Hello everybody 'Lurgs' here welcome to my channel and today the Bosch washing machine what to do if
your dispenser drawer is stuck so it literally won't come out any further than about an inch,
I'll show you how to fix this and once we've removed it we'll just give it a good old clean
and put it all back together again, right let's get cracking, this is the Bosch Serie 4 here and
it should be the same on the Bosch Serie 6 and hopefully on some of the other Bosch models,
now on this particular one if you pull out the dispenser drawer it's getting stuck after about an
inch and it won't come out any further, now this could be that the fabric softener level indicator
has got jammed or it hasn't been put back in properly and it's really hard to try and get
the dispenser drawer out, now what you can do is you can remove the fascia you've got these
two clips on either side what you do is you take your fingers, and what you're doing is you're
literally squeezing those clips towards you, you should be able to feel it you're squeezing those
clips towards you and you're lifting the fascia upwards, and then that releases it,
there we go that then gives you much better access to try and see whatever is blocking it coming out,
I'm just going to take a flat bladed oh hello Daisy
this is my Daisy puppy dog that's coming to help me,
because I've got my knife out she thinks it's dinner time,
I've got my flat bladed knife here I'm just going to try and squeeze down the fabric
softener level indicator just to try and get rid of the blockage, that seems to have done it,
now the whole thing should just slide out, there we go, whilst I'm sliding that out there's a link
above now where I review this Bosch Serie 4 washing machine, now to put the fascia back
on you literally just slide it back down into those clips and you should just hear it clip in,
what I'm going to do now is clean the dispenser drawer and for this you'll need your partner's
toothbrush [Wife shouts] 'Lurgs have you been using my toothbrush for cleaning the washing
machine again', um no. Your partner's toothbrush is the absolute ideal tool for any cleaning,
the fabric softener level indicator does actually remove so you can give that a good
clean underneath you can see here it's got a bit of mould and fabric softener that's got all dirty,
now I'm just going to speed this footage up but what you need to do is just clean out all
of those crevices and then clean out the inside of the dispenser drawer, whilst I'm doing that
there's a link above now where I run the 15 minute quick wash on the Bosch Serie 4 in real time,
and that's a really handy feature if you're in a rush to get any washing clean.
This is what it looks like when it's finished, sparkling clean,
now if you want to avoid your dispenser drawer getting really dirty and mouldy
you can of course use these pods which go straight inside the drum,
now what we're going to do is clean the inside of the dispenser drawer area here and as you can see
with the fabric softener and the washing detergent it can get really dirty and mouldy over time,
Oh hello Daisy again this is my puppy Dalmatian who's come to try and help, now if you're going
to be cleaning in here make sure that you block that hole up with a cloth so if you're going to
be using a brush or a toothbrush you do not want to drop that down that hole, because that will
be a world of pain that you don't need, so take your partners toothbrush and some hot soapy water
and just give it a really good scrub and if you've got a slightly bigger brush
that will be much easier, just get in here and just get rid of all the mould and gunk
and do that while trying to entertain your puppy Dalmatian!
Lots of hot soapy water and washing up liquid,
make sure those holes on the roof are nice and clear they can get blocked up, you can
use a dental floss brush or just a small bit of wire if those holes are blocked,
I'm just taking a small sponge here just to get rid of any other bits of mould,
and then this is what it looks like after we've finished, fantastic,
there's a link above now about what to do if your washing machine is not draining water properly,
now we're ready to put the dispenser drawer back in just line it up with the grooves
push down on this button here and just slide it all the way home,
it's definitely worth checking the drum rubber while we're doing a bit of cleaning
that's just inside here
this one's pretty good just a few hairs in there just get rid of those,
you want to make sure those drainage holes are nice and clear so I'm just going to give it
a quick wipe with a cloth and a good tip after you've done a wash make sure you leave the drum
door slightly open the dispenser drawer slightly open just to give it a bit of ventilation,
and stop it smelling, there's a link above now about how to keep your washing machine
hygienically fresh it's definitely worth running that after every 30 washing programmes,
and I'll tell you what after all that work it's definitely time for a lovely cup of tea!
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