Hygena Diplomat APM8521 (Servis?), won’t stop filling.

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Hi,

Recently my 5yr old Diplomate flooded my kitchen at the start of a wash cycle, after failing to stop filling the machine. Am I right in guessing that the shut off valve has failied.

I have since removed the top and rear plates and have noticed that the rear plate and most of the parts at the back of the machine appear to be covered in a fine coating of ‘rust dust’? The machine has been quite loud recently duing its spin cycles. I’m guessing the bearings may also have failed? The drum does spin freely, but with a slight grating noise.

My quesion then is given the state of the machine, is it worth getting it fixed, anyone hazzard a guess as to repair cost. My other option (assuming it fits under the work top) is to get a re-con washer, which comes with 1yr warrenty.

I live in the South Herts area, if anyone could also recomend a repairman who I could phone to get an estimate.

Any advice much appreciated.

Kind regards,

Ray.

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Re: Hygena Diplomat APM8521 (Servis?), won’t stop filling.

Hi Ray,

If you get a continous fill when the machine is powered up then it’s likely to be a pressure switch failure or something blocking the feed pipe for the switch.

The rust is possibly bearings and, depending on how bad they are, most MFI agents will be about £100-150 to replace them. The pressure switch is a cheap fix normally unless it turns out to be something really obscure.

Try the Repairs@ module as there are a few MFI guys in there or the Directories.

Hope that helps.

K.

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Re: Hygena Diplomat APM8521 (Servis?), won’t stop filling.

Hi Kwatt,

Many thanks for the reply. As I surmissed it appears my poor machine is dying due to both bearings and pressure switch.

After some advice from an ex-repair man friend I was able to fix the pressure switch problem. The switch proved to be okay after blowing into the entry pipe and hearing the microswitch flick on and off. The problem was indeed a blocked pressure pipe which cleared after some serious blowing.

My machine though appears to be on its last legs as the bearning are now producing a burning smell and on its spin cycles only spins 1/2 of the time.

Going to get some quotes now for a fix, will try the forum as suggested, although anything around the £150, I’d prefer to get a re-con with a 1yr warrenty. There is a shop a few miles from where I live.

Many thanks for the reply and info, another wonderfull example of the uses of the Internet!

Kind regards,

Ray.

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