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Re: Candy GO 1482 stain vanish and 90 min light flash 3 time
Ok. Found the drain hose and have emptied and got the clothes out. Found a list of candy fault codes and error code 3 points to problems with emptying.
I’ve pulled the filter and it’s clear.
I’ll check the pump and its electrical connections tomorrow.
The fault code info also pointed towards a possible fault with the level sensor, any advice on how to check it would be great.
Re: Crystaljet stopping and starting
I see a lot of folk have looked at the post but no advice 😥 maybe I’m not being clear about the symptom so i’ll have another go.
1. Fills normally.
2. Rinses with cold water normally.
3. Empties the rinse water normally.
4. This is where it starts acting oddly, runs and then cuts out (red program light goes out) then starts again for a little while and cuts out again, it did this maybe 5 or 6 times before I thought their may be a problem so I finished the cycle by advancing the timer myself.As I said the machine is new to me so I don’t know if it supposed to do this but it doesn’t seem right especially with the program light going on and off. I presume this is the point in the cycle the water starts to be heated so maybe it is connected to that?
Re: Strange fault Hotpoint WD51
Thanks for the replies chaps. I did suspect the door interlock, I just put my multimeter (set on the highest resistance) on the live and earth pins of the plug and opened and closed the door a few times. I got a slight fluctuation on the needle which might be signalling a fault so I will investigate, I’ll also check the motor wiring but I’d expect that to produce the fault as soon as the motor got power not just at the end.
Re: Hotpoint 7844 dishwasher timer problem?
I think I way have worked it out.
It looks like it may have simply been friction generated by a miss aligned front cover where the dials protrude through. Around a year ago I had to fix some broken wires in the door and in order to get it apart most of the clips on this plastic bit broke off. This meant the plastic trim did not sit flush causing binding of the knob, I have screwed it flush now with three self tappers. So we’ll see!
It is such a well built machine that performs so well I hope I’ve nailed it. I noticed the date 1993 stamped on the timer, don’t make em like this anymore!
Re: Hotpoint 7844 dishwasher timer problem?
Hi again, checked out the dispenser and it’s an electrical not mechanical link to the timer, it’s operated by a solenoid.
I think the problem is in the timer, it seems to lack the ‘oomph’ to get past the point it triggers the solenoid for the dispenser. I presume buried within the timer is a set of contacts and it’s this that’s stopping it, it doesn’t stop any where else though? Does the timer need to get a message from anywhere else ( sensor ) before it moves on and dispenses the soap?
Could the little motor that drives the timer round be getting ‘lazy’ in it’s old age?
Could the motor bearings be gummy, would a well placed drop of WD40 help?
Re: Hotpoint WD51 first edition drum bearings
I was fearing that! That’s what finally saw off my tough old Hoover. The movement is very slight, hardly visable more of a noise so hopefully I’ve caught it in time?
Re: Hotpoint Hydrocare 7844 not filling
Ahh… thought about the wiring where it bends! will pin the wiring out just to be sure.
No noise of the solenoid trying, the timer just stops and then silence, even the timer is sileent.
Shame about the timer being obselete and the valve being so expensive, what exactly does the diaphragm in the valve do?
Is the float that operates the micro switch on the side of the machine there to tell the machine it has water in it or is that sensor somewhere else?
Also just for interest what is the big moulded plastic network of chambers and pipes on the side of the machine do?
