Fisher & Paykel Smart Drive 708 – 00000100101

[Nick100]

Hi,
I’m a newbie and have had a look through the posts, but couldn’t find a matching problem – so wondered if I could get any suggestions..

The machine is stopping at several points in the cycle, but mostly stops on rinse with a full load – not emptying. It is also humming like a motor is locked. I removed the bowl and span the outlet blade underneath manually and it worked for one wash, but has since stopped completely.

When I do the ‘hold down temp and power’ I get 00000100101 across the top. Any suggestions?
Nick

[Nick100]

Re: Fisher & Paykel Smart Drive 708-00000100101-or 00100

To clarify – ignoring the 3 delay LEDs on the left, the error code under the wash progress is 00100101. thanks
Nick

[Penguin45]

Re: Fisher & Paykel Smart Drive 708 – 00000100101

Can you double check that, Nick? It’s not a valid code.

Regards,
Penguin45.

[Nick100]

Re: Fisher & Paykel Smart Drive 708 – 00000100101

Hi, thanks for the quick response.

The 3 left most digits were probably wrong – they’re under the Delay section…. So as I read the code, its 00100101.
From this, the long Wash LED and the LED to its right are unlit, the next LED is lit, the next two are unlit, the Rinse LED is lit, the next is not, and the Spin LED is lit.

I’ve spun the fan thingy accessible in the bottom right access hole in the front panel. I’ve pulled the bowl out and spun the water extraction fan/vanes/impellor under the cover. The Washer then went through the Short Cycle once, then hasn’t since. Should I just pull the bowl out again and free the impellor again?

Nick

[Penguin45]

Re: Fisher & Paykel Smart Drive 708 – 00000100101

Got it – water level drop not detected in the time allowed (3 mins). So, some sort of blockage, obstruction, drain hose sqaushed are the most likely options. If it does actually empty, there may be a problem with the water level switch or its hose.

Be careful of the pump, there is a permanent live feed to it, so long as the machine is plugged in. Drain pump is a twist fit BTW (once you,ve got rid of the water……).

Regards,
Penguin45.

[Nick100]

Re: Fisher & Paykel Smart Drive 708 – 00000100101

Penguin,

Thanks for the guidance. I pulled off the pump – there was some plastic in there, so cleared it out – but the machine is still failing at the same point – the start of the rinse cycle, with a full load of water.

You mention the water level switch or hose – what’s the
— Best way of accessing them – is all the same part running from the base of the bowl into the control panel?

— Way of determining if it’s the switch or the hose?

— Part numbers to replace them?

Thanks
Nick

[Penguin45]

Re: Fisher & Paykel Smart Drive 708 – 00000100101

Start with the pump Nick. Using a test meter, you should get approx 33ohms across the terminals with the wires disconnected. If you get an infinite reading, the pump or its cutout has failed and it must be replaced. The water level switch is unlikely to be at fault as the fault code would only be generated after the water has drained (which it doesn’t). Assuming that the pump has a satisfactory reading, you are looking at a supply problem to the pump – damaged wiring, broken connectors, or no output from the computer board.

HTH,
Penguin45.

[Nick100]

Re: Fisher & Paykel Smart Drive 708 – 00000100101

Penguin45, got it – the pump was at 33ohms, but when reassembling the first time I’d not reconnected the wires at the back properly – frustrating but rewarding now its all going again… I probably qualify for boof-head of the week….

Thanks again (in the past I’ve fixed the lid switch based on responses to other peoples’ emails).

Nick

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