LG Washer Leaves Clothes Soaking Wet? Here's How to Fix It

Have you noticed that your LG washer is leaving clothes soaking wet?

I know lifting dripping clothes from the drum is frustrating and makes drying take much longer. I would check the spin setting, load balance, and drain. In my experience, a slow drain or an uneven load can stop the washer from reaching full spin speed.

What to Check When an LG Washer Leaves Wet Clothes

Start with the easiest checks. When an LG washer leaves clothes soaking wet, check spin speed, balance the load, reduce suds, clear the drain, and test spin strength.

Next, use this guide when clothes are still wet after spin cycle, the LG washer is not spinning clothes dry, or clothes are too wet after wash.

Try a Drain and Spin Cycle

So, check the cycle selected on the LG washer. A delicate, hand wash, or low spin choice leaves more water in fabric than a normal or faster spin.

However, choose the highest speed that is safe for the clothes, then run a drain and spin cycle. Protect delicate fabric by following its care label.

This spin setting problem sometimes come and go on an LG while the washer is empty.

Spread the Laundry Evenly

However, separate tangled items in the LG drum and spread heavy pieces around it. Remove some laundry if the tub is packed.

Further, a single wet blanket can throw the load off balance and shorten the spin. Stop the machine if it bangs, then rearrange the clothes.

This part around the wet load often get forgotten on an LG washer as you check the simple causes.

Rinse Away Too Much Soap

Further, too much detergent makes foam that cushions the LG laundry and keeps the machine from pulling water out well. Use the detergent type and amount in the manual.

Remember, run an extra rinse without more soap if foam remains. It may take another rinse before a heavily soaped load spins normally.

A small soap level problem on the LG often cause a much bigger symptom before you try a harder repair.

Inspect the Drain Path

Remember, a slow drain leaves water in the LG tub when spin begins. Straighten the hose and remove only a blockage you can reach safely.

Next, if the manual shows a user accessible filter, unplug the washer, prepare for water, and clean it as directed. More drain checks are in our guide to an LG washer that is not draining.

The drain path on your LG sometimes need only a simple correction while you look over the machine.

Check the Drive Parts Safely

Besides this, if the LG washer is not spinning clothes dry, listen from a safe distance during an empty spin. A drum that never reaches speed may have a drive, motor, suspension, or control problem.

Before you begin, do not use the machine if it grinds, leaks, or smells hot. Ask a technician to test it instead of ordering a part from the symptom alone.

For this check, this guide covers clothes too wet after wash even though spin runs. If the drum never moves, see why the LG washer drum is not turning.

Conclusion

Work through the LG checks in the order that matches what you see, aiming for drier laundry.

• Try a Drain and Spin Cycle
• Spread the Laundry Evenly
• Rinse Away Too Much Soap
• Inspect the Drain Path
• Check the Drive Parts Safely