Drum leak
Sudden leak under machine. With machine unplugged, a small bowl of water added to the drum comes straight back out. Photo of where I think it's coming from is attached. Can anyone help with the fix / part needed?
Cheers
Steve
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Washing machine leaking from beneath due to likely drum damage
- The problem
- A sudden leak developed under the washing machine. With the machine unplugged, water poured into the drum ran straight back out, indicating a direct breach rather than an overflow issue.
- Likely cause
- The accepted diagnosis was that the inner drum had cut through the plastic outer drum. The most strongly supported explanation was movement of the inner drum caused by worn bearings or a broken drum. Another forum reply suggested a possible obstruction between the inner and outer drums, or a cracked drum spider, but these were not confirmed.
- What fixed it
- The accepted advice was that the machine was likely beyond economical repair and would probably need both a new inner drum and outer drum. No completed repair was confirmed by the original poster.
- Checks to try
- Water added to the unplugged machine's drum came straight back out
- Visual inspection/photo suggested leakage from the outer drum area
- Parts or tools mentioned
- Inner drum
- Outer drum
Safety: Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
4 Answers
Hi. Looks like it might be scrap. The inner drum has cut through the plastic outer drum. That usually happens if the drum becomes loose through worn bearings or a broken drum.
It will probably need an entire new inner drum and outer drum.
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Thanks Andy - kinda thought that might be the answer but hoped otherwise. The cause is interesting though - had been working well and smoothly 🙄
Hi Steve. If it happened suddenly it could be caused by an obstruction getting inside between the inner and outer drum.
Or maybe there was a crack in the drum spider that caused the revolving drum to catch on the outer drum slightly, but as the crack got worse it could have increased pressure until it finally cut through.
Need Professional Help or Spare Parts?
Makes sense and I could speculate what might have caused it. Thanks SO much for the lightning fast help. I really appreciate it.
Steve
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