
UK Washing Machine Repair Questions
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I've messed up my pump with latex rug backing so wanted to turn washing machine onto it's side clean out pump (following a video as I am clueless). I have turned the spigots the only way they will go. The blue spigot was an easy anti clockwise turn to the wall- would not turn in any other direction, the red just one won't go anything but clockwise towards the floor. I ran the machine and it still fills. Can someone please tell me what is wrong and is it alright to forget this and just go ahead and turn the machine and take out the pump anyway. I just don't want people in my house Thanks in advance.
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Many many thanks if you can point me in the right direction : My Indesit WI10 has stopped functioning. If I leave it in the on position (with no lights lit) it will start the cycle randomly after a couple of hours. Sometimes completing the cycle successfully. Alternatively if I hit the side of the machine the "on" light comes on, and sometimes stays on (the machine then works) and sometimes goes off again (the machine then not working). Help !!!
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Hi, first post - thanks in advance for any help given. Apologies if I've posted this in the wrong place? I have Miele W5748. After a wash the fabric conditioner tray is left full with water. It's dispensing the fabric conditioner fine, but the residual water is not draining. I have removed the tray and thoroughly cleaned, and the outlet at the rear of the tray in the bottom left hand corner is clear. Today I have also cleared the nozzles on the roof of the compartment, but they didn't seem too clogged up. I have seen articles elsewhere that are non-specific to Miele and some mention that there should be a tube running from the tray. Mine doesn't have one - but don't …
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I have a Beko WDIR7543101 Washer Dryer and have noticed over the last couple of weeks that the drying is less efficient (having to put it on for longer or additional cycles to get dry). Yesterday it stopped heating during the drying cycle altogether (washing stone cold). Today i did a wash cycle and the clothes felt colder than normal afterwards which makes me suspect there might be an issue with the water heating too. Having read some of the other posts and the advice guides on here (thanks, they're very helpful!) i understand that the water heating element is different to the drying element so i'm skeptical that these have both failed - it is more likely to be thermosta…
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The handle from the washing machine broke. In order to replace it I need to disassemble de door. The problem is that the 2 parts of the door don't have any screws. They are hold in place by plastic clips(I am assuming this...). Can someone tell me the procedure to disassemble it? I really don't want to force it and break the clips. The model is: BEKO WKY71033PTLYB3 I added also a picture of the door. Thank you in advance.
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Hi, I'm stuck and I'm hoping for some assist: Fault: * Machine doesn't fill, starts program, makes humming sound but does not take any water. - Water feed seams 0K, usually gives error code if it does not get water, good pressure in water feed hose. - Spin program works fine. Mark/Model: Zanussi ZWF14791W, Fault Code Using Procedure from https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Zanussi+Washing+Machine+Fault+Code+Reset/34977 I get the following fault codes: Turning nob clockwise. 0 - Up/off position. 1 - C11 2 - E71 3 - EF4 4 - EF4 Cottons Normal 5 - E71 6 -…
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Hotpoint WMEF 742 Fills no problem. Loads of pressure going into back, loads of water filling into washing powder door (so 2 little solenoids on inlet are ok I presume). I put a new drain pump in it last year. I cleared exhaust pipe. After 12 minutes on a 1hr 44 min cycle the H20 error appears and beeps constant. I can hear a pump spinning non stop but it just sits, doesn't fill or doesn't exhaust. If I hit pause, it allows door to open (no water in drum). When I press start again, it fills a little, empties a little then goes back to just a pump spinning and a H20 error. Just put it on a spin and drain cycle and it done it no problem. Trying a rinse cycle …
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Bosch Front Loader WFL2480AU/04 Maxx Tried searching to no avail - nothing similar posted on forum. Motor only does 1 or 2 turns at the start of any cycle (wash, rinse or spin) and then just stops turning! An old machine (bought new in 2000), but a good one and so reliable (like a member of the family - I'm attached to it!! ) Changed brushes twice since 2000 - that's it up until now! Machine was noisy (like bearings on the way out) when on spin. Checked the tub - all good, no play whatsoever. Before I got the chance to check the motor it was washing a load and then the motor seized up - couldn't turn! Found small pieces of metal und…
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I have a Samsung ww80j5555ew/eu that won't start any cycle. Lights up as usual but pressing start just gets the cycle light flashing. Child lock is off and error code scan brings up all clear. I don't hear the door lock so assumed it was that, replaced part and still the same. Drain filter is cleaned regularly although I did have to drain it when it stopped halfway through its last wash Drive belt is still attached, motor brushes are fine. Drum spins freely. At a bit of a loss now, for a machine that has just gone a month outside of its 2 year warranty I'm not impressed with Samsung.
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Hi all I have searched and read lots of bits but am still not sure what has caused my issue etc. So the machine is a Beko WIX845400 and I have a leak (that seems to be intermittent). I have found that it comes from the top of the soap dispenser housing (within the machine housing) when filling. I have thoroughly cleaned everything (although it really didn't seem to be that dirty) and there are no blockages. I thought it could be that the water pressure was too high but I have turned this down and I still have a leak the other thing that is very odd is that I often end up with a bit of soap powder clumped up in the draw (I use persil and def have not …
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Hi there, have a Candy washer dryer with a noisy bearing and the repair shop says bearings for this model are welded in to the drum and therefore a new drum is required. is this correct as I've never heard of this before and it seems such a waste as the machine is pretty new still?
