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Re: W120 Fitted new brushes, now just getting a humming nois
Oppps !
Just realised washers work better with water. All fine now.
My thanks for your help though, hope I didn’t waste too much time with that one.?Re: W120 Fitted new brushes, now just getting a humming nois
Yes it is. Fairly old, but has quite light usage so I’d like to keep it going if I can.
Ex wife is very helpful but better if I can do my own washing.
Have I messed up and it’s now trying to rotate backwards !!!Re: Whirlpool W120 wmch, no drum rotation. Motor run cap pro
Just stripped it down again and checked the brushes. One brush was absolutely fine. However the other which I must not have checked was jammed up and presumably not or intermittently bearing on the spindle. Ordered a new set, hopefully that will fix it.
Re: Whirlpool W120 wmch, no drum rotation. Motor run cap pro
I eventually realised my cap reference was totally wrong but can’t delete that part of the post.
Thank you for suggesting that but I checked the brushes the other day and they’re looking good and 0.75″ or more long.
As the drum rotated briefly till I switched it off this afternoon, I’m suspecting a wire. Maybe physically moving it has something to do with that.
All it’s done for the last hour if fill rest, drain and make normal noises. No rotation.Re: Whirlpool W120 washer, no drum rotation
Sorry about the first post on this one – would like to delete it but can’t. Memory playing tricks I think.
A couple of weeks back this stopped spinning or to be precise rotating in any way. It will fill and drain and work its way through the program but no drum movement.
Well mostly.
I put it back in place and plugged it in and yes the drum started to rotate. Thinking it ok and switched it off. Loaded it up and …… no drum movement again.
What’s going on?Just read a few posts but not really found an answer.
More detail.The heater works.
The timer clock ticks, rotates and occasionally clicks. Sometimes has stuck a bit in the past but I was advised to just rotate it a good few times when switched off to clean up the contacts.
I’ve occasionally heard a “crack” like a capacitor discharging (Duff wire somewhere?)!!!!!
Did a quick check to see if and wires were loose. Nothing obvious.
Mostly using setting 5.
Oh and it does make the usual rhymithical noises like it’s supposed to be rotating and gearing up to spin, but no more.Hope that helps.
Re: Whirlpool W120 – drum hammer
Just spun it up with a load. The noise sounds to be lower down than I’d thought. I noted that the belt tensioner on the motor flange looks worn where the bolt goes through. It may be that it’s sliding when on spin and creating a rattle as the belt is slack and the bolt is at the top of its permitted travel. Will check when the cycle’s complete.
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Think that’s it. Released the belt and the motor dropped in the slot. Will tighten it up and test as soon as another wash is due and report back.Re: Whirlpool W120 – drum hammer
Ok we have a W120,
long number is 419611007967
below that is 20081
Type is 77015
BEAB Approved
That’s all that’s on the plate other than voltage, spin rate etc.
It is a UK machineRe: Whirlpool W120 – drum hammer
Ok got the top and the back off.
Can’t recreate the hammer with side to side motion and all 4 springs are good. Drum is firm and well supported.
However there is a transit lug to the rear of the concrete weight which if the drum is rocked back to front will knock on the rear upper casing bar.
Cant see any limiters / springs etc which could restrict this movement. Front to rear motion easy to firm.
What am I looking for and where?
Just noticed that under the drum are 2 stabilizers. Steel brackets bolted to the body and passing through rubber bushes on drum lugs. Tilt drum side to side and the lugs will move “within” the rubber bushes !! Worn bushes and excess travel?
Failing that I can’t immediately see anything else.Re: Whirlpool W120 – drum hammer
I’ll strip it down tomorrow.
Not quite sure what the bits are you mentioned there. Can I download a diagram anywhere?
So long as I can get good access I’d thought to push the drum around and try recreate the problem then reveres engineer it to locate the fault. Sensible?
“When the load is balanced it runs well and pretty quietly” – does that eliminate anything?
Jon
