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Re: Fisher & Paykel smartdrive 051 won’t spin
You mean the board with the buttons? It is blue, yes. Made by ‘Smart Electronic Services, Wiri, Auckland’
Re: Fisher & Paykel smartdrive 051 won’t spin
This is interesting, as the board never worked as the instructions said it would.
OK, I turn the power on at the wall. After all the lights have blinked once, three remain flashing. These are the rinse, final rinse, and spin lights. This is with the machine turned off.
Following your instructions results in the following lights being lit:
spin speed: medium
wash temp: warm
advance: spinWhen I push power again, the three lights (rinse, final rinse and spin) are still on, even though the machine is off.
I bought this board at the local appliance repair shop, I don’t think it is a F&P part. I commented on this when I bought it and the guy said that F&P don’t make the part, they contract this company to do it, and the warranty is 3 months.
But what do these strange light patterns mean?
Re: Fisher & Paykel smartdrive 051 won’t spin
This is infuriating!! I appreciate your patience kiwi.
OK, I tried that and yes, it all worked fine. I don’t think the problem is with the water pump as it is emptying the bowl fine, although I will see if I can clean it out anyway.
So it could be faulty pressure on the control board? I should of mentioned it, but the control board is new (3 months) as the old one crapped out.
Also of value (perhaps) is the strange problem this machine has begun having of filling with hot instead of cold water. After the fill is about 10{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} done (cold cycle) the cold water stops flowing and only the hot does. I get around it by filling with a bucket, then it works fine and fills fine during the rinse cycles. This begun happening about 3 days before the spin stopped working.
Anyway, your help is so much appreciated. People that freely give their knowledge and experience like this deserve medals, it’s so uncommon!!
Re: Fisher & Paykel smartdrive 051 won’t spin
thanks for all the help kiwi.
I removed the bowl today and had a look. What is it I should be checking? The clutch looked a little worn, but only a little. How do I stop this fault from occurring?
Re: Fisher & Paykel smartdrive 051 won’t spin
From the left, the third and fifth led.
But I had to push ‘advance’ button after entering diagnostic mode for the spin speed button to have any effect. Before that it was simply beeping four times quickly when I pressed it.
Re: Fisher & Paykel smartdrive 051 won’t spin
Wow kiwi, thanks for that!!
It sounds like a major, but I’ll give it a go.
Ive just tried another wash, and of course it stopped at spin.
When it does this, all the lights go off except the third from the left in the wash cycle row of lights. And it beeps continuously. Does this one light being on indicate anything in a diagnostic sense to you?Re: Fisher & Paykel smartdrive 051 won’t spin
Thanks Penguin for your help, I appreciate that this machine isn’t common up there in the UK!
You said balance sensor is under the top cover, around the drum. Just to clarify, what is the top cover? I have removed the control board cover, and am then faced with another similar looking board. However, this one is connected to the water valve area, and seems reluctant to come off! Am I on the right track?
I’m yet to find the balance sensor, but judging from this and other threads, it may be where the problem is. How do I find it?my email, in case it helps….
c.borley@woosh.co.nzRe: Fisher & Paykel smartdrive 051 won’t spin
penguin, thank you for your help!!
There are certainly no streaks of any nature. Turning it manually is easy spinning and silent. There is nothing dragging against the rotor either.
As for a balance switch arm, I am unsure. There are four arms, one on each corner of the metal case, and all seem intact. Where do I find this balancing arm, what does it look like?
Your help is so appreciated, I can’t believe a forum like this exists, it’s unusual!!
