hotpoint WMA44N

[briathlon]

Hi Folks

I was at the above machine today and it wont go into a spin, it just sits there distributing but refuses to go into a spin, sometimes it speeds up slightly as if its trying to go into a spin but then it slows down again.
I have tried another motor and it is draining the water ok, I also checked the pressure switch and that seems to be ok as well, is there a good chance that its the PCB on this one. All the other progs seem to work ok.

cheers
Brian

[iadom]

Re: hotpoint WMA44N

Have you put it through a ‘Last Error Detected’ test. It often just tells you they forgot to close the door but it can sometimes point you in the right direction particularly if it is a tacho fault.

Jim.

[briathlon]

Re: hotpoint WMA44N

thanks for the quick reply jim. I haven’t put it through the last error test but I will make that my next step. I should have said that I have checked the wiring from the motor as well.

Brian

[iadom]

Re: hotpoint WMA44N

I have seen the odd loose tacho magnet cause this fault.

If the Last Error detected check comes up as Door Not Closed then set the machine to rinse & spin, let it go through until it stalls then run the test again.

Jim.

[hotpnt]

Re: hotpoint WMA44N

had one recently, if it is the same it has a variable spin dial?, knob was cracked at back so even though it looked like it was pointing to spin it was actually set to no spin!, would ckeck those dials/wiring first before going for module

[briathlon]

Re: hotpoint WMA44N

thanks for your reply guys, it was a brand new motor i had in stock
that i tried in it and the wiring checked ok so that was making me discount a tacho fault. it doesnt have a control for variable spin speed (I wish it was that easy for me). I will try your suggestion about the last error code jim, i’ll let you know how I get on, thanks guys.

Brian

[bobokines]

Re: hotpoint WMA44N

Have you meggared the machine? An earth fault on the heater can cause this fault.

Bob

[briathlon]

Re: hotpoint WMA44N

Hi all
just thought i’d give you an update on the above, went back to it today armed with a new pcb, I had already meggered the machine which was ok, however when I arrived I put it through the last error detected test which didnt show anything useful, only a “start button pressed with door open” error, so before I fitted the new pcb I decided to try reprogramming the old pcb and after putting it through the programming sequence it worked perfectly ok 😀 so after thouroughly testing it and everything being ok I have left the customer to try it for a week to see if it carrys on working ok, fingers crossed. Once again thanks to all for taking the time to reply to me, cheers guys.

Brian

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