The internet is amazing, isn't it? One moment, you're looking at a $200 repair bill. The next moment, you watch a great video from someone like The Bearded Woodworker, and you've fixed the problem yourself and saved all that money! Amazing...

Husband is at work and I’m having problems with the washer. Watched your video and then moments later I found myself fixing my washer and pulling a bunch of crap out of the little filter thingy. I think that did the trick! What an easy fix! Thanks a bunch!

I watched your video and I was able to fix my washing machine ALL BY MYSELF. I feel very empowered right now. Thank you!!!

FANTASTIC, easy to follow video! I am a 67 year old lady and did the repair myself in about 15 min. Only had to take off the bottom front panel. Didn't even have to pull it out from the wall. Found several coins and a good bit of lint blocking the drainage holes. Cleaned it thoroughly, replaced it with no problem and have a test load running now. Thanks again SO MUCH!

My husband is like a little child right now full of giddiness!!! We just bought this washer off fb marketplace tonight. The error popped up and we wanted to cry! With a quick google search, your video came up, and he had it fixed in two minutes! This man is praising you right now!!!! Seriously feel like you should be paid for this!! THANK YOU!

This was incredibly helpful! My wife thought we were going to have to replace our washing machine, but I followed your steps and was able to fix our washer in less than 30 min. With a family of six (plus a dog), I should be doing this annually. Sir, I sincerely thank you for creating this video!!!

This was so helpful! We tried washing an old bath mat, and unbeknownst to us, the entire rubber backing dissolved and went straight down the drain. Thank you so much for posting this, I was able to open up the panel pretty easily, but got completely confused once I actually started poking around in there. Thanks to you, our laundry has been saved!

Lol. Thank you for this. Opened the panel and “cleaned” the trap three different times over the years, never really fixing it…until, in the beginning of your video, you reminded me of these cool little holes behind the rubber gasket that might be blocked. Felt pretty dumb pulling back the edge to find the equivalent of an end-of-day SuperCuts waste bin laying like a small wet mammal across all five holes. I need to remember: RTFM, check YT…then check YT again and listen to every word of someone who’s fixed the problem you have. (And don’t forget the simplest explanation.) Thank you for the vid!!

This video is 5 years old, but you sir just saved a stay at home mom a $300 bill. My washer was giving me that error code, and I couldn’t figure out what was going on. One KZfaq video later and boom! Found a wash cloth in the drain like you did that sock. Thank you so much!😊

Your video gives KZfaq a great name. I followed your instructions to a T, and lo and behold, the drain trap was clogged with gunk. Trap’s now cleaned. Problem solved. Thank you so much!

My mom was gonna kick me out because I “broke” the washer. Thanks for showing me how to fix it.

Just followed your awesome video! My Whirlpool Duet is 16 years old. So I followed your very detailed instructions on your video today. It worked! There was no sock in our drain, but it was FULL of rocks and concrete pieces. Yikes! I’m a mom of 2 teenage boys. All I was thinking that it was from their pockets during the toddler years. Oh goodness! Thanks SO much for the awesome video!!!! I really appreciate it 😀

And the Oscar for “Most Effective Fix-It Video On KZfaq” goes to … The Bearded Woodworker!!! (I wish I’d had the foresight to install the machines on raised platforms like you did - but everything else was spot-on)(If it helps: I used a Torx T20 driver to remove the screws from the front panel)

Thank you Bearded Woodworker! Ours quit in the middle of a cycle. My husband has arthritis and the hardest was gettin down on the ground. Had lots of gunk, coins plastic and screws. Guess we really need to check our pockets. Saved us a lot of money!

Thank you so much! I have had this washer for years. I don't think I've ever checked the drainplug. I got the F 02 code, found your video and it's repaired now. There were 2 socks, some coins, and who knows what plugging it up. I was ready to just look for a new washer.

My machine was having this problem and this video was exactly what I needed to be confident in the repair. I found a rusty coin blocking my drainage. Much gratitude for posting this Mr. Bearded Woodworker!

Thank you so much!!! I don’t have money to replace mine as I am a single mom of 3. And I did what was in this video!! The massive clog was crazy and now it is working again. Thank you so much!!!

