I bought Frigidaire washer FAFW4011LW0 in 2012 and pretty much since beginning we were complaining about how this front loader works. I don't know how exactly it should work but here is how i see it. Washer doesn't spin all the time, actually 60% of time drum just stays and does nothing... Or maybe I'm just so unlucky that almost always when I look on washer drum doesn't spin, clothes lie in water. Like it waits for something. Then when it is time to spin, I can hear it and I always see it. This part definitely works. There is almost no water inside. Clothes come wet after whole cycle as normal but they are not clean enough. Since 2 years I started to leave washer open after doing laundry and wipe dry seal. I also use bleach and do cleaning cycle once a month. The smell stopped but it is still there... Seal still has some small grayish marks of mildew/ mold.
So is there anything i can do ? I was thinking if there is some kind of filter inside washer which might cause some smell and poor washing power.

Today I googled diagnostic procedure for affinity.


So I started diagnostic mode, I tried every "knob click position" for 5sec and i was moving to next one. At the end I received 3 error codes: E00, E53, EF2.
EF2 Too much soap
Advise the customer to reduce the amount of soap they are using.
E53 Low voltage to Speed Control Board.
Check the wiring between the Main Control Board and the
Speed Control Board. If good, replace the Speed Control Board.
E00 No error code is stored

I dont know if I should wait more on every "knob click position" but maybe I should think about that board. It costs around $170... I will check wiring of course but this is a lot of money...
What do you guys think? Do you know diagnostic procedures? Did I do it right?
What this board actually do? Is it needed in my situation?
Someone adviced me to replaced door lock

Will this really help?

Your asking a lot of questions. As to answer your poor washing issue. Yes it does sit idle often and it uses too little water in my opinion. My solution to clean clothes good is always use the BULKY selection for all loads. This setting uses the most water. More water = more dirt removed. Also don't use as much detergent a little goes a long way. And also cut back on amount of fab softener or smelly beads. Again all that will build up. It winds up causing a goo slim inside the tub which traps dirt (organics) decays causing smell. Use AFfresh to clean tub it will remove most goo.

My suggestion is to cut back on load size, say only 50 to 60% full tub. Cut back 50% on fabric softener and use 1 pod pack. When you fully pack the tub with clothes there isn't enough room to agitate (as the drum rotates the clothes get agitated if they have room to fall) a packed drum won't allow this. More isn't always better. Try bulky setting to see if there isn't more water use. Hope this helps!

Let us know how things work out......

It sounds as if there may be a large build up of slim still in the bottom of the plastic tub. You would be surprised at what stays in there.
One last thing I have tried before taking it apart to clean by hand is to buy three gallons of cheap white distilled vinegar, open the door pour it in the empty tub and let sit over night. Then set the wash to hot wash and see if that will break it all loose and clean it out. Also use the vinegar to clean the crease of the rubber boot between the door and tub as this is also a spot for mold mildew build up.