Why does my aunties washing machine fill with water after it has completed a wash?

washer drum is dry on completion but several hours later it refills why?Why does my aunties washing machine fill with water after it has completed a wash?
It sounds like the valve(s) inside the washer are leaking. The spin cycle pumps all the water out like it should, then as it sits, it gradually fills until the water level is high enough to overflow out the drain.





Could be crud from the water or pipes in the valves. There should be screens on the ends of the hoses that connect to the faucets.


Could be the valve failing mechanically, either sticking or the seals failing.


Could be your water pressure is too high, or unregulated, and is forcing its way through the valve.


Could be minerals in the water clogging the valve. If you have mineral water, you will likely know it.


Could be a valve IS completely stuck open, but the faucet(s) are turned way down so water doesn't fill the machine very quickly (possible if someone turned the hot water way down so as to make not-very-warm water for the ';warm'; settings).





If it were an electrical failure, the valve would either stay full on or full off, and you'd notice - it would fill up really fast and you'd hear the water running, or it wouldn't fill at all.





After you/she completes a wash, try turning OFF the hot, OR cold, faucet to the washer. You can find out if it is the hot, cold, or both valves leaking. For that matter, does the washer fill with hot, warm, or cold water? Can you hear it running? Can you see it dripping into the tub?





OR - less likely, and more problematic...





it is possible the drain is connected incorrectly, either siphoning water back into the tub or allowing drain water from somewhere else to run into the washer instead of down the drain. If this were the case, likely you'd be complaining about nasty, foul, sewage sorts of stuff and not just ';water'; filling the machine.Why does my aunties washing machine fill with water after it has completed a wash?
Bad hot or cold water solenoid. Water inlet hose connect to


them.