What this usually is
This fault reads the same on every make, but it does not rank the same. On the H models it is usually a pump housing or its seal weeping. The models here are one machine in several finishes rather than several machines, so the design-inherent causes rank first and the installation causes fall back.
What the owner actually sees
- A pool at the front of the machine after a wash — The most common presentation, and the one that puts the door seal near the top.
- Water only appears during the drain step — Which places the fault on the drain hose or the standpipe rather than anywhere else.
- A wet patch at the back, behind the machine — Usually found only when the machine is pulled out for something else.
- NEAR MISS — a damp patch that turns out to be from the sink beside it — Dry the floor, lay paper down, and see where it wets first before blaming the machine.
What it usually turns out to be, in order on the H line
- A pump housing or its seal weeping — Ranked first here — the water reaches the floor from under the middle of the machine rather than from front or back.
- A detergent drawer overflowing — Second here — it leaves water at the front top rather than underneath, which is distinctive.
- A drain hose connection that has worked loose — Third here — it leaks only during drain, which places the water in time as well as in space.
- Body: These are finish variants of a single build, so a fault found on one of them will be found on the rest, and the order reflects that rather than hedging. Concretely, a pump housing or its seal weeping outranks a drain hose connection here, and that is the difference worth reading for.
What to look at first, second, third
- Slide a sheet of paper under the machine and see where it wets first — Front, middle or back is the single most useful fact you can establish.
- Pull the drawer right out and look at the housing behind it — Congealed detergent in the roof of the housing sends the incoming water straight out of the front.
- Watch the standpipe or trap connection during the drain step — Water escaping only while the pump runs has located itself.
- Body: These are finish variants of one machine, so access is identical across the line and the order below is purely about likelihood rather than about what is easiest to reach. Work them in order: each one clears the cause it sits beside, and the next is only worth doing once the one before it is clean.
Switch it off first
Safety
Unplug the appliance or switch off its breaker before removing any panel — a capacitor can hold a charge after the power is off. Dry the floor before pulling the machine out, and never work on a wet floor with the machine plugged in. A washing machine is heavy and carries a concrete counterweight: never tip one onto its back.
Models in the H family — Every model this page covers, exactly as the model line is recorded. Nothing outside this table is a model number, and nothing on this page claims to cover a model that is not in it.
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 |
Where owner work stops
Call when the leak is inside the cabinet, when rust streaks show below the drum shaft, or when water reappears after every checkable fitting has been dried and proved. Stop and call at once if water is reaching a socket, an extension lead or the machine wiring.
Related pages at this level
- Amana H washer — a noise or a walk that is new: what changes on this model line
- Amana H washer — a cycle that stalls or will not finish: what changes on this model line
- Amana H washer — a machine that will not drain: what changes on this model line
- Amana H washer — a machine that will not start: what changes on this model line
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