Ariston A1636 Water Leak

[StuartP]

Dear All,

It appears that our washing machine is leaking water, having placed a sheet of newspaper under the front of the machine, it appears that the water appears during the spin cycle, and only at the front of the machine, it’s almost like it’s being spun out of the door seal ?

Any pointers gratefully received.

Thanks

Stuart

[Penguin45]

Re: Ariston A1636 Water Leak

Possibly quite correct. Check round the top of the door seal for holes.

Penguin45.

[iadom]

Re: Ariston A1636 Water Leak

This is often caused by partly blocked sump hose, this Hotpoint based machine has a decent door seal that is not prone to leaking at an early age.

Jim.

[StuartP]

Re: Ariston A1636 Water Leak

Hi,

Can you give me some pointers on where to look please ?

I’m happy to investigate further, obviously, power off before cover off.

Cheers

Stuart

[Martin]

Re: Ariston A1636 Water Leak

StuartP wrote:Can you give me some pointers on where to look please ?

iadom wrote:This is often caused by partly blocked sump hose

😉 😉

[StuartP]

Re: Ariston A1636 Water Leak

And the sump hose is found where ? Is it simply the once coming out of the machine, at the rear, or is it internal.

Regards

Stuart

[Martin]

Re: Ariston A1636 Water Leak

StuartP wrote:or is it internal.

The internal one Stuart 😉

[StuartP]

Re: Ariston A1636 Water Leak

Ok.

So give me something to work with 🙂 , Where abouts is it, any tricks to getting into it to check for bloackages ?

Just after some pointers.

Cheers

Stuart

[iadom]

Re: Ariston A1636 Water Leak

The SEARCH facility is a wonderful tool if you use it. 😉

http://tinyurl.com/2vt6bb

Jim.

[StuartP]

Re: Ariston A1636 Water Leak

Thanks, great if you know what search for, or what model’s have similar problems.

Cheers

Stuart

[StuartP]

Re: Ariston A1636 Water Leak

Dear All,

Managed to get away from work early. Screwdriver at the ready, I set about the task of gaining access to the sump.

Where I found , 2 socks wrapped round the ball in the plastic cage, several parts of zippers, and numerous buttons.

Re-assembled, and did a leak test with a rinse and spin, no water on the floor.

See how it fairs with a load of washing.

Thanks to one and all. Should keep the cats happy who share the utility room with the washer, and were getting a bit sick of damp paws.

Cheers

Stuart

[iadom]

Re: Ariston A1636 Water Leak

Its a good idea to use a ‘washbag’ for the very small items, also try to avoid overloading if you know you have such items in the wash load.

Glad you sorted it, sorry about the ‘Search’ post, can’t make it to easy for you though, can we 😉 8)

Jim.

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