Bosch Wrf2860 No Fast Spin
Hi, thank you for reading this post and I appreciate any help.
Machine WFR 2860 works normally, washes, drum turns fine on all cycles except the rinse or spin cycle where it will no longer spin up to a reasonable speed. Starts to spin and then just stops and finishes cycle. I don't get any error messages. I've tried more/less/nothing in the machine and it makes no difference.
I am told this is the contol unit and will cost at least £250 to repair so I should buy another machine.
I'd like to exhaust the options for fixing it first.
Is the control unit the same as the pcb?
Will the machine have multiple pcb's or control units?
Is it possible for me to easily remove the pcb and use QER http://www.qer.biz/ to get the pcb fixed?
Am I being a bit mad in thinking about even going down this route?
Claire.
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Bosch WFR 2860 washes normally but will not fast spin on rinse/spin
- The problem
- Bosch WFR 2860 completes wash functions and the drum turns normally on most cycles, but on rinse or spin it starts to accelerate, then stops and ends the cycle without reaching full spin. No fault codes were reported. Changing the load size made no difference.
- Likely cause
- A control PCB/control unit fault was suggested by the original poster as advice they had already received. The accepted reply only confirmed that the machine may have more than one PCB but normally one main control PCB; it did not confirm that the PCB was definitely faulty.
- What fixed it
- The accepted advice was that the control PCB should be straightforward to remove if the owner wanted it tested or repaired by a specialist PCB repair company. The reply advised leaving the machine unplugged for several minutes before removal and carefully recording all wiring connections. No confirmed in-thread repair was documented.
- Checks to try
- Machine washes normally
- Drum turns fine on all cycles except rinse/spin
- On spin it begins to spin, then stops and finishes the cycle
- No error messages shown
- Tried with more laundry, less laundry and empty with no change
- Parts or tools mentioned
- Control PCB/control unit
- Possible secondary PCB such as control panel PCB
- Video or other record of wiring connections
Safety: Leave the machine unplugged for several minutes before removing the PCB. Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
1 Answer
There can be more than one pcb but only one control pcb. Sometimes the control panel is a pcb which communicates with the main one (usually) down at the bottom of the machine to one side. It should be easy enough to remove but you need to leave it unplugged for several minutes first as some machines can hold a charge. Also you'd need to video all the connections or otherwise record them. It's amazing how many people don't bother because they think they'll remember but don't and some can even be badly designed so that connectors can fit more than one way. QER should be able to test it and have reasonable prices but it's a long drawn out process on a vital machine.
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