Fabric softener not draining - Bosch WFMC 3200 Front Load Washer

SOURCE: Remove the fabric softener compartment for cleaning

i cleaned it then when i use fabric softener i also add a lot of water
i have a bottle of water sitting on my dryer for this

SOURCE: My front loader Bosch washing

Make sure it is the fabric softener that is not being added. Try running w/o fabric softener and see if the tray is still full. The reason I am asking is that after I run my washer the fabric softener tray is full, with water, not softener. The factory tells me it is because the water fill nozzles have realigned and overspray into the softener tray. Not a big problem, since my system is under warranty I am having them fix the nozzles and then I will know how to redirect.
If it is the softener that is not being added then check to make sure the line is not clogged. You can lift out the bleach / softener try and check for cloggs.

SOURCE: Fabric Softener Dispenser wont drain

Try using a long handled babies bottle brush to clean out the rear of the dispenser and the tube leading down into the drum

SOURCE: bosch nexxt washer fabric softener not draining

is there a drain on the bottom left corner if so drain the contents its usually under a small panel

Karl Wright

• 1653 Answers
• Posted on Oct 23, 2009

SOURCE: My bosch nexxt washer will not drain the fabric

Take out the drawer and clean the compartment and pipe at the end of the drawer with hot soapy water - washing up liquid works well. Clean all around it. To show this is working OK, put it in the sink and fill up the compartment with water until it is overflowing then stop. The water should drain out of the compartment on its own.

Next, where the drawer fits in the machine clean the water exit above the drawer with a washing up brush. This can appear brown or white depending on your water type. If this is OK try running the machine. If there is still a problem, remove the drawer again and turn off the power at the mains. Use something like a paper clip to poke all the holes in the water dispenser area above the drawer. There are lots of them so some patience might be required. If you live in a hard water area it could be blocked with limescale in which case an application of a descaling mousse or spraty will assist. Once complete, make sure you rinse the drawer area, drawer and put the drawer back in and run the machine on a short cold fill wash cycle. Put some fab con in the drawer to test that the machine drains it correctly. If all is well then there will be no fab con left. If it is still there then you will need to get into the water dispensing area to see what is wrong. Occasionally the mechanism can get jammed, lose a spring or just get broken, in which case it will need replacing.