Fisher & Paykel WH60 F60W

[Ben_australia]

Hi there,

I’m new to this forum so please forgive me if I’ve posted this in the wrong spot. I own a Fisher and Paykel washing machine, about 4 years old, model WH60F60W.

Recently it has stopped spinning – it will fill up, empty, and the electronics appear to be working correctly. My first thought was the carbon brushes, so after leaving the thing switched off overnight to try and reset it, unsuccessfully, I opened it up, removed the motor, and had a look at the brushes which were fine, over a centimetre left in them and nothing else looked amiss (mind you I’m not very experienced in these matters).

So I put the machine back together and tried to use it. It worked perfectly, no issues whatsoever. For two weeks, then it happened again. Tried to just unplug the motor this time but that didn’t work, so I just took the motor out again, fiddled with the brushes, and put it back together again. Started working perfectly. For another two weeks. Now it’s doing it AGAIN.

I’m just wondering what anybody’s thoughts are on this issue – could it be an issue with the brushes? Or is it more likely something to do with the motherboard? Or another issue I haven’t even thought of?

I’m on a pretty tight budget, and would prefer to try and repair this myself if at all possible.

There’s also an issue of water leaking somehow but I can’t quite figure out from where – is this likely to be linked to the issue with spinning or completely separate?

Have only read poor reviews of this machine, similar experiences to my own, but unfortunately can’t afford a new one just yet. Thank you all for any advice you might be able to give!

[Ben_australia]

Re: Fisher & Paykel WH60 F60W

Okay my new hypothesis is that the pressure switch is faulty. It’s now filling up, sitting for a minute, draining, and that’s it. No spinning or anything any more.

I’ve read that the pressure switch can cause this issue, so I tested it by checking for continuity over each of the 3 pairs of conductors, then did the same whilst blowing into the switch. No difference in continuity whatsoever (only the first and third prongs were connected, in both tests). This leads to my hypothesis that this is the fault.

The main issue with this hypothesis is that the machine still fills up, stops filling up, and drains. If the pressure switch were faulty surely it either wouldn’t fill up at all or would continue filling until it flooded the house? Unless there is some kind of protection built into the machine to detect an abnormally high water level and cut off filling the machine? Does this exist at all?

Thanks again for any help anyone is able to provide!

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