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Siemens integrated washing machine not spinning properly
14-11-2014 6:54 PM
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So this has been a problem that we've always had and it's whenever there's a heavy load.
So for instance if we needed to wash a bathmat - you'd put it onto wash - however at the end of the wash it is still soaking wet. I put it on spin, still soaking wet. It takes several attempts of putting the washer onto the spin function in order to get it not from soaking to damp and easy to dry on radiator etc...
This is so annoying and electricity consuming - the model number (from looking at google images) - WI14S440GB
Certainly not happy when I paid £800 for it!!!
NE

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14-11-2014 7:06 PM
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If less than 6 years (5 in Scotland) then contact the seller and explain the issue. If they are unwilling to assist then tell them you are getting a report from an independent engineer. If that shows it is an inherent fault then it must be repaired or replaced.
I did this earlier when I had a problem with the spin on my 3 year-old Hotpoint washing machine and Argos replaced it with a new one of better spec and price

And they had to pay back the cost of the independent report.
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14-11-2014 7:40 PM
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15-11-2014 5:44 AM
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That reminds me, need to buy a new belt for the washer...
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15-11-2014 6:19 AM
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If you can, UNPLUG FROM THE MAINS tilt the machine back so it balances to not drop back onto to you. Locate the pump, try spinning the cooling fan on the rear of the pump, it should be free and easy to spin, if it isn't suspect there's something in the pump that shouldn't be.
Place a washing up bowl under the pump, remove with a suitable tool the large hose from the front of the pump impeller housing, with any luck the blockage will be visible in the housing.
Popular items in pumps are:
Socks
Handkerchiefs
Coins (can do incredible damage to the drum if they get caught edge-wise in the space between the drum and outer tub, this is most often the reason that clothes are mysteriously torn after washing)
And particularly bra wires, Ask any female members of the household if they have lost a bra wire recently, you'll be surprised how many get lost in washing machines.
Failing the pump itself the drain hose itself may be blocked, much more difficult to deal with. Best way, detach the drain hose take it into the garden and flush it out with a garden hos
Edit: Oh you said it is integrated, that makes life much more difficult, but doesn't change the principle that the pump maybe blocked. You may just have to dismantle the kitchen to get at it!!
When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. It works not because it settles the question for you. But because in that brief moment while the coin is in the air. You suddenly know what you are hoping for.
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15-11-2014 6:21 AM
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15-11-2014 8:50 AM
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I hope the pump isn't blocked as I can't be dismantling the kitchen now


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15-11-2014 10:10 AM
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Quote from: NorthEasterner or anything heavy.
Faulty tilt switch then
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15-11-2014 10:25 AM
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15-11-2014 3:11 PM
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If this speed is not happening and the machine tries to spin from a standing start, at worst much damage can occur, at best if your machine is fitted with a "tilt switch" it will keep stopping and starting for the duration without ever achieving full or any real speed. So check that speed or something like it is happening before spin.
Also from you're OP you mention washing a bath mat, do you mean on its own?, bath mats are highly absorbent and very heavy when soaking wet, if it is alone in the drum, it stands no chance of being evenly layered around the drum...answer, put several heavy bath towels in with it to wash, this should ensure the load is balanced evenly for spinning.
When I was working in R&D for a large appliance manufacturer, we would test with a 5lb block of hard rubber around 6 inches x 12inches and set it to spin, and stand well back. The results could be spectacular.
When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. It works not because it settles the question for you. But because in that brief moment while the coin is in the air. You suddenly know what you are hoping for.
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15-11-2014 3:28 PM
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In practice, it was often found when a machine was located quite tightly within a space between kitchen cabinets, a machine spinning out-of-balance and jumping around is quite capable of damaging the surrounding cabinets.
Which is why of course tilt switches are fitted.
When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. It works not because it settles the question for you. But because in that brief moment while the coin is in the air. You suddenly know what you are hoping for.
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15-11-2014 3:34 PM
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You would need repeat this several times in order to get it rinsed out.
Regards
NE

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15-11-2014 3:40 PM
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Quote from: Petlew The results could be spectacular.
They certainly can...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vROdVsU_K80
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15-11-2014 3:51 PM
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16-11-2014 8:56 AM
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The only parts I reused from a scrap machine were the wheels (they were on wheels in those days) the door hinges and the concrete counter weight and mounting bolts (the company liked to call it "high density material")
Took a while to do but it worked very well for many years.
When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. It works not because it settles the question for you. But because in that brief moment while the coin is in the air. You suddenly know what you are hoping for.
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