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Hello. I have an 8 year old Siemens iq700 washing machine that recently started making very loud vibration noises during the spin cycle. After reading up about the causes of this and other sites I made an assumption that the dampers (3 on this machine) may be getting worn so replaced them as they weren’t all that expensive and the job was relatively simple. Unfortunately this has made no difference - (I probably should have found a way to bench test the old ones first) so am looking at what else might be the cause. I’ve not seen the following mentioned anywhere online - but the drum is definitely not rotating true when compared with the rubber seal it sits next …
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WAQ243D1GB/09 Advice needed. My Bosch washing machine has started to trip my fuse box a couple of minutes into it’s cycle...however I am able to run the drain cycle and quick was cycle. Any advice on possible fixes would be much appreciated
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I’m not able to do a resistance test on a Bosch door interlock, is this because it contains a bi metallic coil?
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Hello, I hope you can help. Today my washerdryer model Hoover 7514da-80 showed fault code E21. I can't even find online what this code refers to. I have looked at the discharge pump, tried resetting (just says E21), disconnected all electrical connectors on main PCB. Can anyone offer any guidance please?
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Hi. A little before Christmas, our (13 month old) washing machine packed in. We did a bit of investigating locally and found an engineer with good feedback. He came out and assessed the machine, and decided that the problem was the motor, and that we’d need a new one. His prices seemed reasonable and he knew his stuff, so we had him order the part. £135 for the motor and only £30 to fit it. Plus £30 for the initial callout fee, so £195 all in. He came the following week and replaced the motor, but afterwards he said he’d discovered a fault on the circuit board control panel that was causing the problem with the motor, and that if we tried to…
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hi guys. i have a bush f721qb washing machine which i have replaced the door seal. so i have put it back together and all im getting is start light and stop lights are just flashing? i also have another bush washer sa127qw which works fine. as both front panels are exactly the same i swapped the mainboard from the good one to the bad one and it works. no flashing lights. so i tried the bad one in the good washer and it works fine too???? but when i put oit back into the first washer same thing just flashing lights??? can anyone help with this?
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My Miele Washer Dryer has started to stall and not move on 12 minutes from the end of the drying cycle. Everything else seems fine. Any advice please?
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Hi I have an Indesit washing machine and it has always worked well, but a few days ago we put dishwasher liquid in it, which caused it to over foam through the door. I have tried to run it a few times since then, but for some reason it does not spin. Water gets in, it can turn and rinse, but does not spin. Any advice greatly appreciated. Kind regards Johan
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VarioPerfect Serie 8. IDos dispenser is showing low detergent all the time. Even after filling up to max. It began so after I accidentally dropped too much detergent for the drum clean cycle. Foam was coming out of the drawer. Is that the dispenser fried or anything else? Or could it be reset somehow?
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Hiya all.Ive got a bosch wtn85201 c9ndenser dryer with a cracked door glass.I have the replacement part but I just cannot work out how to dismantle the door.There are no visible screws and it doesnt want to seperate if i try to pry it open.And I'm wary of forcing it.Has anybody encountered this ? Thanks very much in advance.Phil.
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Hi guys bought a second hand maytag MWA 09149 a few weeks ago, but now we have a fault, machine lights up but wont start, it is showing no faults, so far i have checked the heater element getting 27 ohms, thermistor was giving a reading, had continuity at water valves and door interlock is locking the door, machine will not allow water in and makes a couple of clicking noises, also anyone know how to ut this model into test mode, have pressed reset no avail. thanks in advance
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Our 2015 WM3370HWA front-load washer has developed a slow leak. We first noticed it the day after doing laundry when my wife saw that some water had pooled in the cracks in the tile floor in front of the machine. I cleaned it up and slowly over the next 15 minutes it reappeared. Checked the rear of the washer and saw some water on the floor back there also, but not as much as front. Checked all hoses/drain and no sign of leakage. No water at all on rear panel of washer. Cleaned up all water and ran a few empty load cycles. Leak did not reappear and I hoped it was gone, but later that night it reappeared. Turned off both water feeds overnight then opened the ho…
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Hi Forum Got a Miele WKG 130 - NDS with TwinDos, however when I try to run the TwinDos maintenance it only works on container 2 - with a TwinDosCare container - when the TwinDosCare is in container 1 - I receive a display message that "there's not enough detergent/water in the container. Repeat process" - tried 6 times now and the same occurs 1) Has anyone seen this "problem" before and knows how to solve it? 2) Does anyone knows how to "force" the use of container 2 on every wash? Thanks in advance 1
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Hi I have a Logik Washing Machine , it switches on and sounds like it's trying to start a cycle , it seems to be trying to pump out all the time then E21 for blockage shows but I have check the filter at the pump the hoses the filter on the inlet what's my next move please
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