Hello everybody it's 'Lurgs' here welcome to my channel and today is how to install a
Bosch washing machine, now this one is a 'Series 4 VarioPerfect' washing
machine but it should be the same installation for almost all washing
machines, right let's get cracking. This installation assumes that you are
removing an old washing machine so that you already have the existing plumbing
and pipe work in place, so what we need to do is remove the old washing machine,
unpack the brand new washing machine, remove the transportation bolts on the
new washing machine, install the drainage hose, install the cold water feed hose,
plug it into a power socket, make sure that the feet are adjusted so that the
washing machine is level, and then put it on a hot wash and check for any leaks
and that the washing machine is draining ok. This is our old Hotpoint Aquarius
washing machine here which i've pulled out and there's a link above now about
Error F05 on the Hotpoint washing machine which is basically a blocked
filter and that is how to remove it and clean it out, now the first thing that we
need to do on the old washing machine is turn off the mains cold water feed, it
should have a tap on your cold water feed so just turn that a quarter of a
turn and then your unscrewing the nut there just do it slowly to start with
just in case you haven't turned it off properly and make sure you've got a tray
underneath to catch any water,
and this one is actually not too bad but you may get lots of water there so
always have a tray ready I've got a bigger washing up Bowl here just for
taking out your drainage hose because this can have a lot of water in it and
be very smelly, just pop that out of the u-clip
and then pop it into that washing up Bowl, now see there's not too much water
coming out of there either which is good news next just unplug it from the power
socket wherever yours is located, and now this washing machine is ready to go to
the local recycling depot, and there's a link above now about Error
F06 on your Hotpoint or Indesit washing machine which basically means that the
door is locked shut and you cannot get it open and there is a fix for that in
the link above. And here is our brand new Bosch washing machine here which I'm
just about to unpack so I'll just speed this footage up lots of polystyrene and
plastic unfortunately and you will have to manoeuvre this about a bit and it's very
heavy,
take off any tape and all the instructions should be inside the drum,
it may be a little bit damp inside but that's only because they do a final test
and this is a 'Bosch Serie 4 VarioPerfect' washing machine and there are
the instructions now what you need to do is just remove the drainage hose and the
power cord, and the drainage hose is actually plugged into four clips now
these are called transportation bolts and you must must remove these before
you use your washing machine, these basically bolt into the drum to
stop it moving about when it's being transported
so it's really important that you remove these bolts and keep those somewhere
safe, if you ever move home you will need to put those back on so you'll need
a 13 millimeter spanner and just undo it you're going anti-clockwise I'll just
show you one bolt and then obviously you will need to do the other three bolts as
well, and it's a really long bolt on here let's just pull it out and then that
plastic clip just slides into the bigger hole and then just remove and there we
go, so remove the other three and you've got these clips here which are just
basically covers which go over those holes they don't really do much they
just need to fit those in it should just snap into place, and there's a link above
now about how to fix a toilet leak on your dual push-button toilet if your
toilet is constantly running water inside the bowl there is a fix above now
for that, okay so that clip is now in so just do that on all the other three gaps
and now we're ready to install the new washing machine the first thing that
we'll do is install the drainage hose now what you want to try and do is get
the washing machine as close to the pipe work as possible, obviously you can't get
it too close because then you don't have access, so put the drainage hose into the
drainage pipe which is where the old one came out from and put it into that
U clip and then take your brand-new cold water feed hose, don't be tempted to use
the old hose whatever you do because they do break down and obviously the
rubber washers wear out so always use the one that came with the washing
machine, then just fit it on and turn it clockwise and just do it hand tight as
tight as you can with your hands don't ever be tempted to use a pair of pliers
because you don't want to over tighten it because you could damage the
thread and then it will leak everywhere, so just do it as tight as you can with
your hand then take the other end and put that on to the cold water feed which
is there, again you're screwing this clockwise and again you're just doing
this hand tight as tight as you can and there's a link above now about how to
install a toilet handle flush lever on your toilet and remove the old one, so
get it as tight as you can with your hands and then when you put the mains
water on just do it very slowly don't whack it open, just to allow the mains
cold water to feed in slowly because obviously it will be under a lot of
pressure and then while you're doing that you can check for any leaks, let's
just turn it very slowly
and there we go no leaks or no spray so that is good news, so that's the drainage
hose installed and the cold water feed hose installed and there's no leaks on
there either so that's great news, next thing to do is plug it into the power
socket and turn the power on, mine is very difficult to access but yours might
be easier in which case you can just turn it on later if it's easy to access,
and now all you need to do is make sure that the washing machine is level
because it can get damaged if it's not on a completely flat surface, now if your
kitchen floor is completely flat then that is great news but obviously most
floors have indentations in and they're not perfectly flat so try and get the
washing machine as flat as you can by adjusting the feet on the bottom before
you push it back into the gap, you can just lift the washing machine up with
one hand and adjust the nut with the other hand which moves it up and down if
you're not strong enough to lift the washing machine you can get a 17 mm
spanner on it and use that to move the feet up and down now this is quite a tricky
process because with mine I've got no access to the back once it's inside so
I've got it as level as I think I can before I push it in, now this is just a
bit of hard graft and that looks very suspect what I'm doing there, I don't love
my washing machine that much, as you just push it in then just wiggle it side
to side, be very careful you don't kink the hoses at the back try and keep an
eye on those as you push it in I've got good access on the right hand side to
see where the cold water feed is and the drainage hose so I've got it in exactly
where I want it, so now I'm just going to have a quick look down the right-hand
side to make sure I've not kinked any hoses so the cold water feed looks good
and the drainage hose looks good as well, and now I'm just going to test that it's
level and we've got a little bit of a wobble here so I'm just going to take a
spirit level place that on the front just to see if it's level and it's
pretty close but it's slightly off, so I just need to raise the front left hand
leg slightly just to Jack that up a little bit you can use a 17 mm spanner, if
not you can just lift it with your hand and use your other hand just to raise
that leg and there's a link above now about how to check car fuses without
removing them using a multimeter, well I've adjusted that leg just giving
it a bit of extra height put the spirit level back on and I'm pretty pleased
with that, it's pretty much almost level just check that it doesn't wobble
about and this one is looking really good now I just need to make sure it's
level going backwards now this is tricky because I'm under a kitchen worktop so
I'm just gonna have to get it as close as I can and that's looking pretty good
actually, looking pretty good yep so I'm happy
with that
now what we need to do is put it on a super hot wash just to flush out any
dirt and grime that came with the washing machine, now I'm no expert in
using a washing machine so I'm going to get my Wife to do this part, so we're
just checking here that the washing machine fills up with water and then
we've got no leaks so just have a good look around get a torch look underneath
the washing machine make sure you've got no leaks whatsoever and this is all
looking great,
so the washing machine is now filling up with hot water
and also what you want to do is you want to check the drainage, now yours might be
different but I can check mine from outside the house you're just making
sure you've got no blockages and no leaks so let's just pop outside now and
have a quick look, and there we go, fantastic, brilliant stuff I tell you what all that hard work
it's made me pretty thirsty actually let's get the kettle on, after all that hard
work it's time for a lovely cup of tea oh. If you found that video useful please
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