- This topic has 10 replies, 5 voices, and was last updated 14 years, 1 month ago by
.
-
Posts
-
Hi there
I’m hoping someone can help with a very annoying problem I have with a very noisy AEG Washer Dryer. Its hard to describe the noise other than its a very loud rumble which borders on a grinding noise. It occurs at certain points during the wash cycle (mostly at the end I’d say but not during the spin) and all the time during a drying cycle. The wash and drying seems to work fine.
I haven’t recorded the noise but I have found someone on YouTube that has had the exact same issue. Only there doesn’t appear to have been a suggested fix. http://www.youtube.com/all_comments?v=x6KVOyT-F-M
Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Brian
Re: Noisy AEG Washer Dryer
It will be the dryer fan assy and yes the fan does activate on the wash cycle at the final rinse stage. The condensor which the fan sits on will also likely be blocked to some exstent.
Re: Noisy AEG Washer Dryer
Thanks for the quick reply Captain. Do you think this is something an enthusiastic DIY’er could undertake or should I just make the call? And if it makes any difference its 2yrs, 5months old so would I gain anything moaning at AEG or just call an independant repair guy?
Thanks again
Brian
Re: Noisy AEG Washer Dryer
You need to undo the heater box and push it away from the fan with a bit of wiggling it is possible to remove the fan but its awkward if you havnt done it before. Electrolux which own the AEG name are usually quite good when it comes to good will so its well worth a phone call
Re: Noisy AEG Washer Dryer
briview wrote:It occurs at certain points during the wash cycle (mostly at the end I’d say but not during the spin) and all the time during a drying cycle.
Contrary to the other correspondents advise, I venture to suggest the fault is NOT the dryer fan but more indicative of a noisy drain pump. Drain pumps on AEG washer dryers don’t last much more than 2 or 3 yrs before they start ‘a rattlin and groaning’. Replacement pump the only solution. 😉
Re: Noisy AEG Washer Dryer
Thanks for the suggestions. I think the first port of call is a discussion with Electrolux to see if I can persuad them to have a look first.
Thanks
Brian
Re: Noisy AEG Washer Dryer
They said the noise doesnt occour on spin plus the Askoll pumps have improved over the years and I carnt recall having to replace one recently Martin but the marvolus idea of a plastic dryer fan keeps my business ticking over nicely 😆
A bit old to be reviving this thread but have a similar issue on a AEG l76685nwd lavamat turbo washer dryer. I have removed the lid and traced the noise to the fan heater assembly duct thing. The odd thing is that at the start of the program it is very noisy. About 40 minutes in everything is silent. I’m assuming the build up of heat is changing things, the tolerance of fit of things, but which things? Is it that with heat the bearings in the motor stop rumbling, maybe heat expands them fractionally or is it that the fan changes its behavior when hot? Not sure whether I need a new motor or whether I need a new fan? Help please. From looking online the ducted fan assembly is a complete unit including the fan for £70 https://www.partmaster.co.uk/air-duct-assembly/product.pl?pid=5247945&query=3810970PM
or the motor which is also £70 https://www.partmaster.co.uk/fan-motor-oh-sung-a02775602osm-2524c2-44w-230240v/product.pl?pid=5288681&query=3822172PM
Not keen to buy both if some experienced advice can tell me which is the one to get or a way of diagnosing it a bit more accurately?
Thanksthere are no bearings in the duct only a fan
This could be stuff behind the fan causing the noisetry taking it apart by removing motor then the rubbing the fan around by hand to see if you can dislodge anything that may be behind it
you can also check and lubricate motor bearings if needed
Dave
Hello Dave, Thanks for your reply.
I have taken the duct out of the machine, unbolted the fan and removed the fan motor from the duct. With the motor in the machine the top bearing of the motor seemed tight with little slop. But with the motor out, and access to the shaft that the fan fits on to, it was clear there was lots of movement in the bottom bearing.
A few helpful tips for anyone else trying this….
The duct on the AEG L76685NWD does not come apart like this video shows it might
https://www.buyspares.co.uk/fan-motor-oh-sung-a02775602osm-2524c2-44w-230240v/product.pl?pid=5288681
The duct is a sealed unit with the fan trapped inside, it is glued together and undoing the bolts all around it’s perimeter will get you no where!
To release the duct undo the clip at the front where the metal duct connects to the rubber and blasts air into the drum
To do this easilly you will need to both A, remove the metal brace (flat panel) that goes across the front of the machine, (2 torx screws either side, 3 hex heads across the middle 2x7mm 1x8mm)
and B, Remove the front control panel. You neeed to this anyway to get the duct out the front of the machine later. To do this remove the soap drawer and the 2 x cross head stainless steel screws from the soap drawer area. Do this after removing the front brace.
Then label and remove the various wires and sensors connected to the duct
Next undo the pairs of hex bolts that hold the metal duct to the plastic drum. A small socket set with an extension bar is very helpul for this.
Carefully place the control panel to the side – don’t pull the wires.
The duct assembly with motor attached will now pass (it’s tight) under the central brace and out of the front of the machine
Undo the bolt on the shaft of the fan
Undo 3 bolts on the motor and the motor is finally free.
Fit new motor and reverse the process.
Found that the cheapest motor online is direct from AEG.Little update on this, When I removed the fan from the shaft of the motor the little lock nut was not very tight, almost loose.
Also on top of the motor there is a kind of fan, when I span this by hand it felt like the fan inside the duct was loose on the shaft. Hard to explain exactly but it felt like if I span and then quickly stopped the bit on the top of the motor the fan inside the duct kept rotating for moment longer. Like you could turn the motor shaft slightly before it engaged with the mass of the fan.
When I put everything back together (having thought I had diagnosed the motor) I obviously put the nut, holding the fan on, back on more tightly.
Now having just run a drying cycle there is no noise at all and this kind of backlash described above is gone, turning the motor shaft from above feels like everything is turning as one.
Not sure what the next steps are…. Guess wait till it makes some awful noises again and see what’s happened. But if you get the feeling described above it may only be that the nut holding the fan on needs tightening and no need for a new motor. Fortunately haven’t ordered one yet.
Still a lot of operations to get to that nut!
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.