Hello everybody 'Lurgs' here welcome to my channel and today how to remove and clean the filter on
your Bosch washing machine, this is the Bosch washing machine here and today we're going to
run the three steps, the first step will be to remove and clean the filter filters will
get dirty and can get blocked common things to block the filter will be colour catchers, coins,
face masks and hair clips and you don't want to wait until it's too late and your washing machine
gets blocked and doesn't drain water properly, the second step will be to remove and clean
the dispenser drawer and inside the dispenser drawer area, and the third step will be to run
a drum clean option to keep your washing machine hygienically fresh, now before we get started on
all these tasks it's definitely worth having a lovely cup of tea! If you want to you can
isolate the water to your washing machine but it's not necessary for this procedure,
before we start any of this it's best to switch off the washing machine at the mains and unplug it
then take your wife's toothbrush or your partner's toothbrush because you're going to need that for
cleaning [Wife calls] 'Lurgs have you been using my toothbrush for cleaning the washing machine
again', and the filter on the Bosch washing machine on this model is down at the front
on the bottom right hand side now you're going to need a tray and you're going to need an old
towel to soak up any water to remove this cover just pull down at the top and just pull it out
and that is where the filter is now I've just got this old take away tray which I had a
beef Lasagne in I think, very tasty, what we're going to do first is drain some of the water away
so just pull this hose out unclip the end nozzle and then excess water will pour out into this tray
and I can tell you what if you had 'smellovision' you would go oh because this water stinks and that
is why we're going to run the drum clean option at the end to clean through the washing machine
and there's a link above now about what to do if your curtains are sticking on your
curtain rails really good tip
remember to put that plug back in the end of the hose
and then slot it back into place
and now let's remove the filter let's just empty that tray of water then I'm going to
put the tray back and I've just cut this down a bit in size just so I can get it underneath
you can lift up the washing machine but if you haven't got access just use a smaller tray
now start undoing the filter anti-clockwise now if you've got something stuck in there like a
hair clip this might be really stiff so you might have to do it back up and undo it again and that
will hopefully release any debris now with this one I'm not going to undo it completely because
the tray will fill up very quickly so just undo it a small amount let the tray fill up and then
tighten it back up otherwise you're going to get water all over your floor and that is why we've
got the towel there just as back up to soak up any water so let's just empty this tray first
and there's a link above now about how to clean your uPVC guttering so it stays clean
then we can put the tray back into position
and undo the filter again and drain off any excess water
I'm going to speed this footage up
now in the end I did this about four times
and this is the final time so I'm just going to undo it all the way
and this water is a bit whiffy I mean it really does smell I'm just gonna pull it out here
we can see we've got no debris but we've got bits of dirt and it smells I mean this filter isn't
actually too bad but as I mentioned earlier on in the video you can get lots of debris in here like
coins hair clips face masks and colour catchers now here's a couple of clips from some other
washing machine videos that I've done you can see on this filter I found an old penny coin and on
this particular washing machine which I went to go and fix we actually had a bent hair clip in there
now that is not going to do the filter or the impeller any good at all so these are the kind of
things that you can find in your filter then take a washing out bowl fill it with hot soapy water
take your partner's toothbrush and just give this filter a really good clean so it's sparkling clean
and there's a link above now about how to check your car battery using a multimeter
perfect that's all nice and clean ready to go back in but not just yet
we're back down at the washing machine here
take your partner's toothbrush again with some hot soapy water if you've got any debris in here
or mould or gunk just use that toothbrush and just drag it out what you also want
to be doing is checking that that impeller \ propeller can spin around freely at the
back that's what drains all the water from your washing machine this one's looking pretty good
we're just giving that a really good
scrub fabulous now we're ready to put the filter back in now don't try and force this
in it should just go in very naturally and then we're turning it clockwise to tighten it up
and it should just lock into position in the upright position
there we go fabulous
now we can put the cover back on
just line it up and push it home great stuff now what we're going to do is remove and clean
the dispenser drawer and the dispenser draw area so on the top left hand corner just pull it out
gently until it reaches a point where it won't go any further then what you're doing is you're
pushing down this blue button if we just zoom in what that's doing is that's just lowering
that small clip there and that allows you just to remove the dispenser drawer so just slide it out
and if we look inside here you can see that these get really dirty and mouldy if you use fabric
softener and detergent in here and don't let it ventilate you can get lots of mould build up
these remove this is your detergent level indicator this is where you put
your fabric softener again this lifts off this has got bits of mould on it and dirt
and if we look at this dispenser drawer this is not too bad but it is pretty dirty so we're going
to give that a good scrub so again take your partner's toothbrush and some hot soapy water
and just clean all these items ready to go back into the washing machine
and there's a link above now about what to do if your dishwasher is not draining water
you can get the toothbrush down inside that hole there
that's where it dispenses this fabric softener
I'm not going to show all of this footage suffice to say you just need to give
all of those items a really really good clean so they come out sparkling clean
and this is about five ten minutes later and it's looking absolutely fantastic
we can just put these items back in
now before we put the dispenser drawer back we're just going to give the inside of the dispenser
drawer area a good scrub now before we do this if we are using a toothbrush make sure you block
that hole there with a cloth or something because you don't want to drop your toothbrush down there
because that will be a world of pain now this can take some time if you've got a larger
brush that can be useful you can also use a cloth in here or a sponge a scouring sponge
now when we run the drum clean option later on
this aerial will get a good clean with very hot water
so I've got a slightly bigger brush here again hot soapy water giving that a really good scrub
won't show all of this footage and there's a link above now about how to defrost your freezer
easily and this is what it looks like after I've given it a good scrub absolutely
fantastic to put the dispenser drawer back in just line it up with the grooves
push that button down in the middle and then slide it all the way home
what you need to do now is just check the drum rubber make sure the holes in there are nice
and clear if they're not give that a bit of a wash and a scrub with a cloth make sure those
are clear now remember to plug your washing machine back in and switch it on and now we're
ready to run the drum clean option now there's lots of different ways of doing this but I've
got Dr Beckmann washing machine cleaner this is basically a powder and you pour it straight
into the drum right let's close the door and on this particular washing machine the Bosch Serie 4
we've got a drum clean option now this is a specific programme to clean the whole washing
machine and it will run through hot water at 90 degrees centigrade so it's very very hot
if you haven't got a drum clean option you might have a service option if not just select
the hottest washing program you can and then select the temperature of 90 degrees centigrade
I've just started this programme and I'm just going to put the child lock on which I always do
and let's get started now this Dr Beckmann's is really good stuff this is a deep clean washing
machine cleaner and it will thoroughly clean out your washing machine and it eliminates 99.9% of
bacteria any microorganisms and basically it will make it hygienically fresh and smell fantastic
this washing machine programme takes about an hour and 10 minutes so I'll cut this footage right down
but what will happen is you will get a lot of soapy suds inside the washing machine and
this is completely normal because it's giving it a thorough cleanse
this is with 55 minutes left and you can see the inside of the drum is almost completely full with
detergent and soap and that's looking absolutely fabulous I think this is what they call 'sudslock'
now keep children away from here because this glass will get extremely hot the water is 90
degrees centigrade and that can burn now we're halfway through and I'm getting hungry so I think
I might have my lunch and I've got a wrap here and a scotch egg and someone else is after it
our puppy Daisy so I'm just going to sit in the garden have my lunch while the drum clean option
is going through and Daisy's been so good I might have to give her a small bit of lunch
are you a good girl nicely
and our puppy Daisy loves apples
so she gets a small treat from my lunch as well oh you're so gentle
right back to the washing machine 37 minutes left lots of soapy suds inside here and now
we're on 19 minutes left it's doing a spin and a rinse through again with hot water
and the cycle has finished so I'm just going to turn the child lock off
turn the machine off you hear the door open click open the door
I'll tell you what what a difference that smells absolutely fantastic
It's a really good idea to wash this drum clean option every couple of months
when you finish the wash it's a good idea to keep the dispenser drawer slightly ajar
just to help it ventilate it really does smell fabulous fresh as a daisy
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