Faults And What To Do About Them - Bosch WAP28481AU Instruction Manual

Faults and what to do about them

Faults
Water is leaking from the
machine.
The machine is not filling
with water.
Detergent is not being dis-
pensed.
The door cannot be
opened.
The program will not
start.
The drum briefly jerks or
judders after the program
has started.
The water is not draining.
Water is not visible in the
drum.
The spin result is not sat-
isfactory.
Laundry is wet/too damp.
The spin cycle runs sev-
eral times.
The program is taking
longer than usual.
The length of the program
changes during the wash
cycle.
Residual water in the
care-product compart-
ment i .
Cause/Remedy
Attach the drain hose correctly or replace it.
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Tighten the screw connection of the drain hose.
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Have you pressed the A button?
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Is the tap turned on?
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Could the filter be clogged? Clean the filter ~ Page 24
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Note: If an additional water filter has been installed (depending on the
model), check for contaminants and clean if required ~ separate installa-
tion and cleaning instruction for water filter.
Is the supply hose kinked or trapped?
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The safety function is activated. Stop the program?
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Is the E childproof lock activated? Deactivate.
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Is "- - - -" selected (Rinse Stop = no final drain)?
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Can the door only be opened by the emergency release?
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Have you pressed the A or (ñ Ready in//ñ Finished in) button?
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Is the door closed?
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Is the E childproof lock activated? Deactivate.
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Not a fault – the internal motor test may cause the drum to jerk or judder briefly
when the wash program starts.
Is "- - - -" selected (Rinse Stop = no final drain)?
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Clean the drain pump ~ Page 23
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Clean the drain pipe and/or the drain hose.
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Not a fault – the water is below the visible area.
Not a fault – the unbalanced load detection system has interrupted the spin
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cycle because the laundry is unevenly distributed.
Distribute small and large items of laundry evenly in the drum.
Anti-crease (depending on the model) selected?
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Is the selected speed too low?
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Not a fault – the unbalanced load detection system is adjusting an imbalance.
Not a fault – the unbalanced load detection system is adjusting an imbal-
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ance by repeatedly distributing the laundry.
Not a fault – the foam detection is system active – a rinse cycle has been
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switched on.
Not a fault – the program sequence is optimised for the specific washing pro-
cess. This may change the length of the program shown in the display panel.
Not a fault – the effect of the care product is not affected.
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Clean the insert if necessary.
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