Indesit Washing Machine Banging Problem
Hi guys. My indesit washing machine has developed some strange noises etc... Firstly a big bang on saturday. When load had stopped (after making lots of noises) the washing was black and there was bits of what looks like shredded synthetic (like plastic) inside the drum. I have just spun it now and although working the drum sounds like it has friction, and catching when going around. Any ideas? Had back off and belt fine, had top off and cant see any foreign objects. Thanks in advance
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Indesit washing machine banging, catching drum and shredded plastic debris
- The problem
- The machine made a loud bang, then produced black washing and shredded plastic-like debris inside the drum. On later test runs the drum still worked but sounded as if it was rubbing or catching when turning. The user also found a small amount of water under the front.
- Likely cause
- The strongest diagnosis in the discussion was that a metallic foreign object may have entered between the inner drum and outer tub and was shredding the plastic outer tub. A damaged drum or tub was also suggested. The small leak was taken as evidence that the outer tub may already be damaged.
- What fixed it
- Stop using the machine and have it inspected by a suitably qualified appliance engineer. The discussion also noted that the repair could be expensive and may not be worth doing; the user decided to replace the machine rather than pursue repair.
- Checks to try
- Back removed and belt found to be fine
- Top removed and no obvious foreign object seen from above
- Tub weight checked and reported intact
- Manual spinning of drum revealed a catching/friction noise
- Small amount of water found under the front
- Shredded plastic-like debris repeatedly appeared in the drum
Safety: Do not continue using it, as further damage or a leak/flood was considered possible. Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
5 Answers
It sounds serious. Take the top off and see if the tub weight is on ok and make sure the tub isn't damaged. There's been a spate of washing machines virtually exploding and Indesit machines are amongst them. I've been meaning to write an article about it for a while now. It sounds like the drum and or tub is somehow damaged. It's also perfectly possible that an obstruction could have cause it, which could be stuck in-between the outer tub and drum. Even a sock could do it, if it's a sock (or similar) there will be some give in the resistance as you'd expect from something soft.
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Hi, the drum weight is intact and from top all looks ok. Like I said the foreign objects that keep appearing are like shredded plastic stuff. I have used twice yesterday on tests and more of this stuff appeared although not much. I also noticed a little bit of water under the front end after load yesterday. When manually spin the drum from inside it sounds like catching
Main suspect is something metallic has got into the machine between the outer tub and inner drum, and is shredding up the plastic outer tub. A small leak indicates it's already damaged it bad enough to allow water to escape. The best thing is to stop using it before anything more serious happens (like a full flood) and get an engineer to look at it. Though to be honest it could be an expensive repair and not worth doing.
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Ok thanks alot for advice. Looks like a new 1 then
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