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Hi guys
Our washing machine decided to play up just a few days before xmas. For the past 2 days whenever it does a final spin, whether during a wash cycle or just a spin cycle, it is not emptying/rinsing water out properly & then takes absolute ages to complete the cycle & release door lock! Is it a timer issue or something else? If so, is it reparable at a reasonable cost or should we just buy a new one altogether?
It is a russell hobbs rh 1260tw model if that’s of any use.
Many thanks in advance for any useful advice.
Hi, yes I have & cleaned it thoroughly & still no use, sorry forgot to mention I did so. The machine now seems to re-set by a few minutes on the timer when doing a wash or rinse cycle (eg if 5 mins left, it takes much longer & maybe re-sets to 7 mins but still without washing/rinsing clothes properly!!
Re: Faulty Russel Hobbs washing machine!
try filling the machine with water with no washing in. Then watch when it drains and see how quick it is. It should drain fairly quickly if not you are looking for a blockage.
get a lot of colour catchers caught in machines these days if you use them
Dave
Re: Faulty Russel Hobbs washing machine!
hi, i have tried this, it drained very quickly with the timer going down from 15mins (rinse cycle time) to 9 mins then re-setting to 14mins again! It doesn’t look like a blockage issue now?! any suggestion what else i might try before calling a plumber/leccy or buying a new machine?
many thanks
Re: Faulty Russel Hobbs washing machine!
its a cheap rubbish machine you are probably better off replacing it and getting a guarantee
parts are likely to be hard to get and expensivehttp://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/help/abou … appliances
Dave
Re: Faulty Russel Hobbs washing machine!
Follow what follows carefully because the text will jump about a fair amount. If you still have the machine. Does this machine actually spin a NORMAL sized load when you try it without water being in the machine? And when you put set the machine on a cottons wash does 1) the machine fill and 2) the drum actually tumble in a normal fashion? What might have happened is: some of these machines were originally fitted with a Chinese copy of a Ce-set made motor where the brushes are apt to wear out fast and note one brush wears out 50{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} quicker than t`other so your first point of call is to check the motor brushes in the plural. On some productions the motor was replaced by a Sole type motor as used by Zanussi and some Hotpoint models which, at least from the brush point of view is more reliable ( though on yours once again it`ll PROBABLY be a Chinese copy version with the brush wire terminals pointing out of the top of the brush holder and the plastic holders were usually green*). If you have that motor check once again the motor brushes AND the tacho coil and magnet which is underneath the tacho coil- usually the magnet comes undone on its thread and usually pushes out the coil = the machine aborts any programme on programmer count down including any pump out = give the impression of no pump out due to a blockage when there isn`t one! *Note: both the ceset motor and the Sole look a like motors do not have the same brushes per motor type ( to complicate things even more! ) so note the angle of cut at the ends of the brushes i.e. points to the left or points to the right because you will need to match these against a spares picture to get the right ones-this is important because officially motor brushes do not exist for your model only a complete new motor which will write it off on cost alone unless you stumble on a discounted one via E-bay.
Other things it could be: If fitted with a digital type pressure switch which is usual a blue colour ( the water level sensor – that is the component fitted on the top r/h/side with a thin longish hose that disappears below the machine on the r/h/side to a cylindrical shaped plastic chamber = air trap ) the air trap could be blocked up/ part blockage = the machine over fills but on pump out the air will not escape quick enough and there is no spin and the machine then also can abort the programme. Can`t think what else it could be.
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