HantsSeagull
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i changed the carbon brushes when my Bosch stopped working - and if i can do it, anyone can.
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[Misc] Washing machine stopped spinning
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ferring seagull
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- Dec 30, 2010
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I have used a guy called Trevor in the past - Try Range appliances 01903 203053 was always very good but havn't had the need to call within the past three years.
Lord Bracknell
On fire
Our washing machine packed up a while back, as they do, and we decided to buy a new one, rather than pay for an expensive repair.
The curious thing is that the new one was delivered to Bracknell Towers by none other than Dean Adams, who used to be the producer of BBC Sussex's Albion commentaries. I guess he was between jobs at the time because, according to his LinkedIn profile, he now pops up as a reporter for Sky Sports and BBC Final Score.
The curious thing is that the new one was delivered to Bracknell Towers by none other than Dean Adams, who used to be the producer of BBC Sussex's Albion commentaries. I guess he was between jobs at the time because, according to his LinkedIn profile, he now pops up as a reporter for Sky Sports and BBC Final Score.
Colonel Angus
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That's Brexit for you.
Having owned 2 Bosch washing machines in the last 18 years, it might be to do with some the 'rollers' (non-technical term and may not be the right name) which make contact with the drum. Our first one stopped spinning after 14 years use and the answer was that these rollers had worn down over the years and no longer made the friction contact to spin the drum.
It was relatively easy for an engineer to get the replacements and fit them at about £80 all-in. However we only got about 2 more years use before something else went wrong and we got a new one. I would say if the machine is less than 5 years then have it repaired, but if more than 10 years then it's probably better to get a new one.
If it's between 5 and 10 years, toss a coin and go with the result.
I'm surprised that no-one's proffered the guaranteed fix yet - have you tried turning it off and back on again?
GoldWithFalmer
Seaweed! Seaweed!
Without looking, I would suggest that it's the carbon brushes.
There are 3 types on a Bosch, one pair comes with springs and a tag on, bit fiddly but doable to a non experienced person.
One pair just screws on to the face of the motor either side of the armature and is piss easy to fit.
The other pair you might find comes as an end cap assembly and can be a bit of a pig.
Easy way to find out is tip the machine back, if you see a white plastic housing type thing on the back of the motor, you've got the pig.
If you can remove the motor, see if you can get the brushes out and pm me a photo. I'll let you know if I've got some (deffo got the spring type)
I can give you a pair after the Burton game in WSL
Alternatively, let me know the ENr number and FD code and I'll look it up
Check the drain filter as it could be blocked unless the water cannot get out of the drum the pressure switch will not allow the motor to go into spin as it would destroy the machine switch the machine off, you should have a little door front bottom right open it filter inside you will need to put some towels on the floor and a low level tray as potentially a fair amount of water to come out
Agree with this100% especially Bosch, as mine used to do it all the time. Had it over 15 years before it finely died.
portslade seagull
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we had the same issue. The machine would drain the water but not spin. As Blue3 advised cleared the drain filter and a fair bit of water does come out. Found a rather dirty looking 20p piece. Machine however still didn't work. It was cheaper to buy a new one, ordered it from AO and they took the old one away
Being German your machine has probably stopped in protest at the way Monk barged Wagner out of the way as he returned from his victory celebration. If this is the case time will heal. Turn it off and try again tomorrow. You have not been charged for this problem assessment and advice.
robinsonsgrin
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Without looking, I would suggest that it's the carbon brushes.
There are 3 types on a Bosch, one pair comes with springs and a tag on, bit fiddly but doable to a non experienced person.
One pair just screws on to the face of the motor either side of the armature and is piss easy to fit.
The other pair you might find comes as an end cap assembly and can be a bit of a pig.
Easy way to find out is tip the machine back, if you see a white plastic housing type thing on the back of the motor, you've got the pig.
If you can remove the motor, see if you can get the brushes out and pm me a photo. I'll let you know if I've got some (deffo got the spring type)
I can give you a pair after the Burton game in WSL
how you going to smuggle those through the turnstiles...(imagines big brushes..shoved down trouser leg..)
Id tell her to stop messing about and get on with it... also to bring me a beer and pass the remote...
well in my dreams I would...
That'd make it a DC motor if there's carbon brushes.
Which could then mean a faulty bridge rectifier as I'd think they're unlikely to have a transformer.
All machines have carbons mate, apart from the old Servis that used to run on a 20 micro farad cap.
Ok, it's not my field so just throwing a few guesses out there. You seem to know what's what here.
Hope the fix won't be too expensive
See my post#7 - exactly what I did and it worked for me.
JCL666
absurdism
- Sep 23, 2011
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If you do need to replace the machine I can recommend these guys
www.hillsradio.co.uk/
The website looks a bit crap, but we recently bought a Bosch washing machine from them. With delivery and also disposal of our old machine it was £100 less than the next cheapest site and it was delivered within two days of the order.
I should add that when I didn't get a delivery time slot emailed to me, I phoned them and they just arranged it there and then over the phone.
www.hillsradio.co.uk/
The website looks a bit crap, but we recently bought a Bosch washing machine from them. With delivery and also disposal of our old machine it was £100 less than the next cheapest site and it was delivered within two days of the order.
I should add that when I didn't get a delivery time slot emailed to me, I phoned them and they just arranged it there and then over the phone.
Arthritic Toe
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I have a Bosch and it wont spin if the loads too heavy - e.g. too many towels. There's some sort of cut-out in the program to protect the motor.