Dented drum - HOW?!

wft2800 · 2017-06-27T17:16:14+00:00

Hello all. For a couple of months, my Bosch WAE24162GB was out of commission, and in that time it got filled with water (don't ask me why!). Since recommissioning it, I have noticed what may in fact be damage predating this: the raised part of the back of the drum has picked up a dent or crease, right across the circular centre. I just caught sight of it while it was washing, with a Miele-like triangular thing flashing around... feeling the drum,there is a definite crease in the metal there. I shall attempt to attach a photo which will hopefully show this clearly. I have absolutely no idea how this occurred or what it might be symptomatic of. Machine still washes fine, bearings sound OK (though not quite as creamily silent as those in my WFT2800) and functionality is otherwise unimpaired. Could the spider have deteriorated through corrosion? I haven't washed anything heavier than a duvet in it, not like I've been chucking hard plastic objects in there... well, apart from a mobile phone the other day, but I shall gloss over that one...