The short answer
On an Engindot washer the usual source of water on the floor is an inlet hose or its washer weeping at the tap, with too much detergent producing suds that push out next. It is a twin-tub style machine where washing and spinning happen in separate chambers, and that is what decides which joint gives first.
What you actually observe
- Water appears only while the machine is filling — A leak at fill is the inlet hoses or the valve, and nothing else is under pressure then.
- Water appears during the wash, from under the front — A leak while the drum turns is the door seal, the sump or the tub, in that order of likelihood.
- NEAR MISS: water is inside the drum but never leaves — That is a drainage fault rather than a leak, and the drainage page covers it.
The causes, most likely first on this brand
- An inlet hose or its washer weeping at the tap — The inlet hoses are under mains pressure whenever the taps are open, so a perished washer or a loosened coupling weeps all day and not only when the machine runs. Ranked first on an Engindot washer: a twin-tub filled by a hose hooked to a tap is usually connected and disconnected every wash.
- Too much detergent producing suds that push out — Excess suds climb past the door seal and out of the detergent drawer, and the water on the floor is the last of the foam collapsing. Ranked second on an Engindot washer: a twin-tub is dosed by hand into an open tub, which is the easiest way there is to overdose.
- A drain hose split or loose at its clip — The drain hose is only under pressure while the pump runs, which is why this leak appears for a minute at a time and then stops. Ranked third on an Engindot washer: a gravity drain hose is handled every wash and it cracks where it is bent.
- A door seal holding debris or torn at the lower edge — The door seal collects grit, hair and coins in its lower fold. Ranked fourth on an Engindot washer: a seal is only as good as what is trapped in it.
Check in this order, and why this order
- Dry the tap connections and lay a sheet of paper under them — A weep shows on dry paper within the hour, and it is the first check because it needs nothing but paper.
- Look through the door during the wash for foam filling the drum — Foam against the glass at wash speed is the answer and it costs nothing to look.
- Watch the drain hose along its whole length during the drain — A leak that appears only while water is going out is this or the pump, and nothing else.
What an owner can safely check
- Turn off the taps, check the hose washers and hand-tighten the couplings — A quarter turn past hand-tight is enough; a crushed washer leaks worse than a loose one.
Tools: clothAbout 15 min
- Run an empty rinse with no detergent and watch for foam — Then halve the dose.
About 30 min
- Dry the hose, run a drain and feel along it for wet, then check the clip at the machine end — A split usually shows at a bend rather than in a straight run.
Tools: cloth, torchAbout 20 min
- STOP HERE if the next step needs a meter on live terminals or a panel off — That is where an owner check ends and a service call begins.
Before you open anything
Safety
Water and electricity in the same place means switching off at the breaker before you mop under or behind the machine, and shutting both taps before touching any hose. Never stand on a wet floor to pull a loaded washer out, and get help with the move. If water has reached a socket or an extension lead, leave the breaker off until it has been looked at.
When to call a technician
Call once the inlet hoses, the door seal, the drain hose and the detergent dose are all clean and water still arrives, because what is left is the sump hose, the pump body or the tub seal and all three mean the machine opened up. Call immediately if water is reaching a socket, or if the floor under the machine has started to lift.
Nearest pages of this class
What this page does not cover
This page covers the Engindot washer as a class, not one family or model line. Drive arrangements, pump fitments, hose routing and part numbers all differ from build to build and are deliberately not here.
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