Lifesaver this worked exactly and I found three socks 🧦, cuff links and gold necklace stuck in the drain which I know are all from the previous owner. We purchased our house in 2020 and inherited the washer/ dryer. I was about to replace the machine until I watched your video 💖

Thank you, Bearded Man. You just saved me about $2000. Washer's been broken for 3 days. Now it's running. You sir, are tops in my book. Thank you.

I watched this today and am so thankful that you demonstrated this. It was much easier than expected and the washer is working!

Yours is the only video that mentioned looking behind the rubber tub seal at the front... I found a cotton glove, a whole athletic shoe insole and a bunch of lint. I had cleaned the drain plug previously but still had problems, thanks so much for letting us know to look behind that seal too, I wouldn't have guessed to look there!

This video was sooooooooooo helpful for my husband and I!!! You definitely saved us money and time. It took about 30 minutes or less to access our drain because we have a newer model and we found our blockage which was not socks but my washable breastmilk pads. You are amazing thanks so much for sharing.

Great advice! Fixed my washer in record time thanks to this video! Seriously thought it would be an all day thing, but it was just a sock stuck inside the gasket :) Now I can kick back and see if my couch is still where I left it! UPDATE: It wasn't as simple as that and I ended up having to unclog the drain trap. Your instructions worked even for my Maytag. I found a sock, two pencils, a broken chapstick, and a $20 and 57 cents among other gross unidentifiable things. The smell was putrid, but profitable! Thanks again!

This was so helpful! My Duet is 16 yrs old. I had another drum issue repaired earlier this yr, but was now getting this code and figured that’s it, I’ll probably have to get a new one. Then watched your video and did exactly what you did, it was so easy! I found so many little objects and coins (as well as loads of lint and gunk)! Clean as a whistle now and back in running order! THANK YOU!!!!!

I rarely comment on anyone but you saved me from buying a new washer thank you for your detailed video!

Thank you so much! Fixed my mother in laws washer and found a women’s sock, quarter, and a LOT of hair.

THANK YOU!!! I was just about to go Memorial Day Sale shopping figuring my 10 yr old washer was not worth fixing, but your video saved me a lot of money. The trap was not too bad, but then I opened up the back and disconnected where the drain meets the tub. There were socks at the bottom of the tub. My model has a float where the tub meets the drain making it difficult to get past that junction. Is by far the best video on KZfaq to solve this problem. Thanks again!

Thank you so, so much for making this video! I have the exact same washer (inherited from the previous owners of my new home) and the very first load I washed wasn't draining, which was so frustrating. 15 minutes after finding your video, I uncovered a huge well water sediment clog in the trap, gave it a good scrub, and everything's working smoothly now! Thank you, thank you! 💗

Thank you so much...your video was great...I am widowed with two small children and not great at this stuff...and you made it so easy. ...I could hug you. :)

Years ago we paid a repairman to remove a toddler's sock from the drain of our top loading washer. Today, my wife and I saved on a repair bill when our 15 year old front loader had an F02 error. We found the errant sock thanks to your video! Thank you, thank you!

I've been getting this code for days.. and just trying to reset it and get the load finished... getting nowhere. FINALLY decided to look it up and there you were 😂. Thank you!

2022 and this is still a great how to and fix. Exactly as shown with extra steps I’d recommend. Get as much water out of inside. Cup Scoop and towels. And I think as shown get your filter out, pull forward, to drain easier into a bucket. Hopefully you can raise or already raised unit. If not use some sort of flat cookie sheet type pan or container to catch water or just grab a ton of towels. Our filter had minimal items. But awesome to see how easy to unclog if needed. We ended up replacing drain pump and that was just as easy. Disconnect the 2 pipes (big black into back of filter & white going out from pump) with the clamps using pliers. You’re working in small area to get clamps squeezed to pull pipes so keep that in mind and maybe a flash light to help see clamps better. Also, unplug the wiring harness from side of pump motor-very easy plug and play type wire plug. Working the entire unit of the filter is easy with how they have it rubber mounted to floor of that machine. Be careful not to break or exert too much. Little back and forth tug and you should loosen and see how to gently remove. Once you can get filter and pump out, 3 screws to detach motor pump. You can either order that entire filter/pump or just the pump motor. Both ways under $30 from Amazon. I did both for $50 since I couldn’t find model # of Maytag and wanted back up if one didn’t fit. I tried just pump first with success. Backup of filter and pump is insurance should this happen again. Once motor pump screwed on to side of filter, reattached entire unit back. Getting the pipes back on and clamped a bit of challenge but again light and good pliers and making sure clamps seeded well to make sure no leaks. Plugged back in the power harness to pump and re-plugged washer back into outlet and ran an empty quick wash test. No leaks, no error code, super happy to see this video to follow, less the cat. Already running clothes successfully. Thx to all for comments. Easily a task anyone could do given torque screwdriver, pliers, lighting, replacement parts and some buckets and towels. FYI, if you see SUDS code, probably a big hint either clogged filter and easier fix or your pump about to go like ours. And you’re most likely gonna get the error code F 02 and dead cycles to not complete any loads.

