Bosch WTW84560 leaking water

[Ade]

Hi. Recently my tumble dryer has started leaking water from the base (about half a pint or maybe a bit more). The water tray had been emptied before and it was only used for one load. Help, please!

Cheers
Ade

[Martin]

Re: Bosch WTW84560 leaking water

A leak in Leek? The irony 😉

The condenser gasket leaking maybe? Is it seated properly?

If this is still under guarantee just read the troubleshooting section of the user instructions. Check out those and if no cure give Bosch service a call.

[Ade]

Re: Bosch WTW84560 leaking water

Hi Martin

Thanks for your post – very droll! 🙂

Having removed the top and sides, I checked the seating and cleaned the seals I could see. I ran it again with no side and top (I was careful not to touch anything) and the machine behaved itself until very near to the end of the cycle (the last two minutes). I could see where the water had come from and am making an assumption that the electromagnetic switch is allowing too much water to come through the bottom of the removable condenser water trough (both where the leak is and the elecromagnetic switch are very close to each other). I did see the part (9000411646) on Germany’s eBay but that had sold and I’ve not seen any anywhere else. I’ve posted a picture and you can see a couple of spots of water by the earth cable – the rest of the water was underneath and this part of the machine is near the top.

Thanks
Ade

[Martin]

Re: Bosch WTW84560 leaking water

Can you give us the full model number of your dryer together with the FD number. There have been a number of mods on these since coming onto the market, yours may be included?

[Ade]

Re: Bosch WTW84560 leaking water

It is WTW84560GB/12 FD 9101 200523. At the bottom is, I presume, the serial number: 461010252361005231

Cheers
Ade

[Martin]

Re: Bosch WTW84560 leaking water

Yours is the later one with the modified condensate unit so it’s up to date with the latest mods at least. Looking at the photo closely though it does suggest that that condensate unit is the problem. So perhaps the water is weeping across the inside ‘roof’ of the chamber and down the earth wire? Only by unclipping that unit and checking it out closely could you find out further I would think.

These machines are infuriatingly over engineered for their own good I reckon. 😕

[Ade]

Re: Bosch WTW84560 leaking water

Thanks Martin. I’ll have another tinker with it as it seems too good to throw just yet.
Cheers
Ade

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