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A new noise on the WFTV line is a filter check and a levelling check before it is anything else, and on the models listed in the table on this page both are done from outside the cabinet in half an hour.
What the owner actually sees
- A buzz at the fill step only — The inlet valve energising against low pressure. It lasts as long as the fill and no longer.
- A high-pitched squeal during the wash — A belt slipping on its pulley, or a drum rubbing where something has lodged between it and the tub. The WFTV line puts this within reach without a teardown.
- A grinding or roaring that rises with the spin speed — A roar that tracks the spin ramp is the classic bearing signature.
- A metallic tinkle during the wash — Coins or a key circulating between the drum and the tub, or already in the sump.
- A hollow booming at particular speeds — Resonance comes and goes with speed and disappears when the machine is moved a few centimetres.
- NEAR MISS — the noise only happens with a duvet in — That is a load problem rather than a machine problem, and it will happen to a healthy machine every time.
- NEAR MISS — the machine is new and still has transit bolts fitted — A brand-new machine that hammers has usually not had its transit bolts removed.
The ranking that matters
- Foreign objects in the sump or the filter — First, and by a distance. Coins, buttons and grips escape pockets, pass the drum and land in the sump, where they rattle against the pump housing on every cycle. On the models listed in the table on this page the access for this is the same across the line.
- Coins or keys between the drum and the tub — Second on this list. Objects that pass the drum perforations rattle in the gap and can eventually tear either surface.
- A foot that has dropped or lost its lock nut — Third. One foot out of adjustment lets the cabinet rock and turns every spin into a knock. The WFTV line is no worse than its siblings here, but it is no better either.
- An object between the drum and the tub — Further down. This one damages the machine if it is left, which is why a scraping noise should stop the machine today.
- A failing drum bearing — Rarer again. A bearing rarely fails alone: the seal goes first, the water follows, and the noise arrives last.
What to check first, second, third
- Check the transit bolts have been removed — Any machine moved in the last year deserves this check.
- Run a spin with a small even load — If the noise goes away with an easy load, it was balance rather than a failure. That much is common to the whole WFTV line.
- Check the machine is level and does not rock — Level the cabinet before condemning any part.
- Empty the drum and turn it by hand — Spin the empty drum by hand and listen with an ear to the cabinet.
Isolate it first
Safety
Isolate the machine and close both taps before anything is opened. Expect water at every hose and every filter, and work cold — a filter opened after a hot wash empties near-boiling water onto your hands.
Models in the WFTV family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| WFTV10733XC* | beko:washer:wftv |
Where the owner line is
Book a visit if a scraping noise persists after the filter and the drum have been checked, because something is likely between the drum and the tub and it will cut through given time.
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