The recirculation pump circulates the water during most of the cycle. During the WASH cycle, it runs continuously for the first 3 minutes and then intermittently throughout the cycle. During the RINSE cycle, it runs continuously as soon as the appropriate amount of rinse water has been added. This recirculated water enters the drum at the top of the door at a small shower head. This spray not only keeps the window and gasket clean, it allows the clothes to be soaked with detergent or rinse water more quickly and can be used to control an oversudsing event. Not every model includes the recirculation pump.
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The recirculation pump is separate from the drain pump, but they are attached to opposite sides of the filter housing. The steam is not pumped; it comes into the washer drum under its own pressure. When steam or the sanitary cycle is used, the door will remain locked until the laundry has cooled to a safe temperature. The pumps and filter are located at the bottom left front corner. The filter can be unscrewed, cleaned, and replaced. |
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Use the small drain hose to evacuate the water remaining in the bottom of the tub before removing the filter. The drain pump is on the left and exhausts the water via the gray corrugated hose. The recirculating pump is on the right and recirculates water from the sump to the shower spray at the top of the door gasket via the smaller black hose. The filter is not a lint filter in the usual sense of the term. Its function is to keep debris out of the pump impellers. |
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