Zanusie FL884 creasing washing

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  • #57670
    fatman
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    The washing in this FL884 has all of a sudden started coming out very creased on the normal wash cycles. Has anyone any idea why?

    #331902
    aqualectric
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    Re: Zanusie FL884 creasing washing

    Have you disconnected the hoses or had any plumbing done? The most common cause of creasing is the machine rinsing in hot water. The hot pipe to the cold valve and the cold pipe to the hot valve…..easy mistake to make. Or the red and blue taps are reversed and it’s been reconnected incorrectly.
    If you haven’t done any of the above, does the washing feel hot at the end of the wash? If it does then it is remotely possible that the heater switch in the timer has stuck (only ever seen one Zanussi do that in 27 years!) or the heater element has an electrical earth leak. (usually trips the RCD in the consumer unit).
    The FL884 is an excellent machine and well worth saving if it is in good condition. Zanussi machines today don’t even come close to the reliability of these oldies. Get it repaired….don’t scrap it!!

    Hope that helps,

    A.

    #331903
    fatman
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    Re: Zanusie FL884 creasing washing

    Yes the washing is hot. The consummer unit has never tripped. The machine must be 15+ years old. Is it worth the cost of rplacing the parts?

    #331904
    Martin
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    Re: Zanusie FL884 creasing washing

    fatman wrote:Yes the washing is hot.

    Well they shouldn’t be especially after 3 or 4 COLD rinses. So I refer you back to my colleague aqualectric’s suggestion that the hot and cold hoses are the wrong way round! 😯

    #331905
    chezza
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    Re: Zanusie FL884 creasing washing

    Martin wrote:

    fatman wrote:
    Yes the washing is hot.

    Well they shouldn’t be especially after 3 or 4 COLD rinses. So I refer you back to my colleague aqualectric’s suggestion that the hot and cold hoses are the wrong way round! 😯

    and mine from your earlier post http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/modules.p … highlight= …. really worth checking

    #331906
    fatman
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    Re: Zanusie FL884 creasing washing

    No, they are defenitely the right way round.

    #331907
    chezza
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    Re: Zanusie FL884 creasing washing

    Have you tried running a cycle on the rinse only ?

    #331908
    fatman
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    Re: Zanusie FL884 creasing washing

    Just run a rinse cycle and it is warm.

    #331909
    chezza
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    Re: Zanusie FL884 creasing washing

    edited to appease martin

    #331910
    Martin
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    Re: Zanusie FL884 creasing washing

    fatman wrote:No, they are defenitely the right way round.

    In that case my friend somehow the water that you think is the cold supply is actually connected to the hot water supply. Easy test, set the machine on a RINSE ONLY cycle and feel the cold water inlet hose going into the machine as it fills. There’s a good chance that hose will feel pretty hot after a while I shouldn’t wonder. 😉

    #331911
    Martin
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    Re: Zanusie FL884 creasing washing

    chezza wrote:Ok, now after isolating the mains to the machine , disconnect both connections to the element and tape the wires up seperately so they dont short together or to anything else ; Then reconnect machine and run another rinse cycle and see what happens

    What?….bl**dy hell matey..are you serious? Let’s just stick to giving safe advice in the public forums if you don’t mind. 🙁

    #331912
    chezza
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    Re: Zanusie FL884 creasing washing

    Martin wrote:

    chezza wrote:
    Ok, now after isolating the mains to the machine , disconnect both connections to the element and tape the wires up seperately so they dont short together or to anything else ; Then reconnect machine and run another rinse cycle and see what happens

    What?….bl**dy hell matey..are you serious? Let’s just stick to giving safe advice in the public forums if you don’t mind. 🙁
    if the fella has managed to replace thermostats , martin, i think a basic test to prove his hose connection is achievable

    #331913
    Martin
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    Re: Zanusie FL884 creasing washing

    You’re out of order my friend. Taping up wires and see what happens…? :rolls:

    Light blue touch paper and stand well back eh?

    #331914
    chezza
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    Re: Zanusie FL884 creasing washing

    Martin wrote:You’re out of order my friend. Taping up wires and see what happens…? :rolls:

    Light blue touch paper and stand well back eh?

    don’t be so bl**dy ridiculous martin, take it in the context it was meant in .
    mods, please delete whatever needs deleting

    #331915
    Martin
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    Re: Zanusie FL884 creasing washing

    Yeah yeah, leave it to the mods…………….

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