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Water under the H line comes from the supply side, the drain side or the door, and the three leave water in different places at different moments in the cycle. The matrix on this page is the definitive list for this family: seven model numbers. Noting when the puddle appears is worth more than looking at it, because a fill-stage leak and a spin-stage leak are entirely different repairs.
Where and when the water appears
- Water at the back of the machine during fill — An inlet hose washer that has perished, or a connection that has loosened at the tap or the machine.
- Water at the front during or after a drain — A filter cap not seated square, or a pump housing that has cracked, both of which discharge at the front.
- A puddle only after a high-speed spin — A floor that is dry all cycle until the final high-speed spin, which points at something that moves.
- Detergent drawer overflowing — A blocked dispenser or a siphon that has silted up, which spills at the front and looks like a serious leak.
- Damp under the machine with nothing visible above — Persistent damp with no obvious source usually means the water is tracking along a hose before it drops.
- NEAR MISS — water only at the standpipe — That is the household drain overflowing rather than the appliance leaking, and the repair is in the plumbing.
Ranked causes for these models
- Pump housing, filter cap or the drain hose connection — First here: the matrix on this page spans enough models to cross more than one production run and a leak that appears at the drain stage has already named this group before anything is opened.
- Inlet hoses and their washers — Second because a pressurised joint is checked early on consequence rather than probability: it leaks whether or not the machine is running.
- Door seal or dispenser drawer — Third because a torch along the door seal fold finds trapped debris that is invisible from straight on, and that accounts for most front-of-machine water.
- Tub seal or an internal hose — Last: needs the cabinet open, and it is the diagnosis that remains when the accessible joints are dry.
What to check first, second, third
- Run a drain and watch the front of the machine — Drain-stage water at the front comes from the pump housing or the filter cap.
- Take the filter cap out and refit it square — Cross-threaded caps and displaced seals leak on every drain and cost nothing to correct.
- Check the inlet hoses with the machine idle and the taps open — Any damp there is pressurised water and takes priority.
- Torch along the door seal fold and empty the dispenser — Last: the remaining accessible sources, both cleaned rather than replaced in most cases.
Before you open anything
Safety
Unplug the machine or switch off its breaker before any panel comes off; a capacitor can hold a charge after the power is off. If water has reached a socket or a lead, isolate that circuit at the consumer unit first. Never run a cycle with a cabinet panel removed to watch where the water comes from.
Models in the H family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| H18vD740(3B) | amana:washer:h |
| H18vD741(3B) | amana:washer:h |
| H18vD742(3B) | amana:washer:h |
| H18vD743(3B) | amana:washer:h |
| H18vD744(3B) | amana:washer:h |
| H18vD745(3B) | amana:washer:h |
| H18vD746(3B) | amana:washer:h |
The service-call line
Book a technician once the visible joints are proven and the leak persists, and treat any damp reaching flooring or a socket as same-day. On the H line the practical boundary is the cabinet: joints reachable without removing a panel are owner work, and everything behind them is not.
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