Evening peeps,
The folks washing machine has once again gone on the blink. It was one of them that I believe now is subject to the recall, however, I replaced the switch in it prior to the machine being subject to it (as the door wouldn't lock shut).
So, the pretty standard thing of the door not sensing it is shut properly, but if you slam it hard it would seem to work most of the time.
This evening it finished its cycle, I opened the door (but didn't power the machine off), and then approx 5 mins later it decided to suddenly display F06, flash all the lights at about 1hz, and the drain pump was running continuously. Turned off at the power switch on the machine, and it was displaying the "door lock" symbol. Turned it back on, the machine thought the door was locked shut, and as a result, you could start a wash cycle with it open. But - leave it not running a cycle for approx 5 mins (whilst a program is selected), and then it goes straight back to displaying F06, flashing the lights, and running the drain pump. Maybe it thinks it hasn't finished the last program?
Turning off at the mains for an hour+ and back on, it seems to do the same thing - but it WILL run a cycle (with door shut, obviously) then only play up when it isn't running one.
Any other ideas greatly received, will only use the machine whilst supervised for the time being.
Edit: Door interlock visibly scorched from the connector up to above where the connector joins the main unit. Have fired off an email to the spares supplier, and will call Hotpoint in the morning. I found another thread on this forum and the interlock units appear the same, and the scorch marks on mine are exactly where the burn marks are on the other.
The folks washing machine has once again gone on the blink. It was one of them that I believe now is subject to the recall, however, I replaced the switch in it prior to the machine being subject to it (as the door wouldn't lock shut).
So, the pretty standard thing of the door not sensing it is shut properly, but if you slam it hard it would seem to work most of the time.
This evening it finished its cycle, I opened the door (but didn't power the machine off), and then approx 5 mins later it decided to suddenly display F06, flash all the lights at about 1hz, and the drain pump was running continuously. Turned off at the power switch on the machine, and it was displaying the "door lock" symbol. Turned it back on, the machine thought the door was locked shut, and as a result, you could start a wash cycle with it open. But - leave it not running a cycle for approx 5 mins (whilst a program is selected), and then it goes straight back to displaying F06, flashing the lights, and running the drain pump. Maybe it thinks it hasn't finished the last program?
Turning off at the mains for an hour+ and back on, it seems to do the same thing - but it WILL run a cycle (with door shut, obviously) then only play up when it isn't running one.
Any other ideas greatly received, will only use the machine whilst supervised for the time being.
Edit: Door interlock visibly scorched from the connector up to above where the connector joins the main unit. Have fired off an email to the spares supplier, and will call Hotpoint in the morning. I found another thread on this forum and the interlock units appear the same, and the scorch marks on mine are exactly where the burn marks are on the other.
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