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Re: Hoover Six AM 110 motor burnt out?
Point taken guys, new motor seems the most sensible option if it comes to that. I’ll get the pros to sort it, not really comfortable enough in my mechanical ability to open it up and take a look never mind replace the motor myself. Hypothetically speaking though, would replacing the main motor in this particular model be a straightforward task?
Re: Hoover Six AM 110 motor burnt out?
It wasn’t making a clicking noise as described when turning the drum manually, I decided to put it through a quick rinse cycle to see if it would start clicking again….and the bloody thing started turning properly, far as I can tell it’s working normally again though the spin’s developed a horrible high pitched squealing noise.
Any suggestions what could have gone wrong to cause that acrid burning smell and tripping the circuit breaker in the first place? Could it just simply have overheated considering it was going through a service wash at 90 degrees? Does the high pitched squeal that’s developed on spin suggest the motor may well be on its way out?
As for new washing machines….i’m a single currently unemployed bloke who does one wash a week if that, my budget’s probably £200 tops, one of those Hotpoint WML520P machines from Comet will do me fine I suspect if it comes to that.
cockney steve wrote:It’s unlikely to affect the functionality,BUT condensation could be a real problem….
When I say “entire door” I mean the rubber’s cut to cover all the metal apart from a couple of inches at the top. I’m curious how this causes condensation, is it because of the rubber retaining heat? As for training the cat out of it, the problem’s that she’s trying to “bury” her wet food out of instinct I think, and the refridgerator’s sat in the same corner where her food has to be placed, there’s nowhere else unfortunately. Thanks for the cream cleaner tip though, I’ll definately give that a go.
I probably shouldn’t let the damage bother me too much, it’s a budget appliance after all and it’ll almost definately have to be replaced at some point in the near future regardless of its condition if only because of its tiny freezer!
Re: Door seal for Electra E83/36F
Dales-Electronic wrote:Fridge door seal part number is 97031306, freezer door seal is 97020390 both avail able through the shop to your left ‘Shop@’ you may have to wait abit as I doubt anyone has them in stock.
For the record, finally got round to ordering a fridge door seal with that exact part number from Espares a couple of weeks ago and just had a go at replacing it, which should have been fairly straightforward…..
….It doesn’t fit! The old seal’s entirely rubber, the replacement’s plastic around the edges which just simply doesn’t fit in the top and bottom spaces on my particular fridge door due to the construction, and on top of that it’s a few mm wide so even if I could get it to fit, i’d be dubious of whether it would be airtight. 😕
Re: Door seal for Electra E83/36F
Espares seem to have a fridge door seal with that part number that seems to be an OEM part for Hoover fridges, though is listed as fitting various makes of Candy fridges as well. Is it safe to assume this is still the part I need?
Re: Electra fridge/freezer unit, faulty?
Dales-Electronic wrote:The sheet of powdered ice on the back of the fridge is caused by the door seal but unless its about 2 inches thick shouldn’t cause a freeze up.
It’s actually more than 2 inches thick at its thickest point!
I’m actually beginning to wonder if i have the temperature control dial the wrong way round, though i’m not keen on experimenting with it to find out as nothing’s frozen lately. Any idea if, on this particular fridge/freezer, 1’s colder or warmer than 5?
Re: Electra fridge/freezer unit, faulty?
Afraid i’ve no idea how many motors it has, and it’s in a rather awkward position jammed between the worktops and doorframe, so I can’t pull it out to check. Would any of the information off the label on the inside of the fridge help answer this?
I’ll be replacing the seal on the door anyway soon as I find where to get one, there’s a thick sheet of powdered type ice in the back of the fridge.
