[fkar]

Re: F&P IW811 diverter valve or motor controller?

OK, problem is fixed so I thought I would post an update for anybody experiencing similar problems.

I pulled opened the case of the wax motor from the diverter valve and found that something had burnt in there. So I replaced the diverter valve, but still had the same problem.

Then also replaced main controller, and problem fixed. Woo Hoo….

Replacing the main controller also fixed 2 other problems that I’ve had for the past year.

1. Machine was not getting any hot water. Replaced hot water valve and same problem. So then tried swapping my hot and cold valves around. Using a cold valve on the hot inlet and a hot valve on the cold inlet the machine was happy. Whenever I tried switching back, the machine would not take hot water. With the new controller, I now have the valves in the right spot and the machine is happy again.

2. After completing rinse 1 cycle machine would stop with fault 136 (motor stalled). Manually starting the rinse 2 cycle would let the machine finish off the wash. This one has also been resolved with the new controller.

BTW, even though my controller was causing 3 separate faults, there was no visible damage on it.

I hope this information helps anyone who may be experiencing similar issues.

[fkar]

Re: Fisher Paykel IW811 “not getting hot water” an

Hi,

Yes I tried testing the valves using the diagnostic tools. Confirmed that cold water flows but no hot water. Interestingly though, when I swap the valves around (ie. use the digital hot valve on the cold connection and the proportional cold valve on the hot connection) then I am able to get both hot and cold water.

So is it safe to leave it that way? Or will I cause some other problem if I continue to use the digital valve for cold and the proportional valve for hot?

Thanks?

[fkar]

Re: Fisher Paykel IW811 “not getting hot water” an

Hmmmmmmm, now I’m really confused. i went to purchase a new controller today. The place i went to repairs controllers and also sells reconditioned ones. The guy kindly offered to test my controller first. He then advised that there is nothing wrong with my controller. He also told me to ignore the fact that I’m not reading 24V on the inlet valves because it is a pulsating voltage and cannot be measured accurately.

So i still have a problem where my machine will not take in hot water. A new hot water valve worked on the first wash, but now i’m back to getting a warning message “Not getting any hot water”. I have never received a 49 or 50 fault code though.

This is really starting to do my head in !!!

Any chance that bad thermistor could be the culprit? I assume that if the thermistor was bad, the machine would think it is getting hot water and therefore not give a warning message.

[fkar]

Re: Fisher Paykel IW811 “not getting hot water” an

Hi Bigsmokepiker,

Thank you kindly for your responses. Looks like I might have to try replacing the controller. Before I do though, are there any other checks you think I can do? I’ve had a look at the controller PCB and it looks very clean with no evident damage on it. Is there any likelyhood that something external to the controller is causing it to fail, therefore even if I replace the controller I’ll still have the same problem?

Thanks,
Frank

[fkar]

Re: Fisher Paykel IW811 “not getting hot water” an

Hi,

Further to this, I “think” I have worked out how to test the hot and cold water in diagnostic mode. When testing the cold water, the solenoid has 18.7V across its terminals and water comes out. When testing the hot water, I am only seeing 13.6V across the solenoid terminals and no water.

Any ideas? If not, the wife is going to make me get her a new machine 🙁

Thanks

[fkar]

Re: Fisher Paykel IW811 “not getting hot water” an

Thanks for your response. The bowl and agitator do move freely.

I dont think its an actual motor problem, because the 136 fault is only intermittent. When the fault does occur, I can stop the cycle and then manually set the spin cycle. The machine then spins and the fault clears.

The “not getting hot water” problem always seems to occur. Could both these problems be related to a faulty main controller? Is there a diagnostic test I can run to test?

Thanks

[Author]

Posts