Its actually the 72630 lavamat. Fabric softener remains in the drawer. Have tried cleaning the drawer but nothing is happening. Any ideas? Many thanks

When the fabric softener dries out it cakes up, the water left over stops the clogging. Leave the dispenser door open a little when not in use to prevent black mold buildup from the moisture.

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Hi,

It is not that unusual to find some plain water remaining- has the softener gone OK?

If not here is just a quick POSSIBLE (1st) solution if you have not tried it already-

Completely slide out the drawer - normally made possible by pressing down the plastic flap at the backend of the softener part of the drawer - as it is normally in the middle.

You may find 'gunge' made up of washing powder (if you use powder of course!) and softener combined in the tube that the softener should syphon into. Wash out with plenty of water!
I do this to ours fairly frequently.

Hope this helps.

There is a FLAP which acts to prevent backflow into the fabric softener compartment. It is usually synthetic rubber, and covers the end of a tube (from the fabric softener compartment, and is usually cut at an angle. The flap opens to permit the softener to flow out, but apparently is not 'flapping back' to prevent backflow. Best thing is to check that flap, and possibly it is prevented from 'flapping back' by lint or some other bit of fabric/thread/tissue left in a pocket, &tc.

I'm having the same problem with the fabric softener dispenser not emptying and filling with water. I, too, have cleaned everything out and there are no clogs. What's the solution?

Don't know if this is still a problem for you but if it is, then the solution can be fairly simple!

The blockage (congealed comfort I think) is most likely in the down tube at the back of the drawer enclosure. First raise the machine onto 2 pieces of 4x2 timber or similar and pull off the door of the pump hosing filter (bottom right as you see it) remove the filter and place a shallow vessel under the housing to catch the ****.

Pull out the soap draw completely by giving it a sharp tug when it doesn't want to come any further.
Clean out visible gunge, then using a suitable tool (I've found a long radiator paint roller handle ideal), ease the bent portion of the tool around the back left corner into the down tube. Moving it around should now dislodge some or all of the ****. Remove the tool and replace the draw up to the red arrow the, using a kettle, poor hot water fairly rapidly into the soap dispenser. The water and **** should be flushed through to the pump filter housing. Repeat as necessary until the water runs clean, then replace filter and drawer and remove wooden blocks. Repeat Annually to avoid future problems. Works for me!

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Is the dispenser full? It could be that it is a bit clogged. I would try just pouring a little very hot water in for several loads and using dryer softener sheets during this time. Let's see if we can unclog it .

I had this same problem to

If you take out the drawer of the washing machine and look upwards there are 4 very very small holes get a pipe cleaner and giver them a jolly good clean.

This should then solve the problem

it could be clogged