Advice - Washing machine not draining

[Bunkermagnet]

Sounds like a blocked pressure system.
If it wont take much if any water, it thinks it already full and because the pressure system wont clear the machine thinks it full of water and thus wont allow it to spin.

Checking of the pump though is easy. With the coin trap removed, you should be able to see the pump impellor at the back which should have magnetic resistance as you turn it. If the impellor is free and almost springs from percentage turn to the next I would say it doesnt look like the pump, however sometime they do "stall" when starting up so then they dont drain. Likewise Ive had quite a few where the impellor detaches leaving a ratlling pump that doesnt drain

 

[Crazyface]

No idea on the fixes, but on a purchase we've always bought a Hotpoint. They last, well not forever but 10years+. This current one is about 8 years old. Not a problem.

 

[CliveW]

Plenty of helpful videos on You Tube under "Blocked Washing Machine"

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Plenty of helpful videos on You Tube under "Blocked Washing Machine"

There might well be, but unless you can diagnose what the problem is having a video to show you how to overcome that problem isn't much use

 

[SocketRocket]

Whenever I've had that kind of problem with a washing machine it has tended to be due to something like a coin in the pump impeller jamming it. Most machines have a removable cover that allows you to check and remove an object. Its normally behind a removable strip at the front bottom edge.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Whenever I've had that kind of problem with a washing machine it has tended to be due to something like a coin in the pump impeller naming it. Most machines have a removable cover that allows you to check and remove an object. Its normally behind a removable strip at the front bottom edge.

You are right, it's what most of the YouTube clips show as well. I've checked that, all is clear. The next step is to take it apart but that is above my skillset. I can take things apart but fixing them and putting them back together is a whole different story. I'm waiting for a proper person now.

 

[SocketRocket]

You are right, it's what most of the YouTube clips show as well. I've checked that, all is clear. The next step is to take it apart but that is above my skillset. I can take things apart but fixing them and putting them back together is a whole different story. I'm waiting for a proper person now.

Did you check the impeller rotates freely when you turn it with a finger, they can get gunked up and need a bit of pressure to free them.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Did you check the impeller rotates freely when you turn it with a finger, they can get gunked up and need a bit of pressure to free them.

To be honest I'm not sure what that is, even after googling. The filter is clear when I remove it. There is a twirly thing behind that that spins freely and is clear of any gunk. If it's something more substantial than that, needs the top removing, then I'm best leaving it alone.

 

[SocketRocket]

To be honest I'm not sure what that is, even after googling. The filter is clear when I remove it. There is a twirly thing behind that that spins freely and is clear of any gunk. If it's something more substantial than that, needs the top removing, then I'm best leaving it alone.

The twirly thing is the pump impeller ??

 

[Lord Tyrion]

The twirly thing is the pump impeller ??

Okay. It's not that causing the problem then. It's spinning freely and I've looked at it using a torch and there is nothing behind it.

Appreciate the effort ?

 

[Dando]

Beko washing machine. Clothes have been coming out wet, now it locks the door but little water goes in before cutting off. I've unscrewed the filter but it's clear, nothing blocked.

Any suggestions? It's about 4 years old.

I'm guessing it's pump related but before I get a proper person out I'd like to check here first.

Have you switched it off and on again?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Have you switched it off and on again?

I've seen every episode of The IT Crowd, I have a Sky box. Of course I've turned it off and on ?.

Sound advice though and works for a surprising number of things?

 

[Foxholer]

I had a similar problem, though different brand, a while ago. Not long afterwards, the sink (common outlet) wouldn't drain, so flushed with drain clearer. Retried the washibg machine a couple of days later and problem had gone! And has been fine since!

 

[Crazyface]

After reading this I checked ours. Found 25p ! 15 minutes parking somewhere.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

I had a similar problem, though different brand, a while ago. Not long afterwards, the sink (common outlet) wouldn't drain, so flushed with drain clearer. Retried the washibg machine a couple of days later and problem had gone! And has been fine since!

A common problem with people flushing the fatty contents of their plates and pans down the sink when the washing machine and/or dishwasher are on sealed spigots on that sink waste

 

[jim8flog]

After reading this I checked ours. Found 25p ! 15 minutes parking somewhere.

Is that an Irish 25p coin?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Proper man came around:

Carbon brushes are fully worn down
Pump is goosed
Mother board (or similar, I was spinning at this point) has burnt out, possibly linked to the above

£220 to fix.

New machine getting delivered on Thursday

 

[Blue in Munich]

Proper man came around:

Carbon brushes are fully worn down
Pump is goosed
Mother board (or similar, I was spinning at this point) has burnt out, possibly linked to the above

£220 to fix.

New machine getting delivered on Thursday

Lightweight; there's got to be YouTube videos for fixing these...

 

[williamalex1]

Proper man came around:

Carbon brushes are fully worn down
Pump is goosed
Mother board (or similar, I was spinning at this point) has burnt out, possibly linked to the above

£220 to fix.

New machine getting delivered on Thursday

See post 5, I told you so

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Lightweight; there's got to be YouTube videos for fixing these...

Fair point, definite lightweight. Far too many things for me to get wrong plus how do you get your arms in those spaces without scraping your skin constantly? Mystifies me