The short answer
Start here. On this washer, slow draining is a restriction somewhere along the path, and restrictions build up gradually. The filter and the hose are owner work; a sink that drains badly on its own is a plumbing job rather than an appliance one.
What you actually see
- The machine stops mid-cycle with water in it — A cycle that halts rather than finishing usually means the machine gave up waiting to drain.
- Water drains very slowly rather than not at all — Slow is a restriction; none at all is a blockage or a pump that is not running.
- Clothes come out soaking after the spin — A load that is soaked rather than damp usually failed to drain before the spin.
Causes, ranked for this washer
- Pump filter blocked with lint, coins or hair — Top of the list: it is the single most productive check on this page and it needs nothing but a shallow tray and a towel. Getting a definite answer here is worth more than a quick look at the three below it.
- Drain hose blocked internally — Next: lint and detergent residue build inside a drain hose over years, and a small-bore portable hose narrows sooner than a full-size one. If this is the answer, the rest of the list stops mattering entirely.
- Drain hose kinked, too high or pushed too far into the sink — Then: a hose pushed too far into a drain siphons or airlocks, and one lifted too high asks the pump for more than it can give. Where this checks out clean, treat the next entry as the working theory rather than a possibility.
What to check, in order
- First — the pump filter — Close the water supply, put a shallow tray under the filter cover, and open it slowly. Clear everything out and rinse the filter.
- Second — the hose itself — Look at the inside of the hose end. A visible ring of residue is the start of what is further along.
Checks an owner can do safely
- Step 1. Straighten and re-route the drain hose — Follow the hose end to end, remove every kink, and hook it over the sink edge rather than pushing it deep into the drain.
Tools: noneAbout 10 min
- Step 2. Test the sink or standpipe alone — Run the tap hard for a minute with the washer off. A sink that drains slowly on its own cannot take a washer emptying into it.
Tools: noneAbout 5 min
- Step 3. Listen at the drain step — Run a rinse-and-spin and listen. A strain or buzz means a jammed impeller; complete silence means the pump is not running.
Tools: noneAbout 10 min
Before you open anything
Safety
Water and power both come off first. Shut the valve, pull the plug, and only then move the appliance. A capacitor can hold a charge after the power is off, and a wet floor turns a small fault into a serious one.
When this becomes a service call
Where the owner side ends is easy to state. If water has reached the floor and the outlet as well as the drum, isolate the circuit and treat it as an electrical question first.
Sources
General guidance- The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) — OSHA 1910.147 and manufacturer service manuals, fetched
Nearest pages
What this page does not cover
This is the general page. It applies to Black+Decker washers broadly and deliberately avoids anything that would only be true of one family or one production run — board revisions, part numbers, code tables and torque figures all belong a level down. Where such a page exists it takes precedence over this one, and Related pages is where to find it.
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