Bosch Washing Machine Skips To Last Minute
I have an integrated Bosch washing machine (FXI2840GB) which starts a cycle and doesn't finish. In fact, it doesn't really do anything. It has a LCD which shows that it carries out the first two minutes of the program, but then skips to the last minute without anything happening. It does make some clicking noises that I'm familiar with from the normal operation of the machine, but that's it really. Nothing else happens. It doesn't take water in, it won't run a spin cycle. Nothing. I'd be very grateful for any help.
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Mark
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Bosch FXI2840GB skips wash time and drum does not turn
- The problem
- Bosch integrated washing machine FXI2840GB starts a programme, counts through the early stages, then skips ahead to the last minute or misses sections of time. It fills, heats and drains, but the drum never turns. A stand-alone spin cycle also does not work.
- Likely cause
- Most strongly supported diagnosis was a drum not turning / no spin fault. No specific component failure was confirmed in the discussion.
- What fixed it
- The accepted advice was to check for any error code indication, but the owner reported none. Further forum advice was to treat it as a washing machine drum-won't-turn / won't-spin fault. The owner planned to call an independent engineer. No exact repair was confirmed.
- Checks to try
- Checked for error code indication and none was seen
- Observed that the machine fills, heats and drains normally
- Observed that the drum never turns during wash
- Confirmed the spin-only cycle does not work
- Observed the programme timer skips periods when the drum should be turning
Safety: Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
4 Answers
Check to see if it is giving any error code indication by reading the articles on this page - Washing machine stops with an error code. What you need to know.
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Hi, thanks for your reply. The machine doesn't seem to be presenting an error code. I have tested it a few times again today and it does seem to fill, heat and drain as it should, but the drum never turns. The countdown on the lcd skips now and again - I assume in the periods when it should be turning. So, for example on a 90 deg wash, it counts down for quite a few minutes while it fills and heats the water, but misses out around 15 minutes while I guess it should be washing. The stand alone spin cycle doesn't work at all, further confirming the issue *appears* to be confined to the drum turning.
It's unusual not to get an error code unless it's an old machine but I would treat the fault as - Washing machine won't spin or drum won't go round
Need Professional Help or Spare Parts?
Okay, thanks for that. I've got an independent engineer in mind to call tomorrow. I watched the LCD all the way thru the cycle and no error code was indicated so unless there's a more sophisticated way of communicating this, I really don't think an error code was presented.
I'm really grateful for the help.
Mark
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