I've a problem with my Zanussi washer dryer (Model WDA 1255 W) leaking but only when drying.
Trickle of clean water from under right hand side front of machine, roughly where filter access is. Definitely not filter leaking though as washing cycles are fine. I've not had chance to investigate machine further, not found anything on internet about this problem.
Anyone out there have any pointers. Not familiar with this machine as my previous one (Whirlpool) was dead easy to take apart and fettle, this one has been going for a few years without any attention required. Seems a very different construction. Any ideas on dismantling a Zanussi?
Thanks
Jez
PS I'm aware washer dryers are the spawn of the devil but have a small kitchen.
If it's like my old Zanussi washer dryer (WDJ1294 ISTR) it'll have a "split" tub made of two giant plastic mouldings rather than the traditional big tub with a removable panel on one side only.
On mine, the giant "O ring" seal between the two tub halves was leaking slightly. The symptom of this was leaking only on the spin cycle, presumably water whacking into the join at high speed was enough to seep out, whereas normal sloshing around was still contained. Replacing the seal was not trivial, basically I had to dismantle the whole machine. It wouldn't have been worth paying a pro to do it (several hours labour) so I did it myself.
To add insult to injury the casing is made in two halves with a join between the front and back - you can recognse this construction by looking at the side of the machine - there are two little plastic covers on the side that hide the screws. The problem with this is that unlike the "standard" construction there is not a strong 5-sided box with just a panel to remove on the back, instead there are two rather flimsy 4-sided halves - the bottom is a giant plastic moulding that they screw to. You have to take off either the front or back half, but NOT at the same time. It's good fun because you have to (based on what I worked out for myself):
-Take the top off
- Lay the thing down before it gets too flimsy and disconnect any hoses underneath, e.g. things that connect to the pumps
-Take the back off
-undo all hoses and cables and stuff that you can see, and all the rear counterweights if you are going for a full tub removal
-undo the front half fixings
- replace the back half but not screw it on - ths keeps the flimsy internal "frame" supported while you take the front off
- undo the seal and stuff round the door so you can get at some of the front bits, door lock etc
- keeping the innards supported on the rear case half, remove the front
- remove the front counterweight
- remove any hoses and stuff accessible from the front
- probably put the front back on and remove the back so you can undo the "shock absorbers" and springs that the tub is suspended from
- lower the tub gently and if you are lucky, get it out through the back (if you have got enough hoses out of the way)
As Haynes says - reassembly is the reverse of the above!
Annoyingly, when I got the whole tub out, it turned out that the reason for the leak was that a few of the (many) screws joining the two halves of the tub had not been tightened fully it seemed. Tightening would probably have done the job but by then I was committed so I changed the seal anyway.
Worked well for a few months before the bearings went. I got the bearings, and some bearing pullers, but before I got up the enthusiasm to do the job, the motor went. Ho hum. That was it - replaced it with a more modern Zanussi, which is going stong.
I took loads of photos at the time but never got around to posting them anywhere. Maybe I'll have another go some time.
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F the drum was leaking it would drip out water during washing as well. It's worth looking inside and making sure you observe all safety precautions put the machine through a cycle and only feel around for drips when the power is OFF to the machine. It could even be water condensing on the outside of the condenser plate.
Some of the condenser type machines have a sump in the base that is pumped to the drain or collection tray. Sometimes they gunk up with wet fluff. This is particularly aggravated by the use of "fabric softeners" which make the gunk greasy.
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