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[Relayed from DesignNews magazine, for your amusement]
" One day while I was doing laundry, my washer stopped in the middle of a
cycle and the screen displayed the error code E20. Since the owner's
manual did not have any information on error codes, I went online to
find an answer. Sure enough there it was -- error code E20 indicated
that the "coin trap" was blocked.
I thought, "Wow, what a clever component -- a trap to block coins and
other debris from ruining the evacuation pump." So I looked for an
access door only to find that it was on the rear of the machine. I moved
the units away from the wall -- I have the washer and dryer stacked --
and proceeded to remove the back cover. There it was, the coin trap...
behind three hoses.
The three hoses are connected to a boot at three different locations
with three different kinds of clamps. This assembly is at arm's length,
and there is only room for one arm to get in to work on it. After two
hours, I managed to get two of the three hoses unhooked. I then looked
for a solution to remove the last hose. I saw there was a cutout on the
bottom of the washer, so I lifted the dryer off, tilted the washer back
against the wall, and tried from the bottom.
After another hour I got the coin catcher assembly removed and cleaned
out. Now I had to try to reassemble the boot assembly with one hand,
blindly. When your hand is in the access area, you can't see in to line
up the hoses and install the clamps. After five more hours of trying to
remove the front panel and other options, I was ready to drag the
machine down my driveway with a chain and put it out on the curb.
Then I thought, "I have nothing to lose. Why not make an access hole in
the side?" So I got out my saber saw and cut a 12x12-inch panel in the
side. In 10 minutes I had the boot and pump assembly together and the
machine running again."
This entry was submitted by Gary D. Rodichok and edited by Rob Spiegel.
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Seeing that maker detail had (possibly) been suppressed in the edit,
I looked for possible culprits:
This error code googles to the following washing machines:
Frigidaire front load LTF600ES1 or GLTF 2940ES3
Electrolux/Frigidaire/Affinity Front load AFT7000
Zanussi/Electrolux FJS 1425W or WJD 1667 or WJD1457W
AEG 74630 or 16830 Lavamat
Kenmore 417.44082400 or 44082
Brian W
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