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  • November 1, 2020 at 1:55 pm #98566
    AMplidyne
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    Hi
    New member here looking for help.
    As above Zanussi ZWF-1621 W
    It fills, then runs for a very short time (seconds) before starting to make metal catching rubbing sort of noise and then it stops.
    I’ve taken the top off so far. (Power off obviously)
    Belt OK.
    Drum and motor turns over by hand with no nasty noises.
    Looks like there might be a slight water leak somewhere at the rear left looking from the front. Can’t identify where that’s from at present, I’ve got to get into the back.

    Any thoughts please?

    November 1, 2020 at 2:33 pm #472877
    electrofix
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    does it make the noise with no load in ?

    Dave

    November 1, 2020 at 2:39 pm #472878
    AMplidyne
    Participant

    Thanks for the reply Dave
    It’s exactly the same without the load.

    November 1, 2020 at 3:49 pm #472879
    electrofix
    Moderator

    and if you just select spin ?

    Dave

    November 1, 2020 at 3:58 pm #472880
    AMplidyne
    Participant

    I’ll try that now and report back.

    November 1, 2020 at 4:03 pm #472881
    AMplidyne
    Participant

    Done that. Same result. Very few seconds of spin before it cuts out. Starts to run up, but then makes the same noise but faster. Not a loud noise but sounds sort of rubbing “tac-tac-tac-tac”

    November 1, 2020 at 5:49 pm #472882
    electrofix
    Moderator

    well can only be drum or motor

    if it was the pump it would not make a noise till the end of the wash


    Dave

    November 1, 2020 at 7:11 pm #472883
    AMplidyne
    Participant

    I was wondering if it was something with the motor. Don’t think it’s the drum, although I can feel a slight bit of rumble there somewhere when I turn it over. Not enough to think the bearings are shot though.

    Any thoughts on what could make the drive cut out suddenly like that?
    Could it be doing something weird like fwd / rev cycling and then cutting out?
    Is there any overload in there?

    I used to be an industrial sparks many years ago, but TBH, I know nothing about washing machines apart from a vague idea of what goes on.
    Very vague! 🙂

    If it looks like being one of those “either / or” jobs on a machine coming up to 13 years old, and is going to cost for parts, then it’s probably time for a new ‘un.
    I’ve been doing other stuff today, so I’ll pull the back off tomorrow and make sure there’s nothing obviously broken or falling off

    November 1, 2020 at 7:56 pm #472884
    electrofix
    Moderator

    try taking the belt off and see how things run then

    Dave

    November 1, 2020 at 8:11 pm #472885
    AMplidyne
    Participant

    Will do.
    Thanks.

    November 2, 2020 at 4:02 pm #472886
    AMplidyne
    Participant

    Removed the belt. Exactly the same thing happened. Motor ran for a few seconds, then stopped.
    No noise this time, so you wonder about bearings as well!
    As there’s a slight leak somewhere anyway, and a faulty motor and / or control gear, which is going to cost to test by replacement, and the machine is 13 years old, a new machine has been ordered. Not a bad innings for this one I wonder how long the new one will last!
    Thanks again for the help.

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