My man. Your video was awesome. I watched while eating my Cocoa Puffs and the washer was fixed, per your instructions, before the wifey woke up. Thank you!

Hi Gary the Bearded Wood Worker…you are one great KZfaq instructor, right to the point. I do have the same machine the Duet Whirlpool and it constantly giving me the F02 error code. It took me almost all night doing single load due to this error and this morning I was about to call a repair technician and for some reason went to YT to get info on this problem and it was your video that came out first, took my screw driver and followed your instructions and took me about 15 minutes to do it and saved about $300. There were dirt like lint plus 3 face masks all wrapped up in the drain tube. Again thank you very much for your great video

I showed my husband your video. He found a sock also and it was very dirty. Thank You! God Bless Your Heart! A savings that we needed. My husband got laid off after 28 years because of the Chinese Coronovirus.😇🙏🇺🇸

Thank you, so very much for posting this video.. I have had this exact set for 20 years. I thought my washer was on its last days when this code popped up yesterday. But thanks to your helpful video my washer is now working great!! You just saved me so much money. Thank you, so very much!! I'm now subscribed to your channel and will definitely be recommending it to my friends and family. Thank you 😊

I know this was posted three years ago, but it is still helping others! Thanks!

Thank you sir!!! My son and I fixed our washer just this morning - with your help!! Hope life is treating you and your family well! :-)

Thank you so much for this!!! I’ve had this exact washer for at least 20 years and it’s been acting up the last couple weeks. Opened it up to a sock and by brothers airsoft bbs from around 2013 🤦🏻‍♀️. You saved me a buttload calling a repair company 💛

Thank you! Found a pair of socks and handkerchief from the prior owners.

My washing machine has been a problem for a long time. I watched about 10 videos before finding the this video. There was a lot more water in mind. This fixed my problem in less than 1/2 an hour. Thank you!!!!

Thanks so much for posting this. I have owned my set for 18 years and my husband will, at the sign of first problem, prepare to buy a new appliance. I fixed our old fridge 5 years ago for $25 (a fan), and have replaced the squirrel cage in the dryer for about $50 (ball point pens in it). I knew there had to be something fairly simple going on here. I am about to tear into it, and even if I have to replace the pump, it is still a bargain compared to buying new. And yay! The 2005 grey set I bought is now back in fashion and fits our new industrial farmhouse look. Thanks, again! BTW, we have used the leaf blower method of cleaning out the dryer vent, and it DOES work, quite hilariously. Give it a try.

THANK YOU SO MUCH! This 68-year-old widow was able to fix the F-02 error herself due to your well-explained video saving me $$$. What would we do without KZfaq?

Thanks so much for posting this! I wasn't sure what was wrong as we just bought a house with this washer that wasn't working. Following this did the trick!

I found a sock in mine, too!! I was so happy to find a video with a complete play by play on how to take it apart and reassemble it. Mine, unfortunately, is coding F 02 again 🤦🏼‍♀️

OK, awesome video! I just performed this fix. I found about a buck fifty worth of change, the remnants of an old pocket knife (the blade was gone), various parts of pencils, what I think was a AA battery, a paintbrush, several screws, a 4-inch long copper-nail (I kept that one) and of course, a fist full of grey goo. Whirlpool should bill this as a time capsule feature. Thanks for the help.

Thank you sir! The smell was horrible, but two socks later and whatever else was in there, we are back to normal.

After replacing odds and ends on our W/D set over fifteen years I was not about to sink any more money into them. So when I saw flashing lights I thought “bad control board; time to throw this $h!t away”. I was about 5 minutes from giving Costco another $2K when I stumbled on your video. And sure enough, there was a sock under the rubber door seal. You da man. Many thanks!

Thanks a million!!! I found 1 sock, 3 screws, $2.35 cents in change and of course a bunch of lint and other gunk. This repair could not have been easier (thanks to you) and it didn't cost me a thing!!! Love the beard by the way.....

Almost caved and bought a new washer. Thanks for your super helpful video!!!!

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!! After watching several videos I almost gave up and called a repair man, then I found your video. Washer is draining perfectly!! Now I need to build a stand like yours because I just flooded my laundry room when I opened the drain 😂

So the tenants before us left us what they thought was a broken dud of a washing machine with the F02 error. In minutes, we restored that bastard to fully functional. Thanks to you. Thank you!!

Thank you very much. Easy to follow video, well lit, nice camerawork, clever use of fast-forward. Found tons of soggy lint in mine, marbles, $1.55 in change, and various plastic parts. Saved me from having to call someone. Also, top-notch beard.

Sir, you just saved me 250 bucks. Thank you!

This video was so helpful! I thought I was gonna have to either replace a pump or the whole washer. Thank you for posting this!

I just want to say Thank you. I looked at a few videos and yours by far is the easiest to follow. Took less than 10 minutes from start to finish. The drain thing had debris in it. You saved me a lot of money, thank you again 😊

dude..... so many times and 20 different ways AT LEAST...ive tried to prevent drain water from spillin EVERYWERE...and i see you remove one screw...to move drain....and my life is forever altered...ive yet to see your entire video..(but i will!!)..i was compelled to pause..and comment on your rocket science , super smarts.. i cant wait to try it.. ive babied our duet for way too many years to ever let it die, or atleast suffer....and i always end up standin in water.. til now.. !

You're a good man! It's so nice that folks like you, spend the time to help folks like me, to solve problems like this. Much appreciated and I will pass this forward. Bryan :)

You’re the best... I almost bought a new washer/dryer set for $2,000. Then I googled the code and your video came up. My filter was so clogged up that I’m surprised it drained for as long as it did. Sometimes the internet is a beautiful thing!!

A million thank yous for making this video. My trap was full of coins and sludge. Fixed it right up. Thank you again you saved me an expensive house call by the Whirlpool repairman.

Thank you so much for this video! Mom of four, family of six...I fixed it myself! My husband's answer was buy a new one. With what money? You helps us so much!

THANK YOU!!! We just came home from a road trip with a ton of laundry. Our machine had been giving us this code sporadically for about a week before we left. We started our machine today and it did it again. We watched your video and did exactly what you said to do. IT WORKED!!!!! Thank you so much for saving us from replacing our machine. You were such a bright spot in our yucky day!

Unfortunately not the problem with our particular machine, thanks for taking the time to make this.

Just another "satisfied customer" taking a moment to say Thank You! Your tutorial was spot on, and I was able to fix my 14 year old Whirlpool in no time. Thanks again!

Thanks for this video. I didn't spend hours trying to figure out what the issue was, I went straight to the source....washing machine is working great again!

Thank you so much! This video was very helpful. A repair man did it in 15 minutes and charged $240. There were a lot of Color Catcher sheets blocking the drainage. So , now I use them inside those nets to wash socks, and underwear.

Thank you so much for the instructional video. I have the same problem with my Whirlpool washer and I'm going to give it a go tomorrow morning. I was always puzzled as to why this washer doesn't have a slip-out lint filter; now I know. Thanks again.

WOW! I just found two small cloths, a dime, a black felt disc, a dime and a piece of metal wire! Thanks for the video!!

Thank you sir! This video is very helpful! I fixed the washer with my dad and we both feel proud! What's more, I feel more bonded to my dad lol

My washer is over 20 yrs old. And when It stopped draining. I figured the pump is going out, After watching this. yes it is the drain filter. Granted, I do most likely need a new onw soon. But this has save me at least 6 months or less to have it working before I get a new one.

Just watched this to fix my washer! I too had a sock! Thank you!!

Thank you! We found parts of a mechanical pencil, beads, and coins in ours and so far we are back to cleaning laundry! Good lesson for our daughters that are new to doing their own laundry. 😊

Thanks for the video. It was a big help and a very simple fix. We had a bunch of socks behind the rubber gasket by the door that weren’t allowing the water to drain. Much appreciated.

Bought ours new 15 years ago and followed your guide to the filter and found some kind of nasty decaying fabric gumming up the works...all good now! thank you!

Thank you so much for this helpful info! I'm not at all "handy", but following your instructions had me back in business in 30 minutes. I ended up having the exact same problem, except my clog was caused by a pocket lining that came out of a jacket instead of a sock. 🙄 Thanks again!

Amazing, I was about to go buy a new washer. I done the steps you said and the drain was full of pens and pencils from the kids. Only took about 5 minutes...thanks

This was so incredibly helpful! We had the exact same error, and after following your steps were able to resolve the issue within 15 minutes. Thank you so much! Saved us hundreds of $$ and time! Much appreciated that you took the time to create and share this video.

Wonderful video-right to the point. Worked exactly the way you said it would. I can’t believe how much crap was in there. Machine works like a charm now. Thanks.

Looked up how to fix code F 02 on my washing machine cuz it was not spinning and came across you. Asked my husband if he could do this and he did and it worked. Thank you for saving me some money for a service call which would probably would have cost a few hundred. Oh did I say...my washer spins better than it has in quite a while.

Your video was so helpful. Loved the cat helper, my dog was my helper. My husband couldn't believe I fixed our washer while he was at work. Mine was blocked with a bunch of change, a glove and a hair scrunchy.

Thanks for the video man! You saved me a few hundred in repair cost for something simple! Some how a pair of my girl's undergarments got in there and was blocking the pump. Took maybe 30 mins for the whole thing.

Thank you! I was all ready to take the thing apart, and I had 3 socks blocking the drain holes was all. :D Thanks for saving me a headache!

Best help video for this problem! Thank you SO much! The only thing I wasn't prepared for was the nasty smell.

Dude!!!! You saved us sooooo much $$ and heartache as we are not in a position to drop $ in a new washer!

Thank you so much! This video was so helpful! Other than having my hubby get the twist off cap of the filter started for me, I did it all by myself! Mine also had an ancient sock stuck. And smelled terrible! But it's all clean now! It feels great to be self sufficient! PS. Loved the kitty, and mine wanted to help too!

Thank you so much!!! This helped me so much i really didnt want to have to buy a new washer!

Thank you soooooo much!!! Mine had a sock in the drain too! you are a lifesaver and a very good instructor, very much appreciate your help, washer all fixed, saved me a bundle!

You the man! took me all of 10 mins and I'm good to go. Sure enough sock, lint and other debris stuck in there. Thanks again.

Thank you so much! Mine didn't have any clothing articles but did have some gunk. You didn't warn us of the odor. Appreciate your time and video to save many of us money!

Same issue, watched your amazing video and BAM!...... Problem solved. Thank you Bearded Dude. You saved my laundry and my wallet.

Thanks bro! Got my wife’s washer fixed in 10 minutes from your video! Thanks for making this video!

OMG! So awesome. Funny as hell watching the sock being exposed! Appreciate your great video. Yes! I bought this same washer 18 years ago brand new. This will help a lot as Ive never checked this trap since I bought. Will be nice to see what I find!!! Maybe I'll attach a photo for you! Think It might just be a few miles of my lovely wifes beautiful blonde locks.

Dude thanks so much for this, I found so much junk under the rubber thing lol fixed the problem. Ended up being way easier in my case than I first thought.

Thanks for sharing! The simple check of the gasket drain saved me loads of frustration.

This is great - the problem and fix exactly as shown. Only thing missing is the video didn't quite express how horrible the smell of the clogged material and related water. I found a half pencil, a few cloth sports bra pads, a ton of sand (beach house) and the culprit was a perfectly placed 2"x3" vinyl sticker

Awsome thanks for this very detailed video now ik how to fix my same washer as yours

thank you so much for this video. It saved us a service call and our washer being out of service for who knows how long with COVID around

Outstanding video - extremely helpful. Thank you.

Thanks so much! I am a mom of 6 kids and you saved the day by showing me how to do this.

Thank you so much for this video. It saved me money. Have been searching for videos and yours is the only fully instructed video. Excellent.