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Shipping of heater was delayed by that cyber-attack on the Post Office :(. Fortunately a family member was able to bring it here last week. Thank you for re-directing my shipment :).
It’s installed, and working, using only cold water.
Now, the shortest programme generally works, but not always. Other wash programmes are stalling part-way through, with random timing. The rinse programme is still stalling.
I’m wondering if the door interlock is randomly sending “door not closed” signals? It does “work” – the machine starts, the door locks, and it unlocks at the end of all programmes. Across L & N it tests around 950Ω. It’s this model: https://shop.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/3202…hine-door-lock
UPDATE – I bridged across L & C, to eliminate any potential fault in the PCB reading the status of the latch. Again, the machine stalled. But could there be an intermittent discontinuity associated with the circuit from L to N through the bi-metallic strip?Or are there any other potential causes for this behaviour?
The lamps come on after 5 to 10 minutes into a programme (longer waits on longer programmes). Typically they go on and off a few times, until I guess the system realises that there isn’t any heat, and the programme stops.
But not consistently. Sometimes a programme will stop before the heater is activated. Sometimes a programme that got to, say, 30 minutes on a previous try, will only make it to 3 minutes the next try.
The 12-minute rapid programme (30°C) activated the heater twice, and it evaded the temperature checks, and it completed. But only once. That’s the only attempt that has ever completed.
I tried to fool it by using hot water (40°C into a 20°C or 30°C programme). That didn’t work.
I also tried a “no-temperature” setting a couple times. No luck.Our incoming cold water is probably only 5°C (our water comes from the river, under the ice …). Any chance the system doesn’t like really cold water? But there must be other places this machine is sold where the water is cold?
The problem of incomplete rinses continues. Only once, of at least 20 attempts, did I get a full rinse cycle. And only one made it to the second rinse.
I ordered a heater from you guys over the weekend, but it hasn’t shipped yet. Maybe having a working heater will help …
Got it. Neat.
We’re a little short of 240V light bulbs over here, so I’ll have to kludge 2 together in series!
Thank you.
PeterThank you.
I’ve now confirmed that the heater has failed (open circuit, and tested after removal) and that the thermistor works (resistance drops with temperature). I have the part number, I’ll order a heater.Just wondering whether it is to be expected the machine also wouldn’t work on a “no temperature” setting (when I cycle through the temperature, there’s a blank line, EG _ _ _ , after the lowest temperature available for that programme).
I also tried filling the machine with hot water at about 40°C, and running a 30° or 20° programme – but it still failed at the same point ….And – is it to be expected that the rinse cycle would fail in the circumstance of an open-circuit heater?
