F&P Smartdrive 703 rinse fault

[pablot]

Hi All,
I have a problem with my Smartdrive 703.
Every time it gets to the rinse cycle it starts to pump water out then makes a brief whiring sound (while it spins the drum up very slowly), then it stops and beeps with what the users guide calls a “Suds build up problem”
There also sometime seems to be a slight hot electrical smell to it at this time.
Following some other threads on this forum (which is superb btw) I managed to get it into Diag mode. These are the full codes I get.

00000000
00000000
00000000
00100101
00000000
11100101
00010000
00000111
00011100 (flashes to 00011011)
11101000
00010000
00000000
00000000
00000000
00101010
00110111

I hope I’ve understood the codes correctly.
Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers.

[Penguin45]

Re: F&P Smartdrive 703 rinse fault

Too much information………. Just level 3 would have done 😆 .

The problem is almost certainly the pump – a partial blockage, or the pump itself overheating. It’s a twist fit from underneath. Drain all water from the machine first (hose in bucket). Be advised that there is a permanent live feed to the pump as long as the machine is plugged in – so make sure the plug’s out.

Regards,
Penguin45.

[pablot]

Re: F&P Smartdrive 703 rinse fault

Thanks Penguin45 !.
Bought a new pump for it today ($72.50AUD)
Works like new !
Hopefully I’ll get another 9 yrs out of it now.
Cheers. 😀

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