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Re: Hotpoint VTD60 Drum stiffness
It does seem to be a rubbish system, I don’t know how the belts are applied in the factory, but when you fit a replacement, the stretch would seem to happen over 1/2 of the belt’s length max. Which can’t be good for its longevity.
I had another look at the drum and sprayed it with some silicone spray whilst turning it and it spins much more freely now, so once my suppliers have sent the correct length belt :rolls: I’ll see how it goes.Re: Hotpoint VTD60 Drum stiffness
yeah, might be something to do with how much weight goes into them I guess. I could have bought a 60kg capacity one and ‘er indoors would still manage to cram it full…
Re: Hotpoint VTD60 Drum stiffness
Ok, thanks for that. I’ll stick it all back together and see if it works then!
Re: SMEG DWF66 – diagnostics
Thanks for the answer, you could well be right 🙁
Luckily though, everything else still works OK, just that I now have to chuck the tablet/powder in with the dishes rather than in the door. (so no pre-wash programs).I think it may be engineer time now, apart from the board, what is that likely to cost me?
Re: Smeg DWF 1.1 – Unable to start any program
I’m most certainly NOT an expert, but this sounds exactly like the problem I had with my smeg (search DWF66 diagnostics).
Re: SMEG DWF66 – diagnostics
Update:
Bought and fitted a new soap dispenser. Attached wires and it will now start, but the dispenser doesn’t operate and open its door now. I have put a meter across it and the solenoid is OK and there’s 240v across the wires. I then put the meter across the two wires to test current and there’s none at any point in the cycle (I was expecting it to spike as the program reached the point of opening the door)
What now?
Re: SMEG DWF66 – diagnostics
I’ve just tested the solenoid – no continuity.
I shorted the wires that connect to it and hey presto! everything else now works fine, so it looks like I’m going to have to buy a soap dispenser.
What an odd system design!Thanks for your help Clive.
Re: SMEG DWF66 – diagnostics
Thanks Clive, I’ll do a continuity check later and report back.
One more thing, and I think I know the answer to this already…. is it possible/likely that this will have knackered the timer board? (or would it just not work at all?)
TaRe: SMEG DWF66 – diagnostics
I have exactly the same problem with my DWF66 at the moment. I have checked and cleaned the fill chamber and transfer pipe and this has not cured the fault. The drain pump is working fine as I was able to test it by pushing up the foam float on the underside.
My question is: Is there any way to test whether the soap dispenser is causing the problem without fitting a known good one?
I tried unplugging the solenoid, (to remove any possible ‘noise’ form it intermittently working) that didn’t work.
(I also tried giving it some strategic ‘welly’ but that didn’t work either!)
