That GE washing machine took me 3 days to figure out the drain issue

I had a GE front loader last week that kept flashing a drain error but the pump was clean and the hose was clear. Turns out the pressure switch hose had a tiny crack letting air in, just enough to mess with the sensor. I replaced the hose and it worked fine, but I wasted almost 20 hours testing other parts first. Has anyone else run into a cracked pressure hose on these models?

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mila_jones392d ago

Oh man, I gotta push back on this whole "pressure switch hose crack" being the issue. I mean, I respect the work you put into testing other parts first, but I just don't see how a tiny crack in the hose would cause a full drain error on a GE from my experience. I had a similar thing happen with mine last year, and what got me was actually a stuck float switch inside the drum. The drain error kept popping up even though the pump and hoses were all fine. You mentioned you tested other parts for 20 hours, but did you check if the drain timer was actually advancing or if the control board was sending the right signal? I'm not trying to knock your fix, but I'd bet that crack was a coincidence or just a secondary thing.

schmidt.blake2d ago

Actually my buddy Steve had a Kenmore that kept throwing a drain error and he spent three weekends swapping out pumps before realizing his kid stuffed a sock in the drain hose. Sometimes the weirdest stuff gets in there, makes you feel dumb after all that work.