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evening all, hoping for a little help or guidance
i have a bosch classix express 1200 washing aching (the letter and numbers inside the door are as follows E-Nr wf02467gb/01FD 8505 608582) which is used about three times a day (family of five with three kids that seem unable to keep clean), and has worked albeit with a couple of minor hiccups well for around 4yrs or so. today however i think it died.
the missus noticed that when it got to the drain and spin cycle of a wash it failed to drain and as such then failed to spin. i popped open the hatch at the bottom and used the wee black tube to drain, and then it span. the missus left it a while and then tried again, with the same result. again repeated the draining and opened the valve at the bottom, at which point a small stream emptied over the floor. once the flow stopped i removed the seal and was greeted by the stench of something akin to strong solvents or mild burning. now i can get nothing on the led screen and no movement whatsoever. i have checked the drum and belt and both seem to be fine, i have changed the fuses in both the socket and the machine, all with little effect.
has anyone an idea of what i have done, as having looked online for prices for spares, repairs and callout charges, i am wondering if its worth it or should i just bite the bullet and buy another.
thanks for looking
Re: think it may finally be dead,
Was the machine plugged in & turned on at the socket when you did this?
Re: think it may finally be dead,
Specialist01269 wrote:Was the machine plugged in & turned on at the socket when you did this?
turned off at the main, and unplugged all the way thru. a small accident with electricity yrs ago has made me more than cautious.
by way of an update, i took the front control panel off, disconnected and reconnected a couple of the wires, cleaned it up a bit ( i know that did nothing to help it but it did make me feel a bit better) and tuned everything on, and bugger me its back to life. got it on a spin cycle, so will try a wash next, fingers crossed.
Re: think it may finally be dead,
Confuscious he say: If bad connection, machine she no work & 1 thing we all do in the trade is clean and re-tension edge connectors when we have weird faults like this, surprising how often this can cure a fault.
Congratulations & I hope it keeps working for you, if not please post again & we will do our best to help.Andy.
Please Remember when working on your machine: POWER OFF & PLUG OUT. 🙂
Re: think it may finally be dead,
Specialist01269 wrote:Confuscious he say: If bad connection, machine she no work & 1 thing we all do in the trade is clean and re-tension edge connectors when we have weird faults like this, surprising how often this can cure a fault.
Congratulations & I hope it keeps working for you, if not please post again & we will do our best to help.Andy.
Please Remember when working on your machine: POWER OFF & PLUG OUT. 🙂
thanks Andy, its almost at the end of the cycle, so hopefully it finishes – if it does both me and my wallet will be happy!!
bugger, gets all the way to the drain and final spin cycle and stops!!!!!! it doesnt drain away the water or go into spin. now more confused, anyone any ideas?
thanks again for looking
Re: think it may finally be dead,
You may require a new drain pump, click on “Find an Engineer” see if anyone near you.
silverbroomRe: think it may finally be dead,
silverbroom wrote:You may require a new drain pump, click on “Find an Engineer” see if anyone near you.
silverbroomthanks for that, have filled in the form, hope there is someone close and its not to expensive.
Re: think it may finally be dead,
superfix wrote:You haven’t got rinse hold selected by any chance have you ❓
i wish i had, but no rinse hold off.
it could be the drain hoses are blocked causing a slow drain problem.
The machine will allow 6 mins to drain before it stops and shuts down. On the occasions when it hasn’t drained fully on the rinse cycle , did you get any flashing lights on the display ? These can indicate a fault display and may well be in your instruction manual .
The water levels are quite different between the wash and rinse cycles so it may be draining the water on the wash cycle within the 6 minute limit but the rinse level may be just too much.
To test this , switch the machine on and start it on a cotton cycle – wait until the machine has filled properly ( or just wait 3 mins ) and then switch to ‘drain’ . It should , in proper condition , drain within about 20 – 30 secs ( you will hear the tone of the drain pump change ) If it takes considerably longer , then a drain hose blockage or weak pump will be the probable cause .
nomadPaul wrote:it could be the drain hoses are blocked causing a slow drain problem.
The machine will allow 6 mins to drain before it stops and shuts down. On the occasions when it hasn’t drained fully on the rinse cycle , did you get any flashing lights on the display ? These can indicate a fault display and may well be in your instruction manual .
The water levels are quite different between the wash and rinse cycles so it may be draining the water on the wash cycle within the 6 minute limit but the rinse level may be just too much.
To test this , switch the machine on and start it on a cotton cycle – wait until the machine has filled properly ( or just wait 3 mins ) and then switch to ‘drain’ . It should , in proper condition , drain within about 20 – 30 secs ( you will hear the tone of the drain pump change ) If it takes considerably longer , then a drain hose blockage or weak pump will be the probable cause .
i did try that and no draining at all, the only way to drain it is to do it maually, bugger!! thanks though, looks like an engineer or a new one
vokeyuk wrote:
i did try that and no draining at all, the only way to drain it is to do it maually, bugger!! thanks though, looks like an engineer or a new one
Can you hear the pump trying to drain or does it just hum/buzz ?
If , on a drain cycle , its trying to pump then its probably a blockage in the drainage system ?
If , on a drain cycle , its not making any noise ( or its making a hum/buzz ) then either there’s a blockage in the pump itself or the pump has died . If this is the case , undo the circular fluff filter at the bottom right corner and look inside it . You should see the impellor at the back. Check this for obstructions using a torch and i mean have a real GOOD look as something may be behind the impellor .
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