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Re: Samsung M1713N microwave – needs new light bulb
Do you not think he might have got the message from the above replies? 😕
Re: Training material
Hi David: Thanks for that, it’s not one that i’ve come across. Do you have a web site address?
I have just been through the attic & comme across my binder from when I did my city & guilds, that covers: Principles, Cookers, Washing machines / Dishwashers, Driers & Refridgeration basics.
Will have a look at scanning this into the Laptop & dropping to disc, if it works o.k your wllcome to a copy of it.
Andy 🙂Re: commercial machines
Hi David: In your post regarding this it seemed you were talking about Commercial Launderettes as well & as far as I know from past experience the majority of these used a lot of Gas stuff so didn’t want to see you get caught out.
Have you given any thought to Electric Catering equipment? I don’t know what area of west wales youre in but this can often be quite profitable.
Andy.Re: commercial machines
Just 1 question before you get too far down this road: Are you a qualified & registered Commercial Gas fitter? If not then you need to get this before you start, the Majority of these machines are GAS & Corgi registration for Domestic just wont cut it.
AndyRe: Hoover AL130
O.K you seem to be making this more confusing than it actually needs to be, lets get it straight if you only have a live to an item then you do not have a 230v supply to it, it takes 2 conductors to make a supply. If you only have Live going to the valves then obviously something is not switching the Neutral to it.
When you started this thread you said that the machine stops pre rinse cycle, in your last post you say that it doesn’t go into high speed spin.
Can you clarify this, are you saying that you have turned the programmer to the spin position & it won’t spin ? or have you let it go through the cycle & it has stopped pre-rinse? 😕
Re – your last but 1 post regarding Triacs switching: I really don’t need a lesson in how this stuff works, I have been in the Electrical / Electronics industry for the last 35 years both as an Engineer & as a lecturer in Electrical / Electronic Fault finding / Servicing. What we do need to be able to try & help you is a concise & accurate fault report on what is happening to your machine.Re: Hoover AL130
Hi: Maybe i am losing it but did you not say in your earlier post that you had 230v to both coils & that they weren’t opening? now you say that you had 230v to Earth on both sides of the coil, i.e open circuit switched Neutral.
Please explain L – N will not show up much, if you check across the valve for supply & you don’t get any then check & have a Live supply then it’s obvious that you have no Neutral, the neutral is switched via a Triac on the main board only if all other requirements are met. 1 of the main requirements being that the pressure switch is in the empty or Re – set position. Forgot to ask, does your machine have a rinse hold feature? & if it does have you checked that this is not enabled.As for a circuit diagram, sorry but these are only available to registered members of the trade.
Re: Hoover AL130
ratdogfink wrote:Also when it stops there is 230V (Uo) to supply to both the hot and cold water inlet valves. It stops working just before a rise cycle. If I turn the machine off for a bit sometimes it starts but sometimes not. If it does start it goes into the rinse cycle but then stops again. It is now stopped in a rinse cycle and 230 V to both inlet valves. Why if both valves are powered does it not fill with water?
O.K what you are saying there doesn’t make any sense, if the valves have a confirmed supply to them & they are both working then if the water is turned on at the taps they have to let in water, you appear to have proved that the valves work as you say it washes but only stops when you get to the rinse part of the cycle.
Did you check the 230v at the valves with them connected to the wiring? If not what you might be seeing is a Ghost or Phantom voltage seen this more than once when checking with a Digi, If in doubt check with a cheap Analogue or test lamp. Hope your checking L / N & not L / E on each valve by the way.Re: Hoover AL130
He already changed the cold water valve & tested coil continuity on the new 1 @ 3k, seems to have done a lot of things without success, 2 things I can’t see having been done are: 1) As Helo said insulation test on heater (we all know what wonderful games leaky heaters can cause)
2) Check wiring to the motor for continuity & especially giving it a slight tug on each wire at the motor end.The other thing he doesn’t mention is has it fully drained the water out of the tub, if not then obviously the pump etc needs checking
Uo Voltage of supply.
Re: Siemens SE64A630GB/44
Hi Mate: I think thats called Engineer syndrome, we sometimes get so caught up in what we do that we forget to check the simpler things.
Been there, done that & got both teeshirts 😆
In the same boat myself but I only just came back into this after a long spell away, To me this site is a godsend, we may work alone but when we have a problem we don’t have to think alone. 😀
Andy.Re: Creda TVU1 Tumble Dryer Thermostats
Before you order the thermostats you need to use a Multimeter & check that they are actually faulty i.e open circuit, at the same time check the continuity of the heating element.
When you identify which part you need, use the enuiry feature for shop at & they will tell you which kit you need.PLEASE REMEMBER POWER OFF & PLUG OUT BEFORE CHECKING YOUR MACHINE.
Re: Appliance Repair Network
Hi Mate: Thanks for the reply, nice to know that it’s not just me. Mind you I did think that being in Wales their prices were a bit OTT most of the people down here would rather scrap a machine than pay £70-80 labour.
Andy 🙁Re: Hoover AL130
Hi: You really shouldn’t be live testing a machine, it’s not something we encourage. Have you checked the continuity of the valves? Also have you checked the heater and the wiring to it? Did you have the problem before you changed the bearings or has it only happened since? Have you actually taken the wires off the valves & checked them for continuity or done it with the wiring connected, if the problem has only happened since you replaced the bearings I would be looking at wrongly connected or broken wiring.
PLEASE REMEMBER POWER OFF & PLUG OUT BEFORE WORKING ON THE MACHINE.Re: Siemens SE64A630GB/44
Hi Spimps: U any good with a soldering iron? if you are you can replace the Triac easily enough, you can buy them for about £2.00 each from places like CPC or Rapid. http://www.cpc.co.uk or http://www.rapid.co.uk.
Could save the cost of a board.
Why do you feel a dumbo mate? none of us know everything about all machines, that’s why this Forum is so good you have access to lots of skilled help.
All the best: Andy 🙂Re: Siemens SE64A630GB/44
Hi Spimps: I think what Martin means is that there are 3 legs on the Triac that’s blown, the print from 1 Normally the middle will go to one of the edge connectors. If you trace it from there to the component it supplies you will know what to replace so that the board doesn’t pop as soon as you replace it & cost you more money. 🙂
HTH: Andy
