Syd I have a LG WM8000HWA, about 5 years old. In the last couple weeks water started appearing intermittently (not every load). I figured out it was coming from the air vent. When some cycle kicks on, a big splash of water comes out the air vent (mostly water, a little bit of suds). I contacted LG, they told me to clean the machine 3 times, which I did. No effect, same thing. I did some Google searches and saw somewhere to replace the float assembly. I purchased the part from your web site, and had a LG repair person replace it. Did 3 loads this morning, no leaks on first two loads, but same thing on third load (big splash of water out the air vent). The only difference was the third load was a little larger than the first two (jeans). Same amount of soap was used all 3 times. Any help or suggestions? The LG repair person gave the machine a full check, no leaks during test cycles. Thanks.
Answer Syd, It does sound likely that you may have overloaded the unit causing it to allow water and suds to come out of the air vent. Also check the water level for the load size that was used and make sure that the unit is not overfilling with water. Read More... Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com | Monday, April 8, 2019