I have got a Hoover washing machine about 3 years old that has stopped spining. It fills with water, heats the water, rinses and pumps out ok. I have had the back panel off and the belt is ok, the drum also spins when you turn it by hand.
I am obviously thinking that the motor or a switch has gone, but is there a way to test it myself?

I would rather repair it myself but if it is going to cost a bit to get an engineer out to fix it. I would prefer to put the money towards buying a new machine. As it is sods law that as soon as you fork out to fix one thing, some other component will pack up and before you know it, you could of brought a new one in the first place.

Cheers ian

 

Don't Haynes do a manual for this sort of thing? Best to get down the libarary and have a look

 

My machine had similar problems, it was the carbon (i think) 'brushes' that started the drum spinning.
They are black things about the size of a pack of juicy fruit and basically wear down over time, it may just be those that need replacing quite easy to do once you know how.
I think I paid someone £35 to sort it out the first time...

 

LOL

 

9/10 of the time it will be the carbon brushes.They are made of graphite type stuff and wear down over time.They cost about £14 for a Hoover(I swapped a mates a couple of months ago)and are located on either side of the motor-just look where the wires go into it.It's a doddle to do yourself but watch you don't snap them when inserting them in.£35 seems a fair price as I bet that's the standard callout charge.

 

Yep ,sounds like the brushes.
mine did this a while ago,wouldnt spin at all.On my machine i took the top off,gave the motor a whack with a hammer and it sort of bumpstarted into life
After doing this 2-3 times a wash i decided to call our local man in.Think it was around £15 to have new brushes fitted

give it a try

 

Time to get some carbon brushes then.
Thanks for the sugestions guys.

Cheers ian

 

I've done my Hotpoint brushes twice and it is a pretty easy job. If you want to get it to work for a while until the brushes arrive, try spraying some contact cleaner/WD40 on the coppery ring (technical term) that the brushes touch onto. This kept mine going for a couple of weeks. I got my new brushes from www.acedomestic.co.uk for about 12 quid.
Make sure you don't stick your fingers anywhere near any wires when it's switched on !!

 

My Hoover machine used to have a similar problem.

It was the water temperature sensor that had failed. Basically, as the sensor had failed, the machine never got a signal that the water was at the right temperature, so it would not carry on the washing cycle until it did.

Dave

[Edited by druddle - 7/12/2002 12:12:19 PM]