Bosch Washer – WAE24162UK/01

[twicknix]

Got this washer with the description of not washing and confused program.

Meggered it, low insulation of 17.9 mohm. Thinking perhaps dirty motor and worn brushes which I cleaned it out and replaced the brushes. The insulation improved and went sky high.

Resetted the machine as described on other thread which did reset. Machine drained and no drum action. Heater unit is fine, checked resistances and meggered it, both perfect (with the leads disconnected from the machine).

Prior to changing the brushes, i can confirm that the machine did fill with water, and drained but with no drum action. The motor was covered in black dust hence the low insulation readings. The brushes were not even worn as there is a good 15 mm of carbon left. I am used to seeing worn brushes of around 5mm.

I am thinking the motor arc and shorted the PCB which confused the program? What you reckon?

[leavemetogetonwithit]

Re: Bosch Washer – WAE24162UK/01

The report from customer of, “not washing and confused programme” probably means just what you found, i.e. no motor action.
It sounds as though there is another fault with the motor, its loom, or possibly the board. I’d be checking for a bad contact at the motor plug first as your “sky high” insulation resistance suggests it may actually be disconnected from the circuit somewhere. If you can work out the circuit or have the info. you could check contnuity from the board end of the motor loom. If all that looks OK, then you just might have a board problem but I would think that extremely unlikely.
Mike.

[twicknix]

Re: Bosch Washer – WAE24162UK/01

Thanks Mike, will give it some thoughts as with customers who have 2 children and a husband then there’s a sense of urgency of needing a working machine.

The machine was 6 years old and inherited it when they bought the house. Very difficult to say to them “don’t buy a new one just yet while I enquire.”. I’ll give her a call but I doubt she want it mended. Her eyes lit up at the thought of a shiny new LG.

[Martin]

Re: Bosch Washer – WAE24162UK/01

Two variants of motor fitted to this model, Siemens or FHP. If it’s a Siemens then sounds like the brush ring TOC has tripped.

[Applianceman2010]

Re: Bosch Washer – WAE24162UK/01

Yea sounds like motor cut out to me also ;). Go along the connector block and meter it.

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