My KitchenAid washing machine wants to overflow out of the drainage pipe onto my floor when I do a load of laundry. I've tried putting drain declogger in the pipe. When I fill the washer with hot water to flush the declogger/clog out, the water flows out with no problem at all; however, when I do a load of laundry (using cold water) the drain still overflows (even after draining with no problem using hot water). I do not understand this at all. I tried a washing a load of whites using hot water and it overflowed. What is wrong with this picture. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Originally Posted by Johnsoneva4

My KitchenAid washing machine wants to overflow out of the drainage pipe onto my floor when I do a load of laundry. I've tried putting drain declogger in the pipe. When I fill the washer with hot water to flush the declogger/clog out, the water flows out with no problem at all; however, when I do a load of laundry (using cold water) the drain still overflows (even after draining with no problem using hot water). I do not understand this at all. I tried a washing a load of whites using hot water and it overflowed. What is wrong with this picture. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Over two years ago I purchased a new Kenmore washer with a drain overflow problem. The old washer (only 5 years old) drained fine. Our drain pipe was 2 inches. We thought it was a clogged drain, but it wasn't. We had to temporarily have the gray water exit through the window. Yesterday it dawned on me that the old washer drain hose had a hard plastic "U" where it went into the wall drain pipe; the new hose did not. I went to the store and purchased a new hose with a "U" in the end. Evidently, besides helping the hose stay in the drain pipe, the "U" slows down the waterflow. PROBLEM SOLVED!