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Re: F & P ED56 dryer won’t start

I fiddled with the kiddie lock button and if I was doing it right (mum lost the manual for this machine) it shows a red LED when activated so I don’t think that is the problem but it was worth a shout LOL.
Do the F & P dryers have a diagnostic mode like the washing machines?, if so how do I get that happening?
Cheers,
Tony

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Re: F & P ED56 dryer won’t start

The pin that operates the door switch looks OK and I tried starting with the door open and I got beeps after pressing start/pause so I guess this means all is well with the door switch.
I’m not getting any unusual beeps with the door shut.
No I can’t hear any humming but there is a VERY faint metallic clicking if I listen hard, almost like something is warming up and causing expansion creaks metal to metal if that makes sense to you.
Do these dryers have a diagnostic mode like the F & P washers???
Just a suggestion but this machine belongs to my elderly mother and could she have punched any buttons on this that could prevent normal operation??? I can see a button with a padlock symbol maybe a childproof lock??
I have only tried to operate this on default settings and a few variations on default, didn’t want to get too creative as I don’t like complex modern appliances.
Thanks for your suggestions,
Tony

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Re: Hoover washer agitator action

Hi qas 😀
well I replaced the damaged arm and found a sneaky way to get some oil into the gear casing and the machine seems fine now 😀
Thankyou so much for your help mate 😀
Greg

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Re: Hoover washer agitator action

Hi all 🙂
After checking underneath but without much disassembly I found 1 definate fault. I found what I assume to be the brake solenoid and this has a pull rod that activates a lever which appears to do more than one job. Above the planetary gear casing there is a plastic ring gear and the lever moves a plastic arm the tip of which usually meshes with the plastic ring gear (ratchet motion?) but the end of the plastic arm is broken so what appears to be a “ratchet” motion (one way movement) is not possible, the ring gear can move freely. Is this broken part going to cause the agitator to move clockwise only????? ❓

I also learned from mum that this problem possibly came about as a result of the machine being overloaded.
I removed the end cap from the planetary gear casing for a look see and although the cogs look to be perfect there was only a dribble of oil in this casing, no idea how much oil it usually holds but it was nearly dry.
Cheers,
Greg

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Re: Hoover washer agitator action

Hi qas 🙂
thanks very much for your help, I’ll check it out and see what I can find mate,
Regards,
Greg

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Re: Sanyo model asw33ap fault diagnosis help needed

Many thanks Penguin and Steve 🙂
These small machines are pretty rare so I didn’t expect to find anyone who had actually worked on one so educated guesses were what I was hoping for. Yes I found the capacitor attached to the cabinet and I’ll look into a replacement part and see how we go, will check back afterwards,
Cheers and thanks again.
Greg

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