Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
DIY Bosch washing machine repair
I have had my Bosch WFO2467GB Maxx Classixx 1200 for ten years or more with no problem worse than a hairgrip stuck in the pump impeller.
Last year, I learned that from a candid repair company that fixing the main bearing of a front loading washing machine usually costs so much that it's not worth doing (and also beyond the limit typical of insurance schemes). At that, I swore that I would summon the help of a technician only as a very last resort so when, last week, the drum of my Bosch refused to turn, I did a bit of online research and concluded that the carbon brushes of the electric motor needed to be replaced.
That splendid company, e-spares, not only supplied the necessary parts (they cost about £13.50 including delivery), they also provide access to very helpful online videos showing how to get the motor out, how to remove the old brushes, put in the new ones and how to refit the drive belt once the motor has been put back in place. All that was needed was a 10mm spanner, a couple of cable ties and gloves to avoid the sharp edges of the machine's casing.
I was speechless with delight at finding that the Bosch now works just as it did before. Fingers crossed that some more difficult defect does not now appear to cast me down.
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Permalink Reply by adamvietnam on
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Superb and inspirational!
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Permalink Reply by Dick Harris on
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If I did, it would exceed your wildest dreams but I have long since retired.
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Permalink Reply by Leesa Herbert on
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Hi Dick We have a Bosh washing machine a max classic not sure if same model but we've had it for at least 20 years possibly more. Its only broken down once again many years ago (a year when there was deep snow that stayed for quite a while I remember the repair guy had to leave his van in Wightman Rd as Pemberton Road was iced up). Turned out the motor needed replacing, but we decided to pay for the repair rather than replace it.
Well it still works v well and is used alot.
It does now make a sort of low sleepy noise when it starts spinning but it stops when it gets going.The motor sounds as sweet as it always has. But do wonder if the squuks mean the bearings?? are going. Only otherbthin is the white plastics on front have gone a bit yellowy.
So don't give up on your machines too soon.
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Twenty years is very good. The main bearing will eventually go and when mine does I shall not seek to repair it. To make my machines last as long as possible, I never run them faster than 800 revs. it is fast spinning that puts the biggest stress on the main bearing.
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