Montpellier washing machine leaking water

What is actually happening

Where the water shows itself matters more than how much there is. Water at the front under the door points at the door seal; water at the back points at hose connections; water appearing from underneath the middle during a spin is the one to take seriously, because it often means the outer drum seal has gone and the bearings are being washed.

The Montpellier fault codes that point at this

A Montpellier washing machine will usually tell you what it thinks is wrong before anyone opens it up. These are the codes we hold for this make that relate to leaking water:

• E04 — The machine thinks it's taking in too much water and has shut the cycle down to stop a flood.
• E40 — The washing machine's control board has failed its own internal memory check, so it won't trust its settings enough to carry on.
• E50 — The machine's display board is running the wrong software, so the control system won't let a wash start.

If yours is showing one of those, that is a much shorter conversation than a general fault — tell us the code when you book and the engineer can often carry the part.

The usual causes on a Montpellier washing machine

• A split or perished door seal, or one with grit or a chewed section in the folds
• A loose or perished hose connection at the back, or the outlet hose working loose from the standpipe
• A blocked detergent drawer overflowing during fill
• A failed outer drum seal — this usually comes with a grinding noise on spin, and means bearings
• A cracked pump housing or filter seated on a damaged O-ring after cleaning

What you can safely check yourself

1. Pull the machine out and look while it fills and again during the spin — note where the water first appears
2. Wipe right around the inside of the door seal with a cloth and feel for grit, tears or a chewed patch
3. Check the filter cap is seated square and fully tightened if it has recently been cleaned

Common questions

Why is my Montpellier washing machine leaking water?

Water is escaping the machine — the point it appears from usually tells you which part has failed. Where the water shows itself matters more than how much there is. Water at the front under the door points at the door seal; water at the back points at hose connections; water appearing from underneath the middle during a spin is the one to take seriously, because it often means the outer drum seal has gone and the bearings are being washed.

Can I fix a Montpellier washing machine leaking water myself?

Pull the machine out and look while it fills and again during the spin — note where the water first appears. Wipe right around the inside of the door seal with a cloth and feel for grit, tears or a chewed patch. Check the filter cap is seated square and fully tightened if it has recently been cleaned. Those checks fix it more often than not.

What Montpellier error codes mean leaking water?

Montpellier washing machines report this through their own fault codes. The ones that point at leaking water are E04, E40, E50. If your machine is showing one of those, that narrows it down considerably — each has its own guide on this site.

How much does a Montpellier washing machine repair cost?

£66 including VAT for an engineer to come out and diagnose it, or £84 in total including VAT if it is put right on the visit and no parts are needed. Any parts needed are quoted on site before we fit them — you decide. Every repair carries a 90-day workmanship guarantee.

Other Montpellier washing machine faults

• washing machine not draining
• washing machine not spinning
• washing machine making a loud noise
• washing machine not heating the water
• washing machine door will not open
• washing machine will not turn on

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Written by the engineers at ASAP Repairs from our own repair notes. See also our general guide to washing machines leaking water and our Montpellier repairs page.