First Maytag Sudslock

[autowasherfreak]

I was washing a couple of light weight throw blankets, medium water level today, and was watching the spin cycle, all of a sudden it stared to slow down, it almost stopped. Shortly after the spray rinse started it sped back up to full speed. At first I was little scared, thinking something was wrong, or that she was going to die on me, LOL. I was using Foca detergent, and there was good layer of suds so I figured it had to be a suds lock.

 

[arbilab]

I found blankets require light detergent dose because they seldom come in contact with skin so there is little but dust to wash out of them.

 

[qsd-dan]

If the load was REALLY out of balance during the spin/spray rinse, that will give false suds lock symptoms.

 

The reason is that centrifugal force of the gyrating tub will hold and slosh water around between the inner and outer tub instead of the water dropping straight down and out of the tub, like a well balanced spin. The accumulation of water sloshing between the tubs slows the spin. I've even accomplished this purposelessly without any suds by piling up wet towels in one corner and setting the machine to the spin/spray rinse cycle.

 

[autowasherfreak]

The weren't heavy or large blanket, just those small lightweight fleece blankets. I haven't noticed any other problems with the washer. I think I used to much detergent. I noticed that the Foca and Roma detergents are quit sudsy.

 

[stan]

Jim was this

with the older version of Foca (phosphates) or newer (no phosphates, sodium carbonate instead) ?

 

[autowasherfreak]

I would guess newer.

 

[tecnopolis]

I've heard it mentioned plenty of times here, but still don't know what suds lock is.

 

[lebron]

suds lock is.

Basically when too much soap suds build up between the inner and outer tubs it bogs the machine down. Most common in older WP/KM units, my '71 Lady K never suds locked.