This problem is now sorted! There were a couple of plastic bits from a shirt collar that I guess were jamming the pump. After removing them it's gone through a washing cycle without an issue :-D
I'm amazed that just 2 small bits of plastic would cause such a noisy problem, but if you get the same kind of thing happening then it's worth a look (check your manual).
Big thanks to a fellow YouTube-er, Rob, for suggesting I checked the front access area for the pump.
wow all that noise from an 800rpm spin...imagine if you had selected 1200:P
washerlover1984 1 year ago
It was a bit of plastic (off a shirt collar) that was making a lot of noise in that intake pump. Once I removed it, problem solve :-D
EndpointUK 3 years ago