HI PAUL THANKS FOR YOUR PROMPT REPLY TODAY SPENT SOME HRS TODAY TRYING TO FIND FAULT
1 CHANGED FILTER WITH SPARE I HAD FAULT STILL THE SAME, REFITTED OLD
2 REMOVED DOOR SWITCH
CHECKED OK, REFITTED
3 RECHECKED ALL WIRING AND PLUGS ALL SEEM OK
THIS IS WHAT I THINK
I SET MACHINE TO DRAIN
PUMP ON OK, PANEL SHOWING SPIN LIGHT ON
BUT NO MOVEMENT OF DRUM, EVEN WHEN I HAD PROGRAM SET TO 15 MIN WASH IT FILLED STARTED
AGITATING OK HEATER HAD 240V THEN WHEN I THINK IS WAS SUPERPOSED TO SPIN the WHOLE MACHINE SHUT DOWN, THE ECO SILENT DRIVE HAS An INVERTER
IN A BOX AT BOTTOM
I HAVE NOT HAD IT OUT YET BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK IF THE MACHINE CAN’T SPIN WOULD IT SHUT DOWN OR JUST SETTING PROGRAMMER TO A SETTING THEN AFTER 30 ODD SECONDS MACHINE SHUTS DOWN IS IT CHECKING THEN FINDS A PROBLEM WITH INVERTER OR MOTOR AND SHUTS DOWN? BUT NO-FAULT CODE OR PERHAPS THIS MODEL DOES NOT HAVE A FAULT CODE FOR INVERTER? IT IS NICE TO HAVE SOMEBODY TO ASK ABOUT THE PROBLEM
I RETIRED BUT BEN A MAINTENANCE ENG ALL MY WORKING LIFE
MANY THANKS BOB FRI 21.50
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