Bosch WFMC8401UC Installation and Use & Care (all languages) - Page 30

Fault, Possible, Action

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Fault Program does not start. "Real Time delay" is indicated in the display field. Clock cannot be set. "Set clock:" text remains in the display field even though the Menu button has been pressed. No time displayed. End time cannot be selected. Spin speed cannot be selected. Child lock cannot be selected. Detergent residue in the detergent dispenser. Water does not enter the machine or detergent is not washed away. "Water tap closed?" indicated in the display field. Water cannot be seen in drum. Washing solution has not drained completely. "Suds or blocked pump?" indicated in the display field. Water is flowing out from underneath the machine. Suds coming out of the detergent dispenser. Repeated spinning. The laundry was not spun. Program duration extended. Possible cause End time selected and activated. Program has already started; when a program has started, the clock cannot be set. The setting has switched from hours to minutes; both selection points have the same text. Time not set. Time not set. Program has already started; when a program has started, the end time can no longer be selected. Spinning is already in progress; during spin cycle the speed cannot be changed. The program has already started. Detergent was damp or lumpy. Water tap not turned on. Supply hose kinked or pinched. Strainers in supply hose clogged. Water pressure too low. This is not a fault. The water level is below the visible part of the drum. Suds or pump is blocked The thread of the supply hose is not tight. Leak in the drain hose. Too much soap or non-HE soap used, pump could not remove suds. This is not a fault. The imbalance compensation system is attempting to balance the load through repeated spins. Large items of clothing have become entangled and could not be distributed evenly in the drum. For reasons of safety the highćspeed spin cycle was automatically suppressed. This is not a fault. The suds detection feature has activated an additional rinsing cycle to reduce the amount of suds. This is not a fault. The imbalance compensation system is attempting to balance the load through repeated spins. Action None. Appliance starts automatically. Wait until program ends. None. Set time; see Page 15. Set time; see Page 15. Before starting the program, select and start the desired end time; see Page 22. Select speed before spinning. Child lock can be selected in pause mode. Clean and dry the detergent dispenser; see Page 27. Use the cap of the detergent bottle to measure liquid detergents. Turn on water tap. Program continues. Eliminate the cause. Clean the water inlet strainers; see Page 27. Eliminate the cause. Use less detergent for future wash loads. Detergents specifically designed for your High Efficientcy washer produce fewer suds and will include the letters HE" on the packaging. Clean the water drainage pipe and/or drain hose. Tighten the thread. Replace the drain hose. Mix 1 tablespoon of fabric softener with 1 pt (½ litre) of water and pour into detergent dispenser I. Use less detergent for future wash loads. Detergents specifically designed for you High Efficientcy washer produce fewer suds and will include the letters HE" on the packaging. Always load the drum with large and small items together. Always load the drum with large and small items together. Add a more appropriate amount of detergent. Always load the drum with large and small items together. 30

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Fault
Possible
± cause
Action
Program
does
not
start.
"Real
Time
delay"
is
indicated
in
the
display
field.
End
time
selected
and
activated.
None.
Appliance
starts
automatically.
Clock
cannot
be
set.
Program
has
already
started;
when
a
program
has
started,
the
clock
cannot
be
set.
Wait
until
program
ends.
"Set
clock:"
text
remains
in
the
display
field
even
though
the
Menu
button
has
been
pressed.
The
setting
has
switched
from
hours
to
minutes;
both
selection
points
have
the
same
text.
None.
No
time
displayed.
Time
not
set.
Set
time;
see
Page
15.
End
time
cannot
be
selected.
Time
not
set.
Set
time;
see
Page
15.
selected.
Program
has
already
started;
when
a
program
has
started,
the
end
time
can
no
longer
be
selected.
Before
starting
the
program,
select
and
start
the
desired
end
time;
see
Page±22.
Spin
speed
cannot
be
selected.
Spinning
is
already
in
progress;
during
spin
cycle
the
speed
cannot
be
changed.
Select
speed
before
spinning.
Child
lock
cannot
be
selected.
The
program
has
already
started.
Child
lock
can
be
selected
in
pause
mode.
Detergent
residue
in
the
detergent
dispenser.
Detergent
was
damp
or
lumpy.
Clean
and
dry
the
detergent
dispenser;
see
Page
27.
detergent
dispenser.
Use
the
cap
of
the
detergent
bottle
to
measure
liquid
detergents.
Water
does
not
enter
the
machine
or
detergent
is
not
washed
away.
Water
tap
not
turned
on.
Turn
on
water
tap.
Program
continues.
washed
away.
"Water
tap
closed?"
Supply
hose
kinked
or
pinched.
Eliminate
the
cause.
"Water
tap
closed?"
indicated
in
the
display
Strainers
in
supply
hose
clogged.
Clean
the
water
inlet
strainers;
see
Page
27.
indicated
in
the
display
field.
Water
pressure
too
low.
Eliminate
the
cause.
Water
cannot
be
seen
in
drum.
This
is
not
a
fault.
The
water
level
is
below
the
visible
part
of
the
drum.
Washing
solution
has
not
drained
completely.
"Suds
or
blocked
pump?"
indicated
in
the
display
field.
Suds
or
pump
is
blocked
Use
less
detergent
for
future
wash
loads.
Detergents
specifically
designed
for
your
High
Efficientcy
washer
produce
fewer
suds
and
will
include
the
letters
²HE"
on
the
packaging.
Clean
the
water
drainage
pipe
and/or
drain
hose.
Water
is
flowing
out
from
underneath
the
machine.
The
thread
of
the
supply
hose
is
not
tight.
Tighten
the
thread.
underneath
the
machine.
Leak
in
the
drain
hose.
Replace
the
drain
hose.
Suds
coming
out
of
the
detergent
dispenser.
Too
much
soap
or
non-HE
soap
used,
pump
could
not
remove
suds.
Mix
1
tablespoon
of
fabric
softener
with
1
pt
litre)
of
water
and
pour
into
detergent
dispenser
I
.
Use
less
detergent
for
future
wash
loads.
Detergents
specifically
designed
for
you
High
Efficientcy
washer
produce
fewer
suds
and
will
include
the
letters
²HE"
on
the
packaging.
Repeated
spinning.
This
is
not
a
fault.
The
imbalance
compensation
system
is
attempting
to
balance
the
load
through
repeated
spins.
Always
load
the
drum
with
large
and
small
items
together.
The
laundry
was
not
spun.
Large
items
of
clothing
have
become
entangled
and
could
not
be
distributed
evenly
in
the
drum.
For
reasons
of
safety
the
highćspeed
spin
cycle
was
automatically
suppressed.
Always
load
the
drum
with
large
and
small
items
together.
Program
duration
extended.
This
is
not
a
fault.
The
suds
detection
feature
has
activated
an
additional
rinsing
cycle
to
reduce
the
amount
of
suds.
Add
a
more
appropriate
amount
of
detergent.
This
is
not
a
fault.
The
imbalance
compensation
system
is
attempting
to
balance
the
load
through
repeated
spins.
Always
load
the
drum
with
large
and
small
items
together.