Candy Grand Vita 9KG - smoke and burning smell

This thread was marked as solved. Here's a summary of the problem and the fix, generated from the discussion below.

Candy Grand Vita 9KG smoked from rear during final spin

The problem

During the final spin, the washing machine made an unusual noise and then smoke came from the back. The belt was reported to look fine, with no visible damage or burned patch.

Likely cause

Most strongly supported diagnosis was a temporary drum obstruction or brief drum jam while the motor continued to run, causing smoke or burning from the rear area. This was suggested rather than confirmed.

What fixed it

The discussion did not confirm a repair. The original poster rebalanced the machine and re-centred the belt, but there was no follow-up confirming that this fixed the fault. The accepted advice was to remove the belt and check whether the drum felt noisy or stiff when spun by hand. As smoke was involved and no confirmed repair was documented, further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.

Checks to try

• Checked the belt visually
• Asked whether the machine had been noisy beforehand
• Advised to remove the belt and spin the drum by hand to check for noise or stiffness
• Asked whether the belt had any burned patch
• Original poster reported no issues with the drum
• Original poster rebalanced the machine and re-centred the belt

Parts or tools mentioned

• Drive belt