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[camallison]

Aaaaaaaw Colin, I wasn't nagging      just a feminine view  but the correct one   

You are naturally correct - I always bow to a female point of view.    

Colin

[scottiesmum]

 ....  what a sensible gentleman  ! 

[tuftedduck]

@ tonyappuk

Yes, could be the belt or the carbon bushes.

Can't look at that today........am in no fit state to get the machine out from it's hidey-hole..will need help for that.

[burakkucat]

If the motor's brushes have never been checked or replaced in ~20 years then they would be my prime suspects.

[UncleUB]

Time to forget you're Scottish TD and get the old cheque book out 


http://www.johnlewis.com/231245544/Product.aspx   

[kitz]

[kitz]

I like the idea of washing clothes in the river, but I fear it might be a bit back-breaking (as well as cold in the winter).

Sorry got phone call whilst making above post and stopped for a while..  but Im not sure thats such a good idea in this weather.
On Wed I took all the half washed stuff out of the machine and just put them on the line - remember I was in a hurry to get out for an appt and it was somewhere to put a pile of soggy washing out of the way whilst I mopped up.

A few hours later they were all frozen solid on the line and I kid you not with icicles formed at the bottom where they'd been dripping.

[oldfogy]

[AdrianH]

[oldfogy]

Adrian,

I have personally had 2 washing machines that had a faulty door catch, the first one was a Electrolux, the second one was a Zanussi and on both occasions it only effected the spin and rinse cycle, in fact if memory serves me right, by turning the control knob manually I was able to start a half speed spin cycle to empty the machine.

My sister in-law also had a Indesit with the same problem and my sister had a Bendix with the same problem.
So as you can see the same problem is not prone just to one brand of machine.

Plus as I mentioned earlier, when I ran my own business I also repaired many washing machines with the same problem.

So wherever you got your information from then it is wrong.
It may well have written by a manufacturer, but I stand by what I said, that part of your information is wrong.

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So TD, before splashing out on what could be a costly repair try my suggestion first.

[AdrianH]

Err......  well all I can say is you keep your opinion and I know my facts .


I am a fully qualified engineer, I trained with Hoover and spent 25+ years in the appliance industry and was employed to train engineers with several companies after I left Hoover.
I have worked extensively on Hoover,Hotpoint,Zanussi,Bosch,Creda,Beko,Ocean and many other makes, I stand by what I stated.

[oldfogy]

In which case I out rank you with 48 years in the electrical industry, starting from June 1964.

But obviously I am prepared to except that we are both correct, in either what we know or what we believe.

[tuftedduck]

Thanks guys for your further contributions.

Oh deary me, I hope I have not started a war of words..

The only thing I can look at without help is the door lock/switch which I will do later in the day. Anything more physical requiring the machine to be extracted from it's position under the units will have to wait until I can get some help.

To the best of my knowledge there are no washer engineers near at hand ( I'm very much in the sticks here) so if I was to call one in it would be from a distance and at a cost........more importantly, I have no idea of the reputation of any of the available companies.

Thanks again....please do not fall out on my account..

[oldfogy]

As I said earlier, you can get at it by just removing the rubber boot, just that it's easier to put back with the lid removed.

As you are not at the moment taking the top off, try using a small mirror and torch to see the switch and if I am correct it will show signs of burning (although not always) then using a very short possidrive screwdriver you can get at the 2 fixing screws.

As for falling out, I doubt it, it's just a difference of opinion.

Good luck and hopefully in time you will let us know how you get on.

Edit
Sorry forgot to say, if you want the manual you can download one from here:
http://www.aeg.co.uk/Support/

[kitz]

>>> A machine is not allowed to have ANY drum action with the door operable

This is something that had me puzzled last week when I had my washing machine flood mishap, because I always thought that they shouldnt work with the door open? 

On mine the door catch snapped mid-cycle.  Yet the machine most definately did carry on its full cycle with the door wide open and was able to spew water out into my kitchen. Its a Hotpoint WMT02.  I dont know exactly how far into the cycle it was probably about 1/3rd to 1/2 way through a 1 hour wash.  The drum was turning slowly and filling up water at the same time when I stopped it by which time there was already very large pool of water over the kitchen floor. (Surprising how far water spreads :/ )

I was washing a bedroom rug and probably an uneven load was what caused it to pop/snap open.  The plastic door casing has had a small crack in for several years after a friends toddler used it once to pull herself up on so for the past few years Ive had to slightly lift the door when closing to ensure a proper connection.   

Since last week though that crack is now bigger and I have to to twist the door a bit further to maintain a connection before the machine will start.

After fitting the new door catch, one of the things the guy did to check it was now working correctly was to see if the machine would start a new cycle with the door open which it wont.  He then tested it again by insering a screw driver into where the door catch would go and it did work.

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@ TD, I do hope you are able to get something sorted.
It may be worth checking the local paper ad sections to see if there is anyone local and do a bit of ringing round first to get quotes to evaluate if its worth getting a new one or not.

I know what you mean TD about being able to do certain stuff.  I certainly wouldnt be able to get mine out on my own to look at it..  which is also something else to consider if you get a new one..  as you may also need help with installation.  Yeah I know its relatively simple in theory, but again thats something I probably couldnt do myself