Welding a washing machine drum

[Daz66]

My hotpoint bwm12 washing machine has sprung a leak from a smal crack in the rear of the drum, water trickle out at a slow rate.

Can the drum be welded or do I have to throw the machine away, its nearly 7yrs old and although it has had it moments it has been a good machine and I dont have any major issues with it.

Thanks for any advice.

 

[jj4091]

It will depend where it is leaking from, if it is a seam then I would have thought it would be more difficult to weld, but a crack in the body of the case should be ok. Have you thought of trying one of the preparatory sealers on the market. I would have wondered though why it had cracked, is it near the shaft or the outer edge & is the area around the crack sound?

 

[Daz66]

Thanks for the quick reply.

The crack is not near a seam it is on the rear face of the drum at around 7o'clock. Its tiny, only about 5-7mm long but very obvious when you trace where the water is coming from. How this has occured is beyond me, obviously I cant see inside the drum's but its probably corroded internally (it certainly show no sign ecternally!!)

What type of sealers are available??

 

[rocks1]

is the mc noisy if so drum surport has snapped causeing the crack . if no you can use chemical metal from halfords to seal it ,its like a putty for metal very good to use .

 

[Daz66]

The machine IS noisy on spin, as though something is flapping around...... I guess its time for a new machine

 

[rocks1]

yep spider broken off ,sealed metal tank scrap it .