Washing Machine problem

[manda]

Not sure if anyone is up on washers, but My friends washer is recently taking forever to fill, I have taken the filter screens out and cleaned them, along with the pipes from the solenoid valves to the fill spout, there is no blockage and after replacing them no change. I was wondering if anyone knows how likely it is for it to be the actual solenoid valves themselves causing the problem, or may it be something else? I was going to replace the valves, but don't want to spend her money, to find it's not actually the problem. Any ideas?

 

[bugsy]

Has to be either sticking diaphram in the solenoid or low water pressure

 

[manda]

Thanks bugsy, water pressure is fine. Can diaphram be replaced without replacing the valves do you know?

 

[High Tower]

Limescale simple as. hit it with a descaler

 

[manda]

Will give that a go too. Thanks.

 

[bugsy]

The rubber diaphram normally sits underneath the plunger which is encased by the solinoid coil , depends how its been assembled

 

[High Tower]

Go and have a wander over to the plumbing forum, they will probably be able to tell you the best de scaler to use!

 

[rolf]

Is it just a cold fill machine. If yes and water pressure is fine change the valve there not that expensive . Wasteing your time piddling about with descaler how would you get the descaler into it.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Check the ball valve at the hose connection to the incomming supply.

 

[manda]

separate hot and cold fill, will check pressure coming through each at weekend then prob see from there, hopefully just have to replace the one! Thanks for all the suggestions.

 

[rolf]

Manda wrote separate hot and cold fill,
Do you know the make and model . Not to worry if not . First try it on a rinse = cold fill only then select a 90deg = hot fill only. That will point you to which valve is playing up.

 

[manda]

Great, thanks rolf

 

[Paul.M]

Manda, don't get a plumber in. He will tell you its an electrical fault but he can fix it with some 1.5mm left over from his last shower install fed from a 4mