[Lee M]

So the new Smeg valve assembly arrived the other day.
I connected 240v onto the coil and could blow through it easily.
Swapped it over and tested.
All seems to work fine.
I took the outlet hose off and had a nice dribble of cold water when it was calling for cooling.

So, all good. Both valves I had off eBay were u/s but they refunded them.

Thanks Dave

[Lee M]

Thanks Dave.

That’s what I was thinking too.
just needed someone to bounce my thoughts off.
I’m guessing the ones I’ve bought second hand were off faulty machines.

I’ll buy a new one.
I noticed the Smeg alternative on the post for the spare part I looked at earlier but again, thanks for the confirmation.
I’ll buy one and fit it and post up the result.

Cheers
Lee

[Lee M]

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the prompt reply.
Yes I was applying 240v and blowing through it.
On both of the white valves you could hear the coil was energised.
The pale blue one didn’t make any noise.

Just running it in the machine now. The drawer is getting steamy again.
no water is coming down the drain from
the solenoid block so I’m assuming this 2nd second hand valve set is also NG.

I’ve checked voltage at the valve connections, not continuity.

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