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What is a coin trap?
A removable filter in front of the drain pump that catches coins, hair ties and lint, and clogs.
Most front load washers have a small access door at the bottom front hiding a threaded filter cartridge. It exists to catch everything that would otherwise wreck the drain pump, which means it fills up and blocks. Cleaning it is a genuine owner job that takes five minutes and resolves a large share of drain complaints, put a shallow tray and a towel down first, because there will be a surprising amount of water behind it.
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