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Post# 420379   3/4/2010 at 12:56 (5,137 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)        

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Hello Guys,
just a quick question; I am heading round to my partners house later on to look at his washing machine (and see him of course!). Befoore I go I wondered if any of you could maybe pre advise me on what this problem could be.

It was going the other day with a full load of washing in, and it started to make a dreadful noise - emptied the machine and ran it empty; no nasty noise... Rob describes the drum as "off centre" and wobly.

Its a few years old, intergrated, and I think its made by CDA or someone like that.

Apprecicate thats not much to go on, but I am heading there shortly so may have some more info for you all!

Cheers,
Chris





Post# 420384 , Reply# 1   3/4/2010 at 13:08 (5,137 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)        

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...and its a front loader, sorry

Post# 420386 , Reply# 2   3/4/2010 at 13:18 (5,137 days old) by electron1100 (England)        
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Bit of a long shot but it sounds like the drum bearings have failed, try gripping the edge of the drum and pulling it up and down if it moves then it is the bearings.

Gary


Post# 420390 , Reply# 3   3/4/2010 at 13:23 (5,137 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)        

Hi Chris.

Yep - agree with Gary - probably drum bearings on way out.

Although, if its an extreme wobble, it could be a cracked drum spider.

Paul


Post# 420397 , Reply# 4   3/4/2010 at 13:47 (5,137 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)        

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thanks very much guys, heading there now, so ill update you when i get there

Post# 420612 , Reply# 5   3/5/2010 at 03:42 (5,137 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)        
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It def was the bearings; before it spins it is quiet, and then as it begins to pick up speed it gets very noisy and the drum is clearly moving about a little more than it should be. Had a quote for £175 to repair it - I dont have the tools to do it for him to be honest.

Thanks for all your help

Chris


Post# 420832 , Reply# 6   3/5/2010 at 22:45 (5,136 days old) by FL1012 ()        
Ouch!

£175 is alot for a machine that probably wasn't very expensive to start with. Ive never even seen a CDA machine - are they pretty solid or just your average modern day type of machine?

Do you think it'll be repaired or is ur partner gonna just replace it?

Liam.


Post# 420883 , Reply# 7   3/6/2010 at 06:29 (5,136 days old) by chrisbsuk (Bristol, uk)        

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Hey Liam,
He has just sold the flat he is in and part of the deal was the intergrated appliances, so he doenst have much choice other that to repair it - £175 is still cheaper than purchasing a new intergrated washer - even the cheapest nasty one's appear to be double the £175 repair bill.

I think the machine is Italian in origin - at least thats what Google told me when i was searching for spare parts for it!!


Post# 420931 , Reply# 8   3/6/2010 at 11:42 (5,135 days old) by hotpoint9534 (UK)        

Hi Chris, if you post the model number of the CDA I should be able to find out who made it.

Tom.



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