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Re: Hoover H160e faulty / overheated motor. Replace or new W

Thanks for that don,

I found it for a few quid under £300 here and there but by the time delivery and removal of old machine was factored in those cheaper deals started getting more expensive.

In the end I ordered the Bosch WAE24164 you suggested from http://www.coopelectricalshop.co.uk
which included free rapid/express delivery for this thursday and removal of old machine for a grand total £317.

That works out around £20-50 quid cheaper than other online retailers if you include delivery etc. Curry’s wanted £470 for it! Shows it pays to shop around!

Thanks for your help… my missus is happy again! 😉

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Re: Hoover H160e faulty / overheated motor. Replace or new W

Hiya – thanks for your reply.

I’m going to take your advice and get a new machine.
I like the sound and ethics of the ISE machines but unfortunately I don’t have the budget right now to stretch to over 400 notes. I realise in the long run it would be the more sensible option but my bank balance says otherwise.

So, in light of that, are there any cheaper , perhaps sub £300, machines anyone can recommend?

Thanks
Stef

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Re: Candy CNA135-80 wont stop spinning

Just wanted to let you know, incase it helps anyone else in the future, that I’ve managed to fix the endless spin problem on my washing machine.

Turned out it was a problem with the brushes (even though they are new) and possibly the motor armature.

I suspect that there wasn’t a good enough connection between the brushes and the motor. At lower speeds this wasn’t really an issue and so the washing machine was able to progress through the different parts of the program.

At higher speeds however (i.e. during a fast spin) I think that the connection between brushes and motor was either lost completely, or caused so much sparking and arcing that the motor shorted. Either of these caused the spin to stop, which the washing machine then attempted again, and again, and again – never reaching full speed and never being able to end the program.

To remedy this, I removed the motor, took off the brushes & cleaned the motor armature with a really very fine (nearly soft to the touch) sandpaper until it had a nice copper shine again, all the time being very careful not to scratch it.

Next, I could see that the new brushes had started to wear a little more in one area than anywhere else and decided that the tip of the brushes was not quite the optimum angle. So I sanded these down a little to change the tip angle (didn’t take much as the carbon is fairly soft). I then refitted the brushes.

Nearly there, but to ensure I had a decent contact between brush and motor, I wrapped a strip of very thin, fine sandpaper tightly around the motor armature with the rough side facing outwards (so that the sand paper was inbetween the armature and the brushes). Turning the motor caused the sandpaper to wear the correct curve and shape into the brush tips to ensure the correct fit.

Finally, with the sandpaper removed, I refitted the motor, plug the washing machine back in and set it on a spin cycle.

Worked perfectly and a lot quieter than I ever remember it being! The washing machine has just finished its second full load of washing, so I reckon thats a success and time to push and manhandle it back under the counter top. Yay! 😀

Hope that helps someone!
Thanks
Stef

p.s. A note to amateur DIY’er like myself – With all the water, electricity and moving parts I think there’s a huge potential for a nasty accident – so please always unplug before you tinker. I’m sure there are a few beasty components in there too that can carry a charge long after the machine has been unplugged…. careful careful ❗ 💡 ❗

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Re: Candy CNA135-80 wont stop spinning

Hello-

I have a Hoover time 1300 / H160E which has recently developed exactly the same problem as the post above (sorry to jump on your thread chrisbly). Am I right to believe Hoover and Candy washing machines are somehow related?

The machine will go all the way through any program, until the spin cycle and and then seems to get stuck in a infinite loop during the spin cycle. It will run through the standard spin process, slow for a while, then ramps up to speed, spins for a minute or so then stops spinning, does its pumping thing, stops pumping and then starts the process again but spinning in the other direction.

A couple of weeks ago the washing machine stopped spinning / turning all together, so I checked and replaced the brushes which were nearly completely worn away (one was showing copper). Now at least the motor works again but I’m stuck with the endless spin cycle.

Any ideas?

I have two very amateur theories;

1) Perhaps the new brushes (purchased from UK whitegoods) don’t have a good enough contact with the motors communicator at high speed.

or

2) Maybe the off-center load detector is kicking in (does this machine have one?) and stopping the spin completing so the machine tries again?

Any help for me or the OP would be hugely appreciated!

Many thanks in advance.
Stef

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