Samsung Eco-bubble stops in mid cycle with no error code . Model WW6SJ3263LW

Hello hans - i see that model number (WW60J3263) has 'Bubble Soak' feature that will pause the washing cycle for half hour to an hour and stop the drum and soak the washing before moving on the cycle ... so you have made sure the bubble soak feature is turned off yes?

The pump you can hear could be the circulation pump , a separate pump from the drain pump where it mixes air, water and detergent to create a load of bubble in the drum for better washing at lower temperatures. - that could be the pump you hear working.

although a different model (8kg ecobubble) I wonder if this video will help with you getting into a test mode on your particular machine? :

https://youtu.be/Ovok2WYMNxU

Hello

Thank you for the response

The Bubble soak was off. I could hear the motor of the drainage pump, not running water. When the machine stops there is no sound and the display only show the time left, no error code. These symptoms are the same as the symptoms I had last time when a technician diagnosed a faulty PCB. I tried the suggestion to get to the test mode but it did not work in my machine. Since the washer is six years old, with PCB that was repaired twice, and a repaired main motor, I decided to buy a new machine.

Hello Hans. If the pump is running then that rules out siphoning. It was a long shot, but you have to do eliminate all the simple and obvious stuff first. Believe it or not the average life expectancy of a modern washing machine is only around seven years these days.

what statistically is it that packs up the most Andy at the seven years ? - drum bearings, shock absorbers, circuit boards motors or is it just a mixture of those that go?

Hi Andy. Drum bearings, motors, PCBs are all repairs that cost too much, especially on the cheaper washing machines. But in all honesty there must be tens of thousands of washing machine scrapped each year when there's hardly anything wrong. If people experience a breakdown and look into how much it's going to cost it is so expensive that they just buy a new one instead.

Anyone who doesn't have a local engineer that they can trust will find it extremely expensive to get anyone to come out and repair their washing machine, or other white goods appliance. Someone recently told me that Bosch quoted them £165 to send an engineer. As far as I know all major manufacturers, and all national repair companies now charge around those prices for any repair no matter how minor. They've all moved on to fixed-price repairs combined with a maintenance contract.

what a shame its ended up like that now especially these days now due to environmental reason we should now be repairing instead of replacing. but yes I can understand why people now do that these days it would just not be economical to get engineers out if that is just their callout charges and then if you need spare parts replacing on top and then their labour charges on top of that and seeing if all you want is a washing machine that just washes without gadgety bells and whistles you can just pop down local electrical shop and buy a brand new washing machine cheaper than a repair and just put it in the back of your car or on a trailer and away you go ... in that respect I dont know how washing machine engineers are still in a job at those prices these days and have not priced themselves out of jobs. - if it were something like a 50 quid callout and check charge fair enough it would be worth it (for customer , more than likely not for the engineer though) but then if it were something like 50 quid then people might be more willing to call out a washing machine engineer instead of DIY ' having a go themselves' and potentially putting themselves at risks of electrocution / injury / making the fault worse but at eye watering callout charges then of course a lot of people are going to turn to the internet/ youtube, roll up their sleeves (with maybe no electrical background at all , cannot even replace a fuse in a plug) - but can you blame them ... even more when money is tight these days!