Hoover Washer Dryer VHW656D – No sign of life

[MoCC]

Hi everyone,

I have a Hoover washer dryer – VHW656D – that is causing me trouble. This is what happened.

1. I (stupidly) thought it was a good idea to do a 90 degree “maintenance wash” with some bleach thrown in for good measure. Well, bleach turned very foamy and foam/water leaked from various parts of the machine and the machine turned off. Oops! 😳

2.I unplugged, let it dry and investigated. I found a blackened area on the PCB (the bit where the connector that goes to the motor attaches to the PCB).

2. I ordered a new PCB.

3. Installed new PCB and turned on. Nothing, still no sign of life but the circuit board gives off a slight hum when programme selector is moved away from “off”. For completeness I checked with voltmeter that 240V were delivered to PCB, which it is. I tried turning the machine on and off a few times after installing new PCB and once almost all lights on the front panel came on, however, these also stayed on and didn’t respond to pressing buttons or the like. After turning the machine off and back on again the lights now don’t come back on at all.

Additional info: I visually inspected all of the machine and can’t find any obvious faults apart from the charred section on the original PCB.

I have a multimeter and am not afraid to use it. What do I do?

PS: Thanks in advance for any help/advice!

[BobHope]

Re: Hoover Washer Dryer VHW656D – No sign of life

was the module/pcb a programmed or unprogrammed board ?, what is the part number of the pcb you fitted.

Bob.

[MoCC]

Re: Hoover Washer Dryer VHW656D – No sign of life

Hi Bob,

I’m not sure what programmed / unprogrammed means but the part number on the board is 41028014 and on the plastic housing it’s 41028739.

Thanks for your help!

[BobHope]

Re: Hoover Washer Dryer VHW656D – No sign of life

41028739 is a unprogrammed coreboard if you want the part number for the programmed coreboard i will need the seriel number of the appliance.

Bob.

[MoCC]

Re: Hoover Washer Dryer VHW656D – No sign of life

Hi again,

On the inside of the door it reads:
MOD. VH W6565D-80
N. 31002991 0917 0396
Type LCM8

On the board itself we have a sticker that reads:
41028014
MDLI0750200
VS I075_040a_00
230Vac 50/60Hz
RoHS MD2046 48/09

There’s another sticker on the plastic housing for the board which reads:
41028739
I0750200
RoHS

Hope this helps and thanks for your time!

MoCC

[BobHope]

Re: Hoover Washer Dryer VHW656D – No sign of life

the part number for the programmed coreboard is 49018217.

Bob.

[MoCC]

Re: Hoover Washer Dryer VHW656D – No sign of life

Bob, I must admit I am a little confused here. So you’re saying the replacement board I have is not programmed / useless? What does that mean? Sorry for not getting it.

The old board which got fried (and which was used for over a year in the machine with no probs) has this written on it:
41028014 RoHS
MDLI0750200
VS I075_039a_00
230Vac 50/60Hz
OF:290035 15/09

This is virtually identical to what’s written on the new replacement board.

Cheers,
MoCC

[BobHope]

Re: Hoover Washer Dryer VHW656D – No sign of life

the replacement coreboad comes in 2 versions 1 programmed ready to plug in and go and 1 unprogrammed blank for use by anyone who has a memloader to reprogramme the coreboad.
the numbers on the board mean nothing as they are all the same only the date code will change.

Bob.

[MoCC]

Re: Hoover Washer Dryer VHW656D – No sign of life

So, if the numbers are the same on both boards, how can I / you tell whether the one I’ve got is the programmed or unprogrammed version?

Does this mean the board I have is useless? 🙁

Thanks a million for your advice so far, it’s been a frustrating journey so far and it’s great to get some help.

[BobHope]

Re: Hoover Washer Dryer VHW656D – No sign of life

what was the part number on the box it came in and what was the part number from the place you bought it.

the board is not useless it just needs programmed, but the piece of kit to do it is priced out of the DIY market.

Bob.

[MoCC]

Re: Hoover Washer Dryer VHW656D – No sign of life

Hi again Bob,

I see… I bought the board of eBay. From the item description:

From a Hoover VH W656D-80 washer dryer. My parents bought it for my birthday mid-November 2009, and it decided to spit the dummy out at the end of March 2011. After much runaround with Hoover customer service and their repair agents, I tried self-repair by replacing the main control board in the bottom of the machine as seemingly the door seal had leaked and water had got on it and some components on it were burnt. Bought a new one from B&Q parts online, stuck it in and the machine was still lifeless (that new control board is also listed – see my other items, grab a bargain!). Decided that I wasn’t going to waste my time on it any more so bought a new Bosch washer dryer from John Lewis and decided to strip the Hoover and eBay the parts! As a little more background, I live alone and the machine probably did around 4 or 5 normal loads per month during it’s time. Hardly over-worked eh!!!

So, here is the BRAND NEW main control board that I bought from B&Q parts online to try and resurrect the machine. The part number on the board is 41028014 and on the plastic housing is 41028739. As stated, I did install in my broken machine and tried it out, so I have no no idea of it’s working condition based on that. So, you pays your money and you takes your chance!! No refunds or returns, bid what you think it’s worth as an almost- used and unknown part and take the gamble as you see fit. No visible damage from trying it out, I’m sure it’ll be fine. Happy bidding!!

or link to original auction:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130524913774&ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:GB:1123

The board arrived carefully bubble-wrapped and in it’s plastic housing but with no further box. Bad News?

Thanks a bunch!

MoCC

[BobHope]

Re: Hoover Washer Dryer VHW656D – No sign of life

looks like you and the last owner have the same problem unprogrammed board.

i have sent you a PM.

Bob.

[kwatt]

Re: Hoover Washer Dryer VHW656D – No sign of life

The perils of using some spares suppliers, that should have been explained to the original buyer. But then, I’m sure B&Q known loads about appliance spares! :rolls:

K.

[MoCC]

Re: Hoover Washer Dryer VHW656D – No sign of life

@kwatt
So you agree with bob that it must be an unprogrammed board?

I originally thought that perhaps the short on the PCB took something else with it along the way and that’s why just replacing the PCB didn’t do much. But I suppose I would also expect that some of the LEDs should light up even if, say, the motor had gone bust. It seemed odd for the machine not to respond at all.

[kwatt]

Re: Hoover Washer Dryer VHW656D – No sign of life

MoCC wrote: @kwatt
So you agree with bob that it must be an unprogrammed board?

That’s how they are supplied, so yes. 😉

K.

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