Do-it-yourself replacement of the drain hose in the washing machine

Replacing the drain hose of a washing machine may be necessary in several cases. Let's say you bought a washing machine and the drain hose is short, you can lengthen the drain hose, or you can buy a longer drain hose and replace it. Another reason to replace the drain hose may be worn or broken. Perhaps you accidentally put something heavy on it and a hole formed in the hose. Also, the drain hose itself becomes overgrown with dirt and scale inside over time, and an unpleasant odor can come out of it. In this case, it is also better to replace it. If it is not possible to mount the drain hose at the desired height, or if the height is too low for the “siphon effect” to disappear, it is necessary to install an anti-siphon - check valve for washing machine.

Changing the drain hose in a washing machine with your own hands is not very simple. If the inlet hose is sufficient, simply unscrew it and put a new one in its place. Then the drain hose is attached to the pump and passes through the body of the washing machine, which entails a slight disassembly of the washer itself. But do not worry, everything is not so scary, we will describe step by step the entire sequence of changing the drain hose with accompanying photos and videos.

Before replacing the drain hose, you must first drain the remaining water from the washing machine. To do this, remove the small cover located at the bottom of the washing machine and unscrew the drain filter. This operation must be done for all models of washing machines.

We change the drain hose on LG, Samsung, Beko, Indesit, Ariston, Ardo, Whirpool, Candy machines

For these models of washing machines, the drain hose is much easier to change than for other brands. For machines of these brands, access to the drain hose is very easy to get, you do not need to remove covers or walls, because the drain can be reached through the bottom of the machine.

Tilt the washing machine on its side for easy access to the drain pump. It is best to put the washer on its side. Next, you need to disconnect the end of the hose from the pump, for this, take pliers and use them to loosen the clamp.

Then pull out the hose. Now the hose remains attached only to the body.

Remember how the hose is attached to the body and only then completely disconnect it.

Now after the old hose is disconnected, you need to install the new one. To do this, first insert the hose in the same way as the old one into the washing machine (But do not attach it to the body). Then connect one end of it to the pump with a clamp. If the pump was removed, then it must be installed in place. And only after the hose is attached to the pump, and it is installed in place, attach the hose to the body.

Replacing the drain hose on Electrolux and Zanussi machines

To change the drain on these washing machines, we need a little more effort, because we won’t get access to the hose through the bottom, and therefore, we have to remove the back wall.

First, let's remove the top cover, to do this, unscrew the two screws that are located at the back and push the cover back, after which it can be easily removed. Now unscrew the bolts holding the back cover.But we won’t be able to remove it right away, because the filling valve holds it. In order for us to remove the cover to the side, we need to unscrew the bolts that fix this valve. For convenience, it is best to remove the inlet hose.

After that, the back wall of the machine can be safely removed. Now we disconnect the drain hose from the pump by loosening the clamp (similar to the above models of washing machines). Then we remember how the drain is attached to the walls of the washing machine, but rather we take pictures. Now we unfasten it from the walls and put it aside.

It's time to get a new drain hose. First of all, we throw it through, since we laid the old hose (we don’t fasten it) and attach its end to the pump and fix it with a clamp. Next, attach the hose to the body of the washing machine. We install the back cover, the filling valve on it and the top cover in place. We connect the machine to the water supply and sewerage and carry out a test wash. There should be no leaks at the joints.

Drain hose replacement in Bosch, Siemens, AEG

For these washing machines, replacing the drain hose requires even more effort than all of the above models. In order to make this happen we need to remove the front wall of the machine, which entails the removal of some elements.

The first step is to pull out the powder receptacle dispenser.Next, remove the bottom panel, and drain off any remaining water if you haven't already.
Now we need to disconnect the cuff from the front wall, for this, on the cuff, use a slotted screwdriver to remove the clamp that holds it. Remove the cuff from the front wall so that it does not interfere with removing it.

Next, we unscrew the bolts that secure the front wall to the body of the washing machine, they are located from top to bottom. After that, the front wall hangs on special hooks, but it will not be possible to remove it, because it is connected by wires going to the lock of the loading hatch.There are two options here: first, just unscrew the bolts that fix the door lock; and second, gently push the front wall a distance so that a hand crawls between it and the washer body and pull out the wire that fits this lock.

To remove the front wall, you need to lift it up a little and pull it towards you. She will take off the spot with the hatch. Once you've taken it off, set it aside and let's get down to changing the drain hose.

Here we do everything by analogy with other washing machines. Disconnect the drain from the pump by loosening the clamp. Then we remember how the hose is laid along the body of the washing machine and disconnect it. We throw a new one according to the same principle, but do not fix it. Now we put the end of the drain hose on the pump and tighten it with a clamp. Next, the hose must be fixed on the body of the washing machine by analogy with the old one.

Before reassembling the washing machine, check the tightness and correct connections. Now we put on the front wall, insert the lock, put on the cuff and screw it into place. In a word, we assemble the machine to its original state in the reverse order.

Replacing the drain hose in a top-loading machine

In vertical washing machines, changing the drain hose is no more difficult than in machines with horizontal loading. The only difference is that this machine needs to remove the side wall. To do this, unscrew the bolts that hold it, you can find them on the adjacent sides of the washing machine (back and front). After you unscrew the wall, remove it and put it aside. Inside the washing machine, you will see a drain pump with a hose connected to it.

Further, before removing the drain hose from the washing machine, remember its location and fastening to the walls of the washing machine. After that, loosen the clamp and disconnect the hose from the drain pump. After that, unfasten the hose from the body and put it aside.Further, by analogy, lay a new drain hose and connect it to the pump, securing it with a clamp. After that, attach the drain hose to the body of the washing machine.

Next, you need to put the side wall of the machine back on and carry out a test wash if you notice leak at the bottom of the washing machine, then most likely you have not secured the hose well.

In the video below you can see the replacement of the drain pump in the washing machine. In our case, you can see how the drain hose is removed.