Zanusie FL884 creasing washing

Re: Zanusie FL884 creasing washing

Have you disconnected the hoses or had any plumbing done? The most common cause of creasing is the machine rinsing in hot water. The hot pipe to the cold valve and the cold pipe to the hot valve…..easy mistake to make. Or the red and blue taps are reversed and it’s been reconnected incorrectly.
If you haven’t done any of the above, does the washing feel hot at the end of the wash? If it does then it is remotely possible that the heater switch in the timer has stuck (only ever seen one Zanussi do that in 27 years!) or the heater element has an electrical earth leak. (usually trips the RCD in the consumer unit).
The FL884 is an excellent machine and well worth saving if it is in good condition. Zanussi machines today don’t even come close to the reliability of these oldies. Get it repaired….don’t scrap it!!

Hope that helps,

A.

Re: Zanusie FL884 creasing washing

fatman wrote:Yes the washing is hot.

Well they shouldn’t be especially after 3 or 4 COLD rinses. So I refer you back to my colleague aqualectric’s suggestion that the hot and cold hoses are the wrong way round! 😯

Re: Zanusie FL884 creasing washing

fatman wrote:No, they are defenitely the right way round.

In that case my friend somehow the water that you think is the cold supply is actually connected to the hot water supply. Easy test, set the machine on a RINSE ONLY cycle and feel the cold water inlet hose going into the machine as it fills. There’s a good chance that hose will feel pretty hot after a while I shouldn’t wonder. 😉

Re: Zanusie FL884 creasing washing

Martin wrote:

chezza wrote:
Ok, now after isolating the mains to the machine , disconnect both connections to the element and tape the wires up seperately so they dont short together or to anything else ; Then reconnect machine and run another rinse cycle and see what happens

What?….bl**dy hell matey..are you serious? Let’s just stick to giving safe advice in the public forums if you don’t mind. 🙁
if the fella has managed to replace thermostats , martin, i think a basic test to prove his hose connection is achievable

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Martin wrote:You’re out of order my friend. Taping up wires and see what happens…? :rolls:

Light blue touch paper and stand well back eh?

don’t be so bl**dy ridiculous martin, take it in the context it was meant in .
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