Bosch Classicxx Washing Machine Tripping Safety Switch

BinnyC on 05/08/2022 - 22:36
Last edited 06/08/2022 - 10:27 by 1 other user

Hi, my Bosch washing machine probably 8-9yrs old recently started shaking and making loud noise but was working fine last week or so. I looked if the screws at the bottom were levelled and looked fine.

Today, when i turned it on and put it on a wash cycle, it would trip the safety switch in the electrical switchboard. Waited few hours and tried again and did the same.

Can someone advise what could possibly the reason be and what to look for if any DIY steps or repairs can be done to fix it?

Would really appreciate.

How much it usually would cost to get it repaired from electrician?

Thanks in advance.

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  MS Paint on 05/08/2022 - 22:48

  +5

  Our resident washing machine technician left ozbargain a month ago.

  No one has applied for the recently advertised position.

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    brendanm on 06/08/2022 - 20:47

    +2

    No one has applied for the recently advertised position.

    Can we give it to the guy who applied for 300 jobs?

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  garetz on 05/08/2022 - 22:53

  Nothing lasts forever, 8-9 years is a good run for a washing machine, instead of repairing an old unit and potentially dieing again from the same or even different issue, put the money you would of spent on repairing it towards buying a new one.

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    MS Paint on 05/08/2022 - 23:00

    +3

    Can I encourage you to apply for the vacant washing machine technician role?

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      garetz on 05/08/2022 - 23:03

      +1

      The cost of a technician to fix a washing machine, especially one at that age is basically throwing your money away, they have to identify the part at fault, which from the description seems like an electrical one, an electrician wont fix that, plus from the age of the washing machine i would say to find a replacement part will be extremely difficult if not impossible.

      Contacting Bosch directly and asking them if there is anything they can do, and the costs involved. The op may just get lucky.

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        BinnyC on 12/08/2022 - 17:29

        Hi, sorry for late reply. Got so budy with work that had no time to look at the machine.

        Called some repairer that Bosch gave me number for and was told $190 callout fee plus parts plus labour.

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  SF3 on 05/08/2022 - 23:20

  How much is a new one? What’s to say something else then break (like an old car). Might be better off getting a new one with warranty, which you won’t get the same with a repair.

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    BinnyC on 13/08/2022 - 10:16

    The new Bosch i am looking at is either Series 4 for $900 8kg or series 6 9kg for $1100.

    Both are either Made in China or Poland. Hopefully should not make much difference.

    Only Series 8 is made in Germany which is minimum $1500 on sale atm.

    The present Bosch that just stopped working was made in Thailand.

    Went to Good Guys and they were only pitching to buy German ones and said they would be much more reliable than say made in Asia or elsewhere but I dont think it should be a big difference.

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  Nutrino on 05/08/2022 - 23:43

  +2

  "How much it usually would cost to get it repaired from electrician?"

  $576.12c

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    Nugs on 06/08/2022 - 12:00

    +1

    Nah, tree fiddy
    .

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  Richardc on 06/08/2022 - 00:02

  Check your model number, might be on the recall list, some offer 70% off RRP for a new one.

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  wasdw246 on 06/08/2022 - 00:35

  Search for a "service manual" for your model.

  You'll first need to find the exact model for your Bosch Classicxx
  The model number usually has a mix of numbers and letters

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  altomic on 06/08/2022 - 00:44

  +2

  I use to repair front loaders

  is the loud noise a grinding sound? or more of a jumping/banging sound?

  shaking may be caused by internal suspension legs beneath the drum unit have quit (maybe one of them). or suspension springs above the drum have stretched (or maybe both -suspension legs and springs)

  or

  it could be the the internal drum has separated (ot just partially separated) from the spider arm at the back. when this happens the metal drum may still turn but it is rubbing against the outer case. which wears out and can then leak water -i.e. electrical short.

  open the door and grab the internal drum and move it. if it has play/movement then that's the issue. (the drum should only rotate, it's shouldn't move in any other direction.

  the former is relatively easy to swap out - the suspension and springs aren't super expensive - but the tripping power supply is worrisome.
  the latter, your machine is screwed - you could find a donor machine, but…unlikely. buying spare parts is usually costly, and having someone repair it is simply not worth it.

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    boomramada on 06/08/2022 - 07:59

    Or it could be time to buy a new one 😉

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    BinnyC on 12/08/2022 - 17:32

    Hi, i did not see any leak under the machine. It was not a grinding noise but rather like drum shaking a lot.

    When i looked inside the drum and rotate it there is some little grinding noise and some gap inside where drum meets the door rubber seal.

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  c64 on 06/08/2022 - 10:23

  if it is tripping the electrical switchboard then there is either too much current on the circuit or earth leakage. if you can repeatedly use the machine i would guess earth leakage rather than a short (blown fuse). or else your circuit is overloaded by other appliances

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    BinnyC on 12/08/2022 - 17:33

    I used a kettle on the same switch and was working fine, so surely it is the washing machine.

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  Euphemistic on 06/08/2022 - 10:25

  If you’ve got no idea and it’s tripping out electrical circuits it’s probably not a DIY. Electricity and water is a potentially deadly mix.

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  JimmyF on 06/08/2022 - 11:16

  How much it usually would cost to get it repaired from electrician?

  An electrician isn't the person who would fix it, more like a bosch/appliance repair person.

  That said it'll cost about $100 less than a new one to get fixed, so go buy a new one and start fresh!

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  BinnyC on 06/08/2022 - 16:06

  Hi all, sorry finishing work soon. Will reply and see the suggested model number and do some checks and update for more advice. But thank you all for inputting…

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  jizmo on 07/08/2022 - 14:24

  Does it trip when you first turn it on. Or after when you hit the wash cycle.
  If it trips when you turn it on straight away all the previous jumping around may have damaged the plug or cut and shorted the power lead.
  If if you can't see anything obviously wrong with the lead looks like a bin job as others have said.

  Look on facebook plenty of people looking to pick up scrap metal for free.

  If it's a front loader you can turn the drum into a stainless steel fire pit and the glass bowl is oven proof to make big cakes in or do roasts

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    BinnyC on 13/08/2022 - 10:12

    It trips after i hit the wash cycle and once it fills some water in it and the drum rotates 2-3 times so say like in 10-15 seconds it trips.

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  drycleanonly on 04/11/2022 - 11:28

  Same thing happened to me today with the same machine. It's old, and no point in fixing. That and the electrical burning smell from the back means she's dead….