Washing machine leak

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Been going on for a while and it leaks when the machine is draining the water

I pulled it away from the wall last night to check the water inlet and the waste
Absolutely no leaks there

During a run today I monitored it and it is leaking from underneath. It is a bosch approx 7-8 years old

I checked the filter on the bottom right and there was some water
Non foul smelling but generally ok there isnt much gunk stuck there either

Reading online it could be the drain pump inside the machine what do u all think it is? Im dubious about getting a repair person out for them to charge £120 and then say they cant fix it just need to be sure an engineer can fix this before I call
 
could be almost anything at that age, might not just have a good seal around the drum anymore, could be a fire hazard btw if the water falls somewhere it shouldnt.

can;t you usually take the back off them and try to see where its coming from, if its been happening awhile theres probably crust /discoloration etc especially if you live in a hard water area.
use that to try and work out where its been coming from.

does the water always seem clean? or is it mixed with detergent?
 
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doesn't have a unscrewable plastic shield near filter point to take a peek inside - thought my siemens does.
... before having to shift it away from wall
 
arknor said:
could be almost anything at that age, might not just have a good seal around the drum anymore, could be a fire hazard btw if the water falls somewhere it shouldnt.

can;t you usually take the back off them and try to see where its coming from, if its been happening awhile theres probably crust /discoloration etc especially if you live in a hard water area.
use that to try and work out where its been coming from.

does the water always seem clean? or is it mixed with detergent?
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Water looks generally clean u know

Im left wondering if its worth even repairing by that time id have spent £200-300 probably
Could buy another machine
 
jpaul said:
doesn't have a unscrewable plastic shield near filter point to take a peek inside - thought my siemens does.
... before having to shift it away from wall
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Yes i took a look it looks fine and its not the type of filter u can take out
It seems it is welded to the machine and all u can do is take the front twisty cap off

I reckon its prob the drain pump but like someone said on here its prob rusted inside etc
 
Ok so if i wanted to take the back off
Id prob need to disconnect it etc and prob end up causing more trouble
Ie isolator valve dont work for example
Its too tight to take the cover off
 
We recently had a bearing go on our machine (6yrs old) the 10yr warranty on that part wasn't worth the faff so I picked up a new machine. £300 gets you a new one + your old machine taken away (might be useful unless your local council take them for free)

For me it was worth that to avoid faff and uncertainty on repair costs. Looked at DIY-ing it but it involved stripping the entire machine down and no guarantee it'd actually work anyway.
 
hornetstinger said:
I'd personally open it up, see where water is coming from, could just be a rubber pipe that's degraded or pulled out a bit.
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This, for the sake of an hour or so you could save yourself a few hundred £ if it's just a split/perished rubber hose. If it was a cheap machine then maybe it wouldn't be worthwhile, but on a decent machine like a Bosch I'd give it a go.

The isolator will need to be fixed to install a new one anyway, so that's not really a reason to avoid it
 
Rob_B said:
We recently had a bearing go on our machine (6yrs old) the 10yr warranty on that part wasn't worth the faff so I picked up a new machine.
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sometimes its a super cheap fix though, same for microwaves if the turntable just needs the motor replacing, its stupid simple.

I bet theres people who buy a new microwave because the bulb fails even thought he bulbs arent welded in...... you just take the metal cover off and usually you can access where the bulb screws in... simple replacement for like 2 quid and 2mins

it's crazy how easy a lot of stuff is to fix, like oven elements that need replacing etc.... no harder then changing a light bulb yet people will spend silly money on call out fees etc


making cars so you basically have to get them serviced rather than being able to do it yourself tinkering about probably has a lot to answer for.

people learned basic skills helping their dad or whoever fix the car... was fairly common surely.
 
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Its always a question of time and cost vs the ease of just replacing.

We had a problem with our tumble drier and it had a safety recall/service notice on it. They sent out a guy to check the drier and it turns out the model didn't have the issue but he said that there were a couple of parts that had failed. He couldn't replace them because his remit was just to fix this specific issue if present but he gave me the product codes to buy the parts. Cost about £25 for the two bits and they were really easy to install.

If we had paid him to come out ourselves it would have cost ~£200 once you included the parts and time. Thing only cost £250 new and was probably 5-6 years old at that point. Just not worth fixing so many things unless you know whats wrong and its cheap for the parts.

I don't have a lot of time these days with kids and I earn decent enough money that a day of my time is worth quite a lot even ignoring the lost leisure time. Most things will be replaced after a very cursory check of what might be wrong. Unfortunate but thats how stuff is made these days. Cheap and financially pointless to repair in many cases once things get past a certain age.
 
I mean it really does come down to time vs money completely agree

I bet if i opened it up and took the cover off id prob spot the leak and where it is

Imagine it was a hose that looks easy to replace but the trouble is nearly everytime i take a task like this on something goes wrong!

I remember when I tried to change a tap a few years ago. the cold isolator was seized and i ended up needing to replace that. Just made the job even longer

So the general concensus here is to either open up and watch the machine in action to spot the leak or buy a new one
 
Maybe you could run some Fluorescein through it to see where it's leaking from? It's basically bright green dye. If you can't see anything you can also shine a UV torch on it and it should show up very clearly even when the water has dried off.

You likely only need about half a teaspoon of it mixed with some water and put in the drum / detergent drawer.


www.toolstation.com

Drain Tracing Dye

For tracing drain pipe location or flow direction. Fluorescent green when added to water. View with UV light when the dye is not visible to the naked eye.
www.toolstation.com www.toolstation.com

(maybe don't use it whilst washing clothes)
 
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