A Samsung WV60M9900 FlexWash that fills with water when it is switched off, or whose drum is full after you left it empty, has a leaking inlet valve in one of its two washers, and the safe first move is to close the taps. This 6.0 cubic foot model has a full-size front-load washer below and a separate smaller top-load washer in the lid above, and they are independent machines with their own valves and their own water paths.
The checks in more detail
The fault is in the washer that is filling, so look at both drums and see which one has water. The inlet valve is a small electrically operated valve where each hose joins the washer. It opens when the control asks for water and closes under spring and water pressure when it stops. If grit has lodged on its seat or the seat has worn, it can fail to close, and a thin stream of water trickles in.
The washer fills slowly until the level switch stops it, or if the level switch does not stop it, the drum overfills. The control may show an overfill or a leak code. Close both taps at the wall when the washer is not in use until the valve is replaced, and drain the drum by running a drain cycle or draining through the filter. Try the cheap checks first.
Turn off the water, unscrew each hose from the washer and look into the inlet ports for the small filter screens; rinse out sediment and refit the hoses firmly. Check that the hoses are on the correct valves. Run the washer and see whether the trickle stops when it is switched off. If water still creeps in, the valve itself is at fault and should be replaced; a technician will confirm which of the two washers needs it. Quote WV60M9900AV and the serial number, say which drum fills, and describe how long it takes.
Differential
Likely causes of “Samsung FlexWash WV60M9900 washer fills with water while turned off”, and how to tell them apart
- 1
A leaking inlet valve in the main washer
What separates it The lower drum fills when off
How to confirm Close the taps and replace the valve
- 2
A leaking inlet valve in the upper washer
What separates it The upper drum fills when off
How to confirm Close the taps and replace the valve
- 3
Debris on a valve seat
What separates it The fill continues after a cycle
How to confirm Clean the inlet screens
- 4
A failed level switch
What separates it The drum overfills with an overfill code
How to confirm Technician check
- 5
Loose hoses
What separates it Water pools or the drum fills slowly
How to confirm Tighten and check the fittings
Before you touch a setting
Record this first — changing settings destroys the evidence
- Whether the upper or the main drum fills
- How long it takes to fill
- Whether an overfill code appears
- Whether the inlet screens were clean
Try in this order
0 of 6 completedClose both taps
ReversibleAt the wall.
Note which drum fills
ReversibleUpper or main.
Drain the drum
ReversibleRun a drain cycle.
Clean the inlet screens
ReversibleBehind the hoses.
Check the hose fittings
ReversibleFor leaks.
Book Samsung service
ReversibleFor the valve.
Model-specific
What is true of this model and not of its siblings
- Independent machines
- The two washers have separate valves and codes.
- The valve
- It should close when the washer is off.
- Taps off
- Close them to prevent a flood.
- Screens
- Clean sediment from the inlet ports.
- Level switch
- A failed one lets a drum overfill.
- Samsung help
- Quote WV60M9900AV and the serial number.
Stop boundary
When this stops being a self-service repair
- !Close the taps until it is repaired
- !Drain the drum before the next wash
- !Call Samsung for the valve
Evidence ledger
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Exact questions
Common questions
Why does my FlexWash fill when off?+
A valve is not closing.
Which washer is it?+
The one whose drum has water.
Will an overfill code appear?+
It may.
Is it a cheap repair?+
The valve is a modest part.