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Re: Zanussi Essential 1600 Paddle Problem
No hair left on my head now – in sheer desperation I turned the machine upside down so I could get a closer look. Took off the sump hose completely and guess what!!! There was a 1″ long and 1/4″ wide jagged hole in the inside of the drum housing collar….goodness knows how that got there! I guess that was what the blob of silicon was bunging up. I have tried to fill the hole using JB Cold Weld Epoxy and leaving it for 24 hours to cure. Let you know the outcome…..
Re: Zanussi Essential 1600 – ZXD16270WI -leaking water
One other thing I noticed – I’m testing it using the rinse cycle and the leaking seems to start after the machine has filled and when the drum starts to rotate. I’m trying to look underneath and see where the leak is coming from but the only way I can do that is to tilt the machine and then I’m afraid that it will affect the filling
Zanussi Essential 1600 – ZXD16270WI
Struggling with leaking water – seems to be from the front left bottom corner. I disconnected the sump hose from the drum collar and checked to see if there were any splits or cuts and can’t see any. Not clear on how to remove the top end of the sump hose from the air pressure chamber – or the air chamber from the hose at the top of it…does it just pull off? Is there a ball of some sort in the part of the sump hose just below the drum collar – it feels like it – or is there a blockage?
Re: Zanussi Essential 1600 Paddle Problem
One other thing I noticed – I’m testing it using the rinse cycle and the leaking seems to start after the machine has filled and when the drum starts to rotate. I’m trying to look underneath and see where the leak is coming from but the only way I can do that is to tilt the machine and then I’m afraid that it will affect the filling.
Re: Zanussi Essential 1600 Paddle Problem
Still struggling with leaking water – seems to be from the front left bottom corner. I disconnected the sump hose from the drum collar again and checked to see if there were any splits or cuts and can’t see any. Not clear on how to remove the top end of the sump hose from the air pressure chamber – or the air chamber from the hose at the top of it…did you say it just pulls off? Is there a ball of some sort in the part of the sump hose just below the drum collar – it feels like it?
Re: Zanussi Essential 1600 Paddle Problem
Sorry if I’m being a pain but is it possible to get step by step instructions on how to remove the sump hose please? I know how to undo the part where it fits onto the drum collar but what about the other two connections?
Re: Zanussi Essential 1600 Paddle Problem
A new sump hose it may have to be. By the way, the clamp securing the hose to the collar is metal – like a thin wire jubilee clip with a screw and nut. I’m wondering if the clamp has cut into the rubber of the hose because it is made of rather thin round wire.
Anyway the paddle problem is solved and like many things in my life, when one gets fixed another one pops up broken. Hey Hum.
Re: Zanussi Essential 1600 Paddle Problem
Hi Martin
Followed instructions and fitted small self-tap screw through the visible small hole in the drum liner into the stand-off….perfect.
Then – – – – when I refitted the sump hose over the raised part of the sump ‘hole’ and then tightened the clamp (metal clamp with screw-head and not nylon). Ran machine on rinse cycle and hey presto – water on the floor! Went back to unscrew the clamp and re-seat the sump hose – a rather large lump of old silicon fell down…it has what looked like a mirror image of the sump and sump hose…..looks like someone found that the thing leaked when it was manufactured and tested and then pushed a load of silicon sealant around the sump hole and under the sump hose bit to seal it!!! I guess now I’ll have to do the same!! Any thoughts my friend?
Re: Zanussi Essential 1600 Paddle Problem
Hey thanks Martin – how do I remove the black rubber sump hose please? Can I screw them into position using a normal screwdriver or will I need a right-angled one? Is there some sort of service manual available that I can refer to? Your help is so much appreciated
