Top 20 Bosch WFMC 3200 Front Load Washer Questions & Answers

Not many machines are belt driven these days, but the symptoms are those of a slipping belt, or friction against a failed rubber mount. To find out more you will need to remove the case (or enough of it to see what happens while it is working. Be on the lookout for some rubbery thing (either a part, or something from a previous load) jammed somewhere where the rotating drum scrapes it. A burning rubber smell is different to a burning motor windings or transformer smell but maybe only to afficionados. Could be a winding failure on the motor too. Unplug, un-case and plunge your schnozz into the works seeking the odiferous source. Sounds like I am kidding, but I am not - really try it. You may need to dry run it for a while to elicit the smell before unplugging etc. Please post how you go, and what it eventually turns out to be.

This is several issues rolled into one. The clank noise is concerning and the smell could be the heating element for high wash temps. The other thing is the control module could be causing a lot of this. The water valves could be causing the fill issue and the clank could be the pulley on the drum. The bad thing is there are not a lot of parts for that machine as it was 13 years old. The control board is almost 300 dollars. Taking the time to trouble shoot it requires tools and patience . The service manual link is attached. Bosch WFMC3200UC Training Manual

you may have a faulty water solenoid

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Hi I can't help much with your drainage problem but you can get a manual by going here: Bosch Washer Lave linge Operating Care and Installation Instructions Nexxt... and clicking on the download ( ) symbol/ It will ask you where on your hard disk you want to save the manual and it is in pdf format so readable with Adobe Acrobat Reader. Hope this is helpful, if so would you please register that with Fixya Cheers

Read the manual. If you don't have a manual, search online for it. Or ask at the store where you purchased the washer.

Most likely your door seal

Hey there, welcome to Fixya! The above answers were pretty helpful, did you fix your problem with them? Did you check the manual for further instructions? You can find a PDF copy here: Bosch Classixx 5 Manual

I dont.. the service guy does..

do you have cold water check water vavle

Probably the small filter screen in the cold water supply line is plugged up with sediment. The screen will either be directly on where the hose connects to the supply line, or may be on the rear of the washing machine where the cold water supply line connects to the washer, usually a simple screw-on just like a garden hose.

Did you check the manual for further instructions? You can find a PDF copy here: Bosch Classixx 5 Manual.

Have you checked that the drain hose is not too low? The hose should be at least 1/2 the height of the appliance to prevent siphoning out. If the waste hose is the right height this will probably be overflow on the pressure switch. These are located inside at the top of the appliance and have a rubber hose coming off them. if a mechanical one (amp tag connectors) they can be blown into to reset, if they are the newer type they can not be blown into to reset. If working on the appliance please ensure it is unplugged

You have a drum roller that has a frozen bearing and needs to be replaced. The rubber smell is the wheel burning up.

probably carbon brushes in motor

Try unplugging the machine and reset the board.

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Possible that there is a fault in the controller unit that does not activate the door switch. It can be a fault in the circuit or it can be silly as a connection fault, loose joint, fault lock mechanism or a door switch fault.