Zanussi washer – ZWF1421W – stopped at softener?

[twicknix]

A customer rang to say that her machine washes and stopped before the softener program.

Went out and checked it out, insulation is over 2k mohm.

Ran through rinse program, completed the cycle including softener and spin. The water level may have been too high for comfort, it went nearly halfway up the door.

Other than that I can’t find owt. Now she says it still doing it.

Any thoughts?

Thanks Matt

[Martin]

Re: Zanussi washer – ZWF1421W – stopped at softener?

Water level far too high so a gunged up air bell for sure. Also the Megohm reading not brilliant and likely to cause spurious errors.

[twicknix]

Re: Zanussi washer – ZWF1421W – stopped at softener?

Thanks Martin,

The insulation reading is as high as my meter can allow as the maximum is 2K mohm. Don’t know if I need to invest in a replacement unit that reaches up to 4K?

Will check out the pressure switch, bell and tubing.

[Martin]

Re: Zanussi washer – ZWF1421W – stopped at softener?

Ah, no sorry, I didn’t spot the K before the Meg, silly me. 😕

[twicknix]

Re: Zanussi washer – ZWF1421W – stopped at softener?

A quick check on parts list for pressure switch and chamber, lo and behold all out of stock! (Masterpart and Connect but not Qualtex as I’m locked out the website due to password change PITA). Forewarned and forearmed and all that…

Will attempt to clean the chamber but the pressure switch which is summat I like to change for good measure as it may have been giving the readings too high for quite some time. Unless I am imagining it.

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