The short answer
On an Erivess washer the usual source of water on the floor is a drain hose split or loose at its clip, with an inlet hose or its washer weeping at the tap next. It is a mini portable machine that fills from a tap and drains to a sink, and that is what decides which joint gives first.
What you actually observe
- Water appears only while the machine is filling — A leak at fill is the inlet hoses or the valve, and nothing else is under pressure then.
- Water appears only at the drain — A leak confined to the drain is the pump, its hose clips or the drain hose itself.
- NEAR MISS: water is inside the drum but never leaves — That is a drainage fault rather than a leak, and the drainage page covers it.
The causes, most likely first on this brand
- A drain hose split or loose at its clip — The drain hose is only under pressure while the pump runs, which is why this leak appears for a minute at a time and then stops. A perished hose or a slack clip does it every cycle. Ranked first on an Erivess washer: a thin mini drain hose is the most fragile water part on any washer.
- An inlet hose or its washer weeping at the tap — The inlet hoses are under mains pressure whenever the taps are open, so a perished washer or a loosened coupling weeps all day and not only when the machine runs. Ranked second on an Erivess washer: a mini machine fed by a push-on tap connector has the least secure water connection of any format.
- Too much detergent producing suds that push out — Excess suds climb past the door seal and out of the detergent drawer, and the water on the floor is the last of the foam collapsing. Ranked third on an Erivess washer: a mini tub with a small water charge oversuds with what looks like a perfectly ordinary dose.
- A door seal holding debris or torn at the lower edge — The door seal collects grit, hair and coins in its lower fold. Ranked fourth on an Erivess washer: a seal is only as good as what is trapped in it.
Check in this order, and why this order
- Watch the drain hose along its whole length during the drain — A leak that appears only while water is going out is this or the pump, and nothing else.
- Dry the tap connections and lay a sheet of paper under them — A weep shows on dry paper within the hour, and it is the first check because it needs nothing but paper.
- Look through the door during the wash for foam filling the drum — Foam against the glass at wash speed is the answer and it costs nothing to look.
What an owner can safely check
- Dry the hose, run a drain and feel along it for wet, then check the clip at the machine end — A split usually shows at a bend rather than in a straight run.
Tools: cloth, torchAbout 20 min
- Turn off the taps, check the hose washers and hand-tighten the couplings — A quarter turn past hand-tight is enough; a crushed washer leaks worse than a loose one.
Tools: clothAbout 15 min
- Run an empty rinse with no detergent and watch for foam — Then halve the dose.
About 30 min
- STOP HERE if the next step needs a meter on live terminals or a panel off — That is where an owner check ends and a service call begins.
Before you open anything
Safety
Water and electricity in the same place means switching off at the breaker before you mop under or behind the machine, and shutting both taps before touching any hose. Never stand on a wet floor to pull a loaded washer out, and get help with the move. If water has reached a socket or an extension lead, leave the breaker off until it has been looked at.
When to call a technician
Call once the inlet hoses, the door seal, the drain hose and the detergent dose are all clean and water still arrives, because what is left is the sump hose, the pump body or the tub seal and all three mean the machine opened up. Call immediately if water is reaching a socket, or if the floor under the machine has started to lift.
Nearest pages of this class
What this page does not cover
This page covers the Erivess washer as a class, not one family or model line. Drive arrangements, pump fitments, hose routing and part numbers all differ from build to build and are deliberately not here.
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