My GE WPRE6100 Is Leaking at the Overflow, How Do I Stop This?

Use the recommended amount of clothes detergent based on the instructions printed on the box or bottle. If your detergent does not include a measuring scoop or cap, obtain a measuring cup from the kitchen. The washer creates suds as it agitates the clothes. Excessive sudsing traps air in bubbles, which displaces the water. This can cause leaks and overflows in the washer.

Open the lid to check the distribution of the clothes in the drum. After the washer automatically stops spinning, rearrange the clothes to evenly distribute the weight. Alternatively, remove or add some clothing items to balance the weight. These water leaks are a result of the vertical drum not being able to spin or rotate in an even fashion because of being unbalanced.

Inspect the incoming water connection on the back of the washer. Water comes into the washer via two hot and cold water hoses. These hoses are commonly rubber and have a smooth texture. Make sure these are securely screwed onto the washer and to the faucet connections on the wall. As water is filling the machine during the washing and rinsing phases, if the hose is not secure, leaking water may run onto the floor from the back of the machine to the front.

Check the drain hose on the back of the washer. It is usually flexible and segmented, like an earthworm's body. Straighten out the drain hose if it is flexed or bent to the point of restricting the flow of dirty wash water out of the machine. If the washer cannot drain water fast enough, or at all, after the washing and rinsing phases, you might see leaked puddles of water on the floor.

Examine the metallic standpipe that the drain hose flows into. This pipe usually rises from the floor of the garage or wash room. Make sure the end of the drain hose is completely inserted inside this pipe. Also, measure the height of the standpipe. If it is higher than 6 feet, then the washer will have difficulty pumping dirty water out of the machine, potentially causing leaks.