F&P Smartdrive GW508 – Pump always on & won’t fill w

[Simon__NZ]

Hi All.

Hoping someone can please help with this?

GW508 stopped when a particularly heavy load became unbalanced.

Replaced the Fuse which had blown.

Now, when I plug in & switch on mains, the Pump runs continuously, and can’t fill with water (in one end & out the other!!)

Also, the Cold water is now just a trickle, but the Hot is normal.

I can load handwashed clothes, and use the Spin cycle, when the Alarm sounds when at the end. And all the while the Pump is still running.

The Code I get is 00100100.

If someone could please make some suggestions, that would be much appreciated.

Many thanks.

Simon
Auckland – New Zealand

[Simon__NZ]

F&P Smartdrive GW508 – Pump always on – Correction

I have a correction to the Code I supplied in my original message.

I had not used the “..advance once & spin speed up…until Hold & Slow etc…”

When I now do that, the lights, from left to right show 00001101
If I have figured your binary codes out correctly, that makes an error code 13?

If I read them from right to left, I get 10110000 which makes an error code of 176??

I wonder if it relates to the OOB (Out Of Balance) Switch, as the washer was overloaded & unbalanced when the fault first arose?

Thanks in anticipation.
😕

[Penguin45]

Re: F&P Smartdrive GW508 – Pump always on & won’t fi

13 is that the display board has detected the pump running continuously. It’s switched by the motor control board. Be advised that there is a permanent live feed to the pump as long as the machine is plugged in, so be careful when circuit testing.

Regards,
Penguin45.

[Simon__NZ]

Re: F&P Smartdrive GW508 – Pump always on & won’t fi

Many thanks for that Penguin.

Is the Motor Control Board something I can replace, and if so, can you please suggest where I could obtain one?

Where do I locate the Motor Control Board please, and what tests do I conduct to see if it needs replacing? Sorry, new at this.

Thanks again.

Cheers
Simon

[Penguin45]

Re: F&P Smartdrive GW508 – Pump always on & won’t fi

Hi Simon.
The motor board is the lower one of the two in the fascia panel. To perform continuity testing you will need a multimeter and the know-how to use it. If you are not sure, please get pro help – the computer boards are expensive and a mistake would be unfortunate…….

Regards,
Penguin45.

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