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Re: Hotpoint FFA91 Fridge Not Freezing & Fridge Section Warm

Thanks Samuri

Do they lose gas just like that ? working one minute & then nothing. I couldn’t hold my hand on the motor it was that hot & i could hear it running so when the fins on the back were hardly warm at all i just immediately presumed gas.

Regards
Graham

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Re: Indesit WIL163S Drum Bearings Replacement

Oh well , if it runs a few week longer then i will be happy. My wife has her eyes set on a new LG Direct Drive machine from a local dealer so no doubts i will succumb to the pressure

Thanks for all your help

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Re: Indesit WIL163S Drum Bearings Replacement

Well a new day & a new set of bearings installed. Got some yesterday & fitted them today, they drifted in quite easily & look to be in nice & square.

Results ?, bit of a mixed bag to be honest. When you spin the drum by hand its nice & smooth & no visible end play.When the washer is slowly toggling the clothes back & forth it there’s a graunching sound but when the washer is doing the slow or fast spin it’s spot on. No sound at all except the familiar whistle as it spins up. Strange ,if the bearings aren’t right then why ok at slow & high spin but noisy when slowly contra-rotating ?

Another problem (although this was there before the bearing problem is that program settings 8 & 9 (Flash Wash) doesn’t work properly. It goes through the wash cycle as normal but never kicks on to the final spin & just keeps refilling/slow draining out. The seperate spin program though works fine. Is it possible the programmer is corrupted & can it be reset

Graham

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Re: Indesit WIL163S Drum Bearings Replacement

Now managed to remove the spider & drift out the old bearings. They don’t appear to have broken up so i’m feeling quite optimistic. They took quite some knocking out though,i think the inner one was rusted in a bit. I hope they drift in easier than they came out.

The shaft of the inner drum doesn’t seem to have been damaged, it’s darker at the end of the shaft nearer the drum & quite polished at the outer end. Also the shaft seem to be machined slightly smaller diameter at the outer end (either that or its worn 😀 )

Will try & get some bearings locally tomorrow or may have to go mail order. There seems to be quite a range of prices for what appears to be the same item&. Will see how it goes after that.

Graham

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Re: Indesit WIL163S Drum Bearings Replacement

Well i still have a full set of digits, but i can see what you mean. I wonder how many Indesit employees still have a full set ?

Managed to get the bolts out ok (gardening gloves came in handy) that secure the bearing carrier to the drum. Got the drive belt pulley off as well but struggling to get the carrier out so i can replace the bearings. I have put some wood against the drum spindle & given it some wellie but its still reluctant to come off. Decided to adjourn for the day as the football is on shortly & i have to get in the mood 🙂

Had to lie the machine down on it’s back to get at the bottom bolts for the bearing carrier & on righting the machine i noticed one of the top suspension spings had come loose. Never mind i’m sure i can get it back on. About a week before this bearing problem i had issues with a program sticking & on its last rinse before i stripped it (when it was shaking itself to bits) i had red & green lights flashing all over the place so i am hoping a new set of bearings will cure those issues as well although i can’t see a direct connection with those problems

Thanks again for your help
Graham

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Re: Indesit WIL163S Drum Bearings Replacement

Thanks Andy/Martin I will get my gardening gloves on i think 🙂

I need all my fingers for holding my drink while watching the FA Cup later

Graham

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Re: Indesit WIL163S Drum Bearings Replacement

Thank Martin, that is my plan for later in the day (Garden not A&E)

So i don’t have to remove the drum at all , just the spider ? & the concrete weights that seem to be bolted over the spider fixing screws

If i can get this thing to last a few months more for the sake of a set of bearings then i will be happy, not a good time financially

Thanks again
Graham

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Re: Creda Advance T601CW Not enough heat

Thanks Martin, am i right in thinking that:
A) The main timer is just a timer, no other functions ?

If so & it just has a delay in switching in the heaters how would that affect the low heat , wouldn’t it still heat as normal but at a wrong setting.

B) The drum does reverse in operation so i assume that the reversing timer can be discounterd ?

c)Does the high/low switch just cut the 2 heater coils in or out together or is it more complicted than that.

Cheers
Graham

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Re: Creda Advance T601CW Not enough heat

Hi Martin, thank you for your reply

I have rechecked the setting of the front panel timer & nothing happens until it is turned to 30 minutes ( stone cold until then)so am i looking at changing teh timer or coudl something else cause that to happen. Also is that unit just a timer or are there any other functions (temperature related perhaps) that it performs.

I know the heating elements are switched in according to low or high heat but on this model there are definitely 4 heater coils or should i say 2 pairs of coils. In each pair of coils the 2 coils are wired in series giving approx 40ohms toal rsistance with the Orange feed from the cutout splitting between the high & low pairs as required.

Just tried it again now its all boxed back up & it’s definitely not heating up enough, any more ideas where to check ? Lint filter & condenser pack get washed out horoughly with the hose regularly.

Graham

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