How To Winterize A Clothes Washing Machine

Well continue to talk about appliance maintenance during the winter months in the next few posts so stay tuned.

How to winterize a clothes washing machine. After the washer had filled with antifreeze and the wash cycle started i turned the dial to the final spin cycle and let the washer drain out the antifreeze. Rather than purchase a replacement soon you would want to use your current washer longer by maintaining it properly. How to winterize your washing machine. By draining all the water in the washer.

Disconnect the hoses from the washer inlets. Using antifreeze disconnect machine. By adding rv antifreeze to the washer. Winterizing your washing machine can be done in 10 minutes or less and can save you the serious headache of a washing machine freezing.

This will run the water out of the inlet valve. Finally unplug the washer. Pour a quart of pink rv antifreeze into the basket. You can winterize a washing machine either by draining all the water from the washer and drain hoses or by adding antifreeze to the machine.

Turn the machine on for ten seconds. Pour one quart of an rv type antifreeze in the washing machine basket and run it on the rinse cycle for 30 seconds. When it shut off only residual antifreeze remained in the washer for the winter. First disconnect the water hoses from the machine and shut all of the water faucets off completely.

Add a quart. Knowing how to winterize your washing machine is a huge step in using your appliance for an extended period. Propylene glycol antifreeze into the washing machine tub and run it for 30 seconds on a regular cycle to partially fill the tub with water to mix with the antifreeze. Winterizing protects the machine from water freezing in its hoses which can cause damage to the washer.

Turn the timer knob to fill and select warm wash warm rinse. There are two major way to winterize your washing machine. I then turned on the pump set the water setting to warm the load setting to small and turned on the washer. While it isnt necessary to do this it actually helps prolong the life of your laundry appliance.

Learn how to winterize your clothes washer. If you need help winterizing your appliances call today for our assistance. To winterize shut off water to the washer and then disconnect and drain the inlet water hoses. If your washing machine will be exposed to below freezing temperatures you should winterize it to prevent damage to the pump and inlet valves.