[andyreno]

Re: Fisher & Paykel MW511 top loader.

Hi Penguin45

Well I pulled the waste hose out so it was higher than the water level…And guess what, I had a trouble free wash, no beeping, the drum agitated properly and the rinse and spin all worked as they should.

Thank you so much for your help, I have learnt some stuff and above all saved myself some money in the process…

Thanks
Andy

PS I hope I don’t have to bother you again 😉

[andyreno]

Re: Fisher & Paykel MW511 top loader.

You know what, I think the drain hose would be lower than the water level. As we kind of cobbled a space for the machine as we’ve just moved in, I pushed the length of the hose down into the upstand of the waste pipe, making it easily lower than the water level in the machine.

I’ll try pulling it out and and try it.

Thanks Penguin45, good thinking 😆

Andy

[andyreno]

Re: Fisher & Paykel MW511 top loader.

Hi Penguin45

Ok, I did what you suggested and took off the panel. I have put pics of the inards of it on photobucket with links below. To the untrained eye however it doesn’t appear that anything is out of place under there. I believe I located the skinny plastic pipe you mentioned and it appears attached at the top end.

One thing I forgot to mention is that the blades do not seem to want to agitate anymore, infact I haven’t seen them do it and my wife has seen them struggle to do it only once, this does seem to tie in with there being a problem with the rotor or motor?!?!?

Thanks Penguin45, i’m beginning to think that a new washing machine is on the cards 🙁

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/ … G_3829.jpg

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/ … G_3828.jpg

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/ … G_3827.jpg

Andy

[andyreno]

Re: Fisher & Paykel MW511 top loader.

Thanks Penguin45

i’ll have a look at it when I get home tonight…..

Andy

[andyreno]

Re: Fisher & Paykel MW511 top loader.

Hi P45

I had a look at the washing machine after your suggestions, and I couldn’t find anything untoward. The drum spins as freely as I would expect, there seems a slight resistance, as if there are what feels like rubber teeth gripping the axle, but it’s hard to know if this is correct due to the fact that I have never perfomed this operation. All other movement (up/down/left/right) of the drum seems uninhibited.

I checked the hot and cold feeds and they are the correct way round.

What I did find interesting however was the fact that the diagnostic LED check has turned up a new result, please follow link to view.

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/ … G_3826.jpg

I have just put on another wash so we’ll see what happens with this one.

Cheers P45 spk soon

Andy

[andyreno]

Re: Fisher & Paykel MW511 top loader.

Hi Penguin45

Sorry about that, thought it may have been a long shot!
I have gone down the photobucket route this time.

try this

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/ … isplay.jpg

[andyreno]

Re: Fisher & Paykel MW511 top loader.

Hi Penguin45

http://www.ringo.com/photos/photo.html? … =200007221

If you follow this link it will take you to a pic of the display of my washing machines display, thought it easier to do it this way than explain it.

Thank you and look forward to your advice

andyreno

[andyreno]

Re: Fisher & Paykel MW511 top loader.

Thanks P45

😳 understand now, I’ll be i touch.

Cheers

Andyreno

[andyreno]

Re: Fisher & Paykel MW511 top loader.

Hi penguin45

I’m sorry can you just explain what I need to do, sorry to be a pain. I understand that I need to run a diagnostics check, and I understand that the lights on the panel will let me know whats going on, but it’s finding the ‘sticky’ and knowing what it’s saying to me….?!?!?

Cheers andyreno ;-0

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