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water and clothes stuck in washing machine

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Wonder if any kind people could help me? My washing machine has broken and the clothes are stuck inside along with half a barrel of water :eek: and the door is locked. How can I get them out without flooding the kitchen?

The machine is a Candy Aqua 1500.

I would appreciate any help. I am being positive and posting on here rather than sitting in the corner crying lol.

:beer:
:rotfl:

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  • rev229
    rev229 Posts: 1,045 Forumite
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    tou should be able to drain the machine manually. There is usually a bit at the bottom of the machine at the front that you can remove. If you remove this there may be a manual drain and drain the water into a tray. The door should then open. Have you tried to put the washing machine on a spin cycle as this might do the job
  • Hi
    If you can get to the waste hose drain it that way into a bucket. The filter drain will take quite a long time.
    Corgi Guy.
    Ask to see CIPHE (Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering)
  • topmum
    topmum Posts: 387 Forumite
    The manual drain worked a treat :j Thank you so much. Rev, from the whole family - we love you :D
    :rotfl:
  • topmum
    topmum Posts: 387 Forumite
    Canucklehead - thank you too. I was off doing the manual drain when you posted. My sincere thanks for your help too.
    :rotfl:
  • i have a candy washing machine and mine was doing this too. The pump had gone (technically I found out later it had an underwire stuck in it). I bought a new pump for about £12 off the net, took the old one out, put in the new one and it works a treat again. Dead simple to do, far cheaper than getting someone out to look at it.
  • ormus
    ormus Posts: 42,714 Forumite
    our machine is next to the back door. and we have a large step outside.
    its a simple matter to put the waste outlet pipe out the door and just let it drain off.
    Get some gorm.
  • rev229
    rev229 Posts: 1,045 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts PPI Party Pooper Mortgage-free Glee!
    topmum wrote: »
    The manual drain worked a treat :j Thank you so much. Rev, from the whole family - we love you :D
    Glad my advice worked and your clothes have been rescued. Having had 7 washing machine in 13 years has at last been of some use to someone!!!!!
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