana lwa50aw
Thanks for the help. It sounds like a job for later. I hate it when I get hit by an agitator.
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