[KevB]

Re: Hoover SE147 Washing Machine fault

Thanks, that does help.

In your opinion, is the heating element something that is suitable for a DIY repair? (Assuming all the usual caveats of unlpuging and working safe are followed). To put my skills into context, on my previous Hotpoint washer I replaced all of the following: Motor brushes, door seal, drum bearings.

[KevB]

Re: Hotpoint TCD30 dryer not working

Thanks for the advice… given that it’s 7 years old and has done at least one load a day for it’s entire life, I think it may be time for a replacement. It’s served me well though…

[KevB]

Re: Hotpoint TCD30 dryer not working

Hi,
Yes it is a TDC30, I asked my son (7) to look up the model number… 😳

Also, it turns out that it had tripped a switch on the master board of the house’s electrics. I reset that and retried the Dryer and it lasted about 15 minutes before tripping the switch again.

Hopefully that helps pinpoint the problem? :rolls:

Thanks in advance
Kevin

[KevB]

Re: Hotpoint WM53: Clanking noise in drum

Quick update:

The “jeans” load finished without any errant noises last night so I guess something I did “fixed” the problem… still no wiser as to what the cause or solution was though. :rolls:

Unless anyone can think of anything new, I’ll just wait for the next “maintenance opportunity”

Thanks to all who responded with their pearls of wisdom. 😉

[KevB]

Re: Hotpoint WM53: Clanking noise in drum

WVM: I did the old “bounce” test and they seemed ok… although I am no expert

[KevB]

Re: Hotpoint WM53: Clanking noise in drum

Jim, I checked the drum pulley, no sign of damage there…

Simon, I did try lifting/rocking the drum in situ and there did not seem to be any play at all…

The machine is currently doing a load of jeans etc and is whisper quiet…

[KevB]

Re: Hotpoint WM53: Clanking noise in drum

Hi Jim (and anyone else who cares to add their words of wisdom),

I have just finished my visual inspection of the internals. Here’s what I did:
1 ) Unplugged it
2 ) took the front of the cabinet off (easy when you know how)
3 ) took the drum front off
4 ) inspected the heating element, no signs of damage, still straight
5 ) turned the drum by hand still clunking
6 ) took the belt and rear pulley of the drum spindle
7 ) removed the drum and inspected, a few dents on the “paddles” from the coin I mentioned previously
8 ) washed and inspected spider, no obvious damage, slight build up from Ecover and hard water which I removed
9 ) felt bearings with finger by rotating slowly feeling for notchiness, none found
10) regreased the spindle and re-assembled machine
11) checked for noise by rotating by hand… no noise

I am busy doing the “maintenance wash” now and still have not heard any noise…

Any ideas? :rolls: I guess I will just use it some more and see what happens… 😉

Regards
Kevin

[KevB]

Re: Hotpoint WM53: Clanking noise in drum

Thanks for the reply Jim… it was partially helpful :rolls:

How much dis-assembly is required to remove the cabinet front?

When I changed the bearings, I removed the drum from the top, so have not removed the cabinet front before… obviously that sounds as if it would be easier/quicker than removing the drum, and it would allow hand spinning of the drum in-situ to further diagnose the noises in the drum.

PS, We’ve used only Ecover Liquid doing 40C washes since replacing the bearings/spider etc… would that have had a detrimental effect on the alloy? Are “boils washes” necessary? If so, why? :rolls:

[KevB]

Re: Hotpoint WM53: Clanking noise in drum

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. Does “remove the drum front for inspection” mean removing the drum and unclipping the large plastic ring from the front of the drum, assuming the drum front is at the door side of the machine?

Kevin

[KevB]

Re: Hotpoint WM53 clicking motor and burning smell

Thanks for the extra detail… I have ordered a new motor. 8)

[KevB]

Re: Hotpoint WM53 clicking motor and burning smell

Thanks for the reply… you haven’t really answered the questions though….

[KevB]

Re: Hygena Select (APL 8224) not draining

just bumping this to the top for more attention…

Waiting for an answer to my last question, and also would like to know how a failed heater can cause the draining to stop working??? does the water have to be a certain temperature to initiate the drain process?

In summary, here are my questions:
1) What would the cost of a “thermal cut-out” and “heater” be for this machine? (and how would I know which to replace if this was the problem)
2) Could this just be a loose connection?
3) how can a failed heater cause the draining to stop working??? does the water have to be a certain temperature to initiate the drain process?

[KevB]

Re: Hygena Select (APL 8224) not draining

Is the thermal cut-out switch located just below the heating element? If so, then I did find that there was a poor connection on one of the wires going to this. It was almost as if the heating/cooling process combined with the corrosion of the contact had stretched the crimping on the connector as this wire would fall off with gravitational force alone… I “tweaked” the connector and put it back in place, could it be a poor connection causing this behaviour?

Regarding the “live” test… on this model there are no electronics visible when this plastic shrowd is removed, it merely gives one access to the door handle… I know what you’re saying and agree that live electrical tests shouldn’t be done, but common sense does allow some latitude in that area… :rolls:

[KevB]

Re: Hygena Select (APL 8224) not draining

Hi,

I have spent more time trying to diagnose the problem with this machine, and all the pump pipes and the pump its self are clear from blockages.

I stripped the side panel down and checked the “maze” that the water flows through and that controls the switch for the incoming water, and there was a little bit of muck in there, but most “circuits flowed cleanly under pressure from the garden hose.

I then took the cover off the top of the door and set the door-closed switch to shut with the door open so I could watch what was going on… and to my surprise the drain cycle started working occasionally, not every time, and not in a predictable way. This got me thinking that the problem lies either with the door-closed switch, or the timer control module.

I could not find a point in the drain cycle where the drain always worked, and I could not find a position on the door-closed switch that made the draining work either.

Does anyone have any ideas as to how I can diagnose this further?

If it drains sometimes, I am thinking it’s NOT the drain pump motor…

Also what would a control module and/or door-closed switch cost for this machine?

Thanks in advance.
Kevin

[KevB]

Re: What causes Hot Carbon Brushes

Machine is quite busy… 5yr old and a 5month old in the family… I guess I’ll put it down to that and the occasional large load. Just the kind of thing you want after 2 weeks off work, 2 appliances give up on the same day… the Saturday before you go back to the office!!! 😯 😯 😯 🙁

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