Hello everybody 'Lurgs' here welcome to my channel I'm here to save you time and
money and today it's how to install a Bosch washing machine VarioPerfect
model now this one is this Serie 4 but it
should be the same for the Serie 6 and also other Bosch washing machines, now
this video assumes that you've already uninstalled your old washing machine if
you haven't uninstalled your old washing machine there's a link above now about
how to do that, and then at the end we'll have a lovely cup of tea together, oh.
What we'll be doing today is removing the transportation bolts that's really
important, installing the drainage hose, installing the cold water feed hose
from the mains cold water, plug in the washing machine into a power socket
making sure the feet are adjusted so the washing machine is level so that when it
does a spin it doesn't shake all over the place, and then we'll put it on a hot
wash to clean out any transportation debris, check for any leaks and that it
drains ok, I have now unpacked the Bosch VarioPerfect washing machine if you
open the door inside you've got all the bits that you need here you've got the
mains cold water feed hose don't ever be tempted to use your old hose because
they do rot and degrade over time, always use the one that's supplied with the
washing machine and here i've just got a bag of clips which go in the back after
we've removed the transportation bolts, and we've just got the instruction
manual but as I'm a man I definitely won't be needing that! Make sure that you
register your Bosch washing machines here you get your two years manufacturer's
guarantee we're now around the back of the washing machine and this is the
drainage hose so just remove that from the clips and then this is the plug so
just take all this out, and those clips that it's clipped into are the
transportation bolts and we will be removing those any second now, it's
really really important to remove these transportation bolts there's four of
them and it stops the drum moving around when it's loaded on the back of a van or
a lorry so take a 13 millimetre spanner and just remove all four of these by turning
it anti-clockwise,
if you've got a socket wrench that will be much better you'll be able to get
these off much quicker I've loosened this once you've loosened up enough you
can just use your hand to remove the bolt it's worth keeping hold of the
transportation bolts in case you ever move house and take your washing machine
with you, you can put those back in, these plastic clips just slide along and just
pull out and basically you'd need to do the same procedure for the rest of the
three transportation bolts and you've got these small plastic Clips here which
came with the washing machine this is a little bit fiddly to get in you just
push it in and kind of slide it across whilst I'm doing that there's a link
above now about how to activate the child lock on this washing machine it's
definitely worth putting the child lock on every time you do a wash even if you
haven't got children just to stop people leaning up against the buttons and
disrupting the washing program, that is all 4 clips in place what we'll do now
is install the drainage hose try and get the washing machine as close as you can
now before you install this drainage hose it's definitely worth having a
check inside your drainage U-bend just to make sure there's no blockages in
there the easiest way to do this is just to take your iPhone put the camera light
on and just do a quick video down that tube make sure it looks like it's nice
and clear and you've got a clear water in there so what you're doing with this
hose is you're just putting it in that new clip which just holds it in place
next take your cold water feed hose, as I said earlier don't ever be tempted to
use the old hose always use the brand new one connect it onto the back of the
washing machine here now inside here is where the Aqua inlet filter is, and
there's a link above about how to swap this out because over time it can get
blocked up with bits of grit and dirt, make sure this is absolutely level on
the thread and then just do it up by hand
don't ever be tempted to use a pair of pliers or any tools on this because it's
a plastic thread and you will severely damage it and then
you're in a world of pain so always just do it hand tight as tight as you can get
it that is now nice and secure so what we can do now is connect it to the mains
cold water I'll take the other end and again just be very careful with the
thread make sure it's nice and flush and hand tighten it if you do get any slight
leaks out of this you can use some plumber's PTFE tape on this on the
threads just to stop it leaking or some plumbers mate paste just a tiny bit on
the threads but you shouldn't need to. Again it's hand tight once you're happy
that it's tight enough you can turn the mains cold water feed tap on and I'll
just do this very slowly as you get a big surge of mains cold water
pressure filling up the pipe let's just turn it all the way on so that hose is
now under mains cold water pressure and you're just checking for any leaks we've
got no leaks at the washing machine end and no leaks at the other end so that is
looking really good. Right then we can plug the washing machine in now on mine
the plug is right around the back of here and it's horrendous to try and get
to so I can't film it with one hand and plug it in with the other but it is
definitely plugged in, and then it's just a case of wiggling it into position now
be very careful when you're moving into position obviously you do not want to
kink the cold water feed hose and you don't want to kink the drainage hose
either so as you're pushing it back if you've
got a bit of access try and make sure that it looks really good at the back
and you're not kinking any of those hoses and you do not want to put any of
the pipe work under any unnecessary pressure so just be very gentle moving
it backwards and forwards sliding it back until it's in position,
whilst I'm moving into position there's a link above now about how to do the
15-minute Super Quick wash on this Bosch washing machine really handy feature if
you're in a rush to get some clean clothes, right I've got it into the
position that I want so what I'm going to do now is just quickly check around
the back make sure that the mains cold water feed hose isn't kinked and that's
looking okay you don't want to put that under any pressure when you're pushing
the washing machine back and then making sure that the drainage hose is still
intact right the washing machine is in position
so I'm going to take my spirit level and just see if it's level now this is
slightly off so according to the spirit level the front-left needs to be raised
in height because we are not level, right so if we go down to the bottom left hand
corner of the washing machine you can adjust the feet obviously you can adjust the
feet all around now if you're nice and strong you can just lift it up and unscrew
it using your fingers if not you can get a spanner on this you can see
this and up there you can take a 17 millimetre spanner and just tighten that up once
you've adjusted the feet take your spirit level again and then make sure
it's nice and level and this is looking absolutely fantastic,
then just put your hand on it try and move it make sure it's on firm ground
you've got no movement at all, once you're happy that the washing machine is
completely level you need to lock those feet into position and you do that by
moving this locking nut back up to the base of the washing machine now you can
get your finger on it and just wind it up clockwise all the way to the top and
then take your 17 millimetre spanner and just give it like a half a turn just to tighten
it up, this basically locks those feet in and stops them undoing because over
time if you don't have those locking nuts in position the washing machine
will gradually undo itself and then it will become
unlevel, so make sure that you definitely do that, and then what you do is you do a
nice hot wash with no clothes in just to flush out the washing machine because
when it's in transportation it will get bits of dirt and debris in it so you're
just giving it a nice clean out before you start your first wash and in fact
talking of cleaning it out there's a link above now but how to keep this
washing machine hygienically fresh, you should definitely do this procedure
every couple of months or after 30 washing cycles now when you're doing
this actual wash it's definitely worth checking all the pipe work again making
sure you've got no leaks on your cold water feed hose this is looking good no
leaks on the cold water feed hose and I'll check the drainage when it does the
drainage cycle whilst it's doing a wash have a look underneath the machine make
sure there's no water anywhere
now the washing machine is filling up with water and then it's going to be
doing the draining cycle, if you live in a house you can go outside just
to make sure that it is actually draining the water correctly and here is
the drainage hose outside the house and it's flushing out absolutely perfectly
and now we're just going to the final spin now this is really important making
sure that when it's doing the final spin that it's not shaking around like crazy
if it's shaking around like crazy that means it is not level this one is
absolutely super smooth and because this is the Bosch Eco Silence Drive if you've
got it absolutely level it is really nice and quiet and very very steady so
now that flush through is finished the washing machine is then ready to
actually do its first ever wash with laundry in, let me know in the comments
below what washing machine you are replacing and I'll tell you what it is
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