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Re: Help on old Zanussi washer
Replaced the hose, no help. The pump definitely does not seem to be ejecting water at any decent pressure.
I’ve uploaded a wave file (about 40 seconds) of the machine trying to empty. At this point the machine is emptying into a bucket. at about 25 secs the machine has emptied, you can hear the change in sound. The microphone is right by the pump.
Re: Help on old Zanussi washer
I checked the hose, (took it off the machine and ran a 75mm copper pipe through it). No blockage
I’ve taken the pump off again and checked that it turned ok with power. That’s ok, but I’m surpised how noisy it is.
I reassembled it, and it appears to be able to drain, but only if the hose is about 12” or less off the floor.
Is it possible that this pump is faulty? Or another crazy idea i’ve had is that it can’t deal with the altitude here (I live at 5000m).
Re: Help on old Zanussi washer
Ok, heres the old pump
http://www.geocities.com/ncsoft/zanussi/oldpump1.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/ncsoft/zanussi/oldpump2.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/ncsoft/zanussi/oldpump3.jpgThe last 2 responses confused me, do i need some kind of mod kit?
Re: Help on old Zanussi washer
Thanks for checking that.
I ran through the tests again, filled the machine with cold, then ran an empty. I can hear/feel the pump definitely vibrating, possibly turning, but no water is emptying. If I empty the machine into a bucket while the pump is running, it’s definitely just gravity working, but when the machine is nearly empty, I hear the ‘whooshing’ sound that I would expect and it feels like the pump is definitely turning.
Any suggestions?
Mark
Re: Help on old Zanussi washer
Checked that, no luck. This could be a case of my amateurish installation.
1. I’ve posted a picture of the pump as i reinstalled it. Could somone check and tell me if its upside down etc. http://www.geocities.com/ncsoft/zanussi/pump.jpg
2. As the connecter was different on the pump than the old one, I had to cut the wires off and attach them to a new plug – purple for live, white for neutral – is that ok.
3. The clear plastic tube that is attached to the housing was caught and pulled tight. Whats this for?TIA
Mark
