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What is the purpose of the plastic ball in the drain AEG LW1059 washer, and should it actually be there as I can see no point in it
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as far as i know it stops the soap powder from ending up in the sump hose when it should be in with your washing
Dave
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Its the eco ball.
As my esteemed colleague has already intimated.
First of all the machine fills for a few seconds through the rinse valve. This lifts the eco ball and seals off the outer drum from the sump hose. The machine then switches to the wash fill valve to flush the detergent into the drum.
It was found that on the older machines a portion of the detergent was being flushed right into the sump hose and was thus not used efficiently. 🙂Re: ball in pipe
iadom wrote:Its the eco ball.
As my esteemed colleague has already intimated.
First of all the machine fills for a few seconds through the rinse valve. This lifts the eco ball and seals off the outer drum from the sump hose. The machine then switches to the wash fill valve to flush the detergent into the drum.
It was found that on the older machines a portion of the detergent was being flushed right into the sump hose and was thus not used efficiently. 🙂
A bit off topic, but.
I have just bought a new Beko WM71442W & I noticed that irrespective of programme, I’ve noticed every time you turn the machine on it fills through the pre-wash dispenser for a few seconds & you get a gurgling sound in the sink drain before the main wash starts. Would the above be the reason?
If so it would put my mind at rest, I thought it might be a fault.Re: ball in pipe
kwatt wrote:Yes, that is the reason.
K.
Thanks for that, certainly a different ball (sic!) game than the 12 year old Zanussi W/D it replaced!Re: ball in pipe
captaincaveman1 wrote:Also makes a great cat toy 8) 😆
Very true, its fair to say that 99.99{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of users would not be able to tell if the eco ball had been removed or not. Engineers will occasionally remove them if they suspect they are sticking or interfering with the draining process. The machine will function perfectly well without it, it really is a vestigal organ. 😉
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