Lg Washer Bleach Dispenser Rusting

The dispenser only drains the bleach when the washer drains at the end of the washer but it s pumped out.

Lg washer bleach dispenser rusting.

It s now october 2017. The metal surrounding the liquid bleach plastic cup has major rust and corrosion same for the soap and softner dispenser. Repairing washing machine rust the diy girl how to deactivate the rust with ospho. Plaintiffs allege that the metal tops are poorly sealed which leads to the leakage of water and formation of rust.

But i started noticing rust spots on some of my clothes and realized it was rusting around the plastic insert for the bleach dispenser. The lg washer class action claims that the rust starts around the bleach dispenser on the washing machine top. Did you change your paint baking or sheet metal. I finally pulled the dispenser out and was appalled by the amount of rust.

The rusting has continued and now a larger area around the dispense is involved. They said it was out of warranty and i asked if that was normal for a washing machine to start rusting a couple of years after purchase. The bleach dispenser does not dispense the bleach. I m pretty diligent about cleaning up spills etc.

The bleach dispenser is a plastic insert which fits into the metal top of the washer. I purchased my lg top loader washer in april 2012 in 2015 i started to notice rust around the bleach dispenser. As the base metal has rusted under the porcelain finish it began to flake off. There is a limited chance of carryover from this type of dispenser to the next load unless a consumer tries to add the bleach during the rinse cycle.

Then there could be some bleach remaining in the washer that would go into the next. I contacted customer service and they were of no help. Details my 4 year old lg washer started to rust around the bleach dispenser less than 2 years after buying this machine.