Has ny washing machine finally died?

poppett

Today I have put a wash on 4 times and it is still soaking wet (warm water, so obviously not gone through the whole wash). Earlier while I was hoovering I smelt burning and thought it was the hoover but since then I have checked the filter on the washing machine and found black charred stuff in it.

Do washing machines still have plastic belts? I know years ago they did and I knew how to change one if it went but with more modern machines I'm not so sure. Besides, I can't get into the back of this machine with a normal screwdriver like before, this one has something similar to an allen key fitting.

I will have to call out a engineer but has anyone experianced this before and was it just something as simple as the belt?

beaker141

I dismantled a 10yr old Bosch washing machine today and it did have a belt. Ours stopped spinning and it was the bushes in the motor, I changed them which immproved the situation for a while but it was never 100% again. Quite often motors can give off a burning smell. No idea about the black stuff in the filter though !

poppett

Thanks Beaker for your reply. I told hubby when he got in from work last night and he has decided it's time to get rid of this one and get a new one so we're off shopping this morning. :T

This particular machine has given me nothing but trouble since we bought it 3-4 years ago. Last year I thought it had come to the end of it's life but it managed to carry on for another 12 months. But now I'm looking forward to getting another one.

ormus

yes its most likely the drive belt. you can get the star drivers/bits to remove the rear fixings from the pound shop. or any tool shop. they sometimes come in those screwdriver bit acc boxes.