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No, but I will try that. The back panel is slightly larger than the pulley, so you can somewhat see around it. I’m a bit if a p*ssy….I know that it might be sensible to actually take the top off and watch the machine to look for the leak, but I can be a bit of an airhead….for example, when doing the inlet valves, I forgot to unplug the machine and one of the inlet valve connectors touched the suppressor next to it. It blew the fuse in the circuit breaker. I’m reading on websites NEVER to do anything with the machine while it’s plugged in; that experienced appliance repair men have been electrocuted, etc.,etc., etc. I was hoping that the ‘evidence’ under the machine would lead me to the culprit, and must admit, my evidence is a bit confusing. The first day after the suspension rod repair, when I noticed the leak, the suspension rod was wet. Now it isn’t anymore. Without the plastic tub leaking, I suspect there are only so many other things that can leak…the hoses, soap dish, inlet valves, drain hose, etc. My ‘new calculation’ seems to lead me toward something at the rear of the machine….drain pump? I just don’t know.
I’m not nearly as nervous watching the machine fill from the rear, where there are no electrics. I’ll try that. Thanks!I guess I have to go through a process of elimination. At least I know that the plastic tub is ok. I’ll start filling the machine again, and try to be more accurate about where the drip is coming from. My previous calculation is a bit misleading….the machine in 19.5 inches deep, but it also is about 5 to 6 inches from the rear wall, so that, while the cardboard I had under the machine indicated that the leak was coming from middle of the machine, it actually is very possible that it was coming from the rear. I understand that without you seeing the machine, you respond according to my info, and I suppose that the logical interpretation is that something was disturbed, either with me heaving the machine around, or while laying it on its side when we did the suspension. I’ll keep looking…..
I’m unable to do anything physical about this issue for the next couple of days, but still trying to figure this out mentally. My machine didn’t noticeably leak until the suspension rod repair was done. Initially, I thought that perhaps the old rod had punctured the plastic tub, but my ‘experience’ yesterday showed that this was not the case.
So, what else changed, from pre-suspension rod repair to post suspension rod repair?? As I was putting the back of the machine on yesterday, there is a small label about the height of the drain hose. That hose was initially clipped to the back of the machine, about a foot (or more) from the ground. When we did the repair, the guy who helped with the suspension rod unclipped the hose, and left it unclipped, saying that keeping it this way would allow me to pull the machine out further. The drain hose is elevated, by the way, when it connects to the house drain. While I imagine a leak is a leak, regardless of whether that hose is clipped, would this have anything to do with my current issue? Other than the suspension rod, the drain hose is the only other thing that was changed. I may be grasping at straws, but the fact that there was no leak prior to my suspension repair, has me confused….????Wow. I’m sorry, then, that you weren’t here when I had to do them. I found them really difficult to do, but i don’t have really strong hands.
Thank you. Ordered!! Hopefully my hands will heal by the time this comes in the post…..Those clips were a horror!!
Just to confirm, as my Hotpoint washing machine isn’t listed, would this seal fit my washer??
https://shop.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/1603293-hotpoint-others-washing-machine-tub-gasketAh, ok. Will put that on my to do list….4+ hours with this today is enough for today….:). I’ll start filling the drum normally, through the inlet valves to where it started to leak last time, to see if any of my effort had any effect. If it still leaks, I’ll take the front off again and fill to the door seal level. I do have a pump that will help me remove most of the water, and will be able to see if the seal is the fault. Thanks for the suggestion…..
OK, I tried a kettle full of water in the drum. No leak. But there was far more water in it when it leaked when I tried to run it the other day. I have it all back together now, and to be honest, I’m exhausted. Trying to get those clips on to connect the outer drum to the plastic one, is just about beyond my capability. But all done now. I’m going to order a seal to go around the outer drum. While the seal looked ok, it was somewhat oval, and there was some debris on it. I’m not looking forward to dealing with those clips again, but I guess there’s no choice.
I’ve been doing this for about 4 hours now, and am pretty exhausted…..I’ll look at it again tomorrow, to see if anything I’ve done has made a difference. Probably not….lolNo, I didn’t try to fill the drum with water, but can do that now, as I’m reassembling. The only issue I can see is either the fill hose (and I have a replacement, so will change it while all’s apart, or the seal on the front drum. My issue initially with filling the drum with water was how to get rid of the water, once there was a kettle full of water in the drum. I am unable to remove the drain pipe from under the cabinets, and frankly, am nervous about plugging the machine in with everything disassembled. I can barely move the machine out to work on it…..blah blah blah…just excuses!
By the way, I did the thing with the light behind the drum. There are no leaks there. The area that the front seal sits in was full of limescale. I have cleaned that off. I’ll get another seal, just in case, and putting a new seal on isn’t nearly as complicated as taking the whole machine apart. At least I’ve confirmed that the plastic drum is fine, so wherever the leak actually is, will be pretty doable…..Well, I wish I knew what I was looking at. I see no holes, nicks, cuts, gashes ANYWERE. Even where I found the little gases on the outside near the suspension rod, apparently did not cut through the tub entirely. There is no indication of them there. The bottom of the tub still had a bit of water in it (probably because I didn’t drain in fully??) but I see nothing. The bearing in the back looks ok…not that I know what a good bearing looks like. I’m totally stumped…..
I had replaced the front seal when I did the bearings about 5 years ago. It looks fine, although there is a bit of hardened material (lime) around the bottom. I’m going to remove it, clean it up and replace it with the bottom of the seal up at the top. Maybe this is the culprit….I don’t know, but I’m running out of areas to look.I’m bloody and panicking….lol. Forget the above. I finally got the pulley to come out by wedging some wood in the spokes and turning it as hard as I could…whew. Now on to getting the inner tub out.
HELP!!! I’ve removed the 30mm bolt from the pulley. The ‘instructions’ on the video that I was following advises to then spin the inner tub anti clockwise to remove the pulley. Nope. That pulley won’t budge at all. Is there a trick to this???
The ‘dismay’ at having to go back in again and dismantle, has gone. I’m ready to do this, even if it’s just for the curiosity to find where this is leaking…..the more I think about this, the more it seems logical that it’s the plastic tub….???
No, it doesn’t start to leak until there is at least a few inches at the bottom of the inner tub. While this may not be scientific (lol) I had the ‘ridges’ in the inner tub level with each other, so I could count the ‘hole level’ before the tube started to leak. Not sure if you understand what I mean, but the tub started to leak at the second row of holes, down from the ridge. So there was a bit of water in the tub. It did not start right away. So I have to surmise that wherever the water is coming from is not from the very bottom of the tub, but perhaps a few inches up on the plastic drum, on the left.
I’m grasping at straws…lol. But the sheared off piece of the top part of the lower suspension would be sharp enough to nick you. Anyway, I’ll get the 30mm ring scanner tomorrow eve, and dig in on Thursday. If I can’t find any other holes in the drum, I’m not sure I’ll know whereas to look. If you have any suggestions of other things to look at, while the inner drum is out, please let me know. The machine started to leak as the water was filling in, before it began the wash cycle, so whatever is leaking is at the bottom somewhere. The water hadn’t gotten up to the level of the gasket at the door, or even the edge of the inner drum by the door. So whatever it is, it appears to be at the very bottom of the machine. Hopefully I’ll find the answer to this on Thursday.
