Hoover HL7166 not starting. Lights flashing. Home › Forums › Public Support Forums › Help And Support › Washing Machine Help Forum › Hoover HL7166 not starting. Lights flashing. This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 16 years, 8 months ago by mightyboosh. Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) Author Posts August 22, 2009 at 12:54 am #47992 mightybooshParticipant Hello Model Hoover nextra optima HNL7166. The mains wire was streched during transit causing the spade terminals to detach within the machine, only noticed after plugging it in. Replaced mains cable but when a program is selected it doesn’t start and the lights pulse / flash. Any ideas, thanks. August 22, 2009 at 3:09 pm #295244 Penguin45Participant Re: Hoover HL7166 not starting. Lights flashing. Count the pattern of the flashing lights – ie 1-2-3-4-pause-repeat. Penguin45. Author Posts Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In