Ring lost in washing machine

Hi
Sorry to hear about the rings and Im not an expert on washing machines but no it could not have got past the filter so if its not actually in the filter then it has to somewhere between filter and drum.

You may be able to have an engineer have a look for you covered by your household insurance, dependant upon any excess.

Good luck in finding it.

 

Could also have got mixed up with the washing & not spotted.

Had Zanussi & Bosch machine & most times coins, rings got trapped in the door seal, never beyond the filter.

 

The furthest point that it could go is the filter

If your not sure how to access the filter / strip it down, if it isn't in the pipework / clothing etc, let us know the make & model & I am sure one of us could enlighten you further.

You may have a flap / removable cover on the front or rear of the machine, that will likely expose a threaded pump filter cap, lean the machine backwards (SAFELY) & place a container & towels on the floor as there will be a moderate to a fair amount of water coming out as you unscrew the pumps inspection cap.

This may help

 

We had the same issue and found it in the pipe between the drum and the trap mentioned in the earlier post. There was lots of 'gunk' which I should have been regularly cleaning. I doubt it would go past the filter - are you sure it's not still caught in the drum itself or the door seal? Good luck

 

Have you also looked under the cupboards etc, just incase it was attached to some clothing & dropped off as they were being removed from the machine ??

I hope it turns up

 

Take one end off the large pipe that goes to the pump9under the bottom of the machine.
Found the missus' metal bra support-thingy in there once! Stopped the pump, is why I was there.

Mr. HandyAndy - Really

 

It looks like it's past chucking out time.

 

Always wondered - how do these objects - coins and rings - get through what are small-sized drum perforations?

 

They don't, they work their way around the door seal rubber to the back of the drum.

 

How do they bypass the door seals & end up in the pipework or filter ??

 

There in lies the conundrum, if you wanted it to do it, it wouldn't but because you accidentally put it in there, it's like, " ha ha I'm not coming out, without a fight"

 

You have to imagine the drum spins but the door seal doesn't, therefore they are separate. There is the gap. And when the machine rattles when spinning, the gap increases a tad. The bigger the uneven load, the more gap.

Mr. HandyAndy - Really

 

That's a very 'Hotpoint' Mr Handy.

 

Candy-handy?