rubber heater seal come away from drum BOSCH

[norbellini]

hi
the rubber seal that attaches to the plastic drum which houses the heater has come away leaving the kitchen flooded. What i would like to know is how they are fixed to the drum at manufacture and what can i seal it with, or what to do
thanks nobby

[clivejameson]

Re: rubber heater seal come away from drum BOSCH

Post up the model number and E number?

Do you mean the rubber boss that holds in the heater element?

[norbellini]

Re: rubber heater seal come away from drum BOSCH

BOSCH CLASSIXX 1000 washer about 2 years old . Yes its the oblong rubber with metal insert that houses what i presume is the heater element four wires coming of it grey/ blue /earth/brown. I just looked underneath and you could literally pull it out of the drum. The rubber sits on or in the drum recess but how it is fastened to it i cant figure
regards Nobby

[clivejameson]

Re: rubber heater seal come away from drum BOSCH

The rubber seal is a compression fit using the centre nut….this needs to be loosened to allow the rubber to return to shape so that it can be reinserted.

I would be more worried by the fact that it came out in the first place…I have seen this on machines on occasion and nearly always it’s as a result of a foreign object between drum and tub which has collided with the heater or worse still by drum bearing collapse (obvious) 😉

Don’t forget power off before doing anything if you’re having a go yourself :zap:

[norbellini]

Re: rubber heater seal come away from drum BOSCH

thanks clivejames i will give it a go tomrrow. ;Looks like i am going to have to take the door seal off to get better access to draw out the element .Anyhow we will see .Ill get back to you if i have any problems
regards nobby

[Trilobite]

Re: rubber heater seal come away from drum BOSCH

Could it have been damaged during manufacture/assembly, by over-tightening the centre nut?

(I think Hoover once made such a comment, relating to the plastic tub “New Wave” range).

[norbellini]

Re: rubber heater seal come away from drum BOSCH

that crossed my mind how the hell does the thing drop out its only 2 .5 years old and never been thrashed underneath it looks imaculate. The point is they BOSCH arnt going to want to know , but it certainly looks like a fault in assembley. The only point is wejust ran the washer on stinking hot to clear some of the gunge out and that must have not helped
nobby

[Penguin45]

Re: rubber heater seal come away from drum BOSCH

clivejameson wrote:nearly always it’s as a result of a foreign object between drum and tub which has collided with the heater

Check under drum and sump to pump hose while you’ve got the front off.

Penguin45.

[norbellini]

Re: rubber heater seal come away from drum BOSCH

all done lads got it out cleaned it up undid the centre nut wiped it over with a bit of fairy liquid and in she went, as jordan said to peter andre. A result, many thanks lads also checked underneath as advised OK
many thanks again chaps
nobby

i will return but not to soon

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