Replacing Drum Bearings Of all repairs that can be done to a washing machine this can be one of the most physically difficult to successfully complete as, more often than not these days it requires a complete stripdown of the machine. The first thing you have to realise about a bearin…
Category: Washing Machine Repair Guides
Tutorials and guides on how washing machines work, what commonly goes wrong with washing machines and how to repair washing machine problems or breakdown yourself. Most of the top washing machine and washer dryer issues you will find in this section.
The tutorials and guides are designed to help you to diagnose problems with your washing machine and give insight into the diagnostic procedure.
Note that the washing machine tutorials are generic and the exact details may vary from your own washing machine or washer dryer but the general principles will almost always be the same.
Most of the common issues are covered in these repair guides but more specific fault code information may be available in the fault code section.
For addtional help or specific advice if required please use the forums and not the comments section on the guides.
Washing Machine Not Spinning
Not Spinning We get asked all the time in the repair business about washers not spinning so we decided to write about it as very often it’s got nothing to do with the machine itself. There are a number of reasons why your washing machine will not spin, many of them sadly are user gen…
Washing Machine Bouncing or Vibration
Washing Machine Bouncing or Vibrating We often get calls about washers and washer dryers bouncing all over the place especially in newer properties. There really is little mystery in this bar the fact that customers virtually always assume that the problem is caused by the appliance i…
Washing Machine Overfoaming Or Oversudsing
Overfoaming Overfoaming is not a fault caused by a washing machine or washer dryer, it is purely down to either the use of incorrect detergent of to overdosing normally of the detergent that you are using. There is no reason that the actual appliance can cause this fault. …
Washer Dryers General Principles
How A Washer Dryer Works This article will outline the drying functions of the combination washer dryer. The wash functions are as explained in The Washing Machine General Principles. There are two types of drying systems used; The vented dryer The condensing dryer Both types share …
General Principals Of The Automatic Washing Machine
How A Washing Machine Works This diagram shows the basic layout of a washing machine, in this case a Zanussi “Nexus” range machine but the basic principals are more or less the same with most washers. To be fair, the actual style of washer matters little as the process remains basical…
Washing Machine Installation Fault Advice
Common Problems On Installation Unfortunately washing machines are the single worst cause of calls being generated where the customer has either not read the instruction or not understood them when the machine is installed. Please be very aware that if you call the manufacturer servic…
Washing Machine Soap Powders
Soap Drawers As engineers, we often get faults reported that are nothing whatsoever to do with the actual appliance; in fact it may well be the detergent used that can cause faults! In fact, improper use and general misunderstanding with this critical element of washing your clothes i…