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Re: Neff S5443X1GB not starting/filling
It did look like the water was getting in ok. I’ve stripped it down and the main pump motor is definitely tight (which would explain the noise).
Priced up the necessary spares, and it looks like £250-300 to overhaul that area. Bugs the hell of me to not be able to ‘make do and mend’, but that’s just not sensible especially on a 10+yr old machine 😥Re: Neff S5443X1GB not starting/filling
Thanks Dave.
I’ve not yet checked the inlet filter – that’s the next thing I’ll do.So the aquastop purely switched on/off on a timer? How much water is it aiming to let in? As I say, there’s some water being let in before it looks to be shutting off – just enough to fill the bottom of the machine (i.e. any more and it would be above the front lip), though maybe that makes sense!
I just wondered if it was basically running, but the main pump was partially failed/blocked and hence the water is only trickling out of the spray arms.
Hopefully the filter is the problem – just interested to understand about how the machine’s ‘logic’ works.Re: Neff S5443X1GB not starting/filling
I’ve dried out the water from the base, and though the float switch is no longer close to tripping, the overall behaviour seems the same.
I don’t hear anything turning on and off repeatedly.
When the cycle starts there isn’t a whole lot of water entering the inside. Could that be a aquastop problem? Or perhaps the main pump – even if it’s still turning, I’m sure it’s louder than it used to be (will have to check with the wife!). Can gunk/bits get into this and jam it up slightly?Re: Neff S5443X1GB not starting/filling
If it is perhaps due to the water then (putting aside ‘why’….) would I be able to reach the float and/or switch from the front and temporarily stop it cutting in?
I think I can feel the float at the front left corner – if anyone knows where it is on this model? (Oh, and I fished out remains of something like a mouse from that corner….. some fur and a tiny skull…..!)
[further edit]: it does feel like the float switch is just tripping out – think I’ll try overriding it first, then dig into draining and finding the leak :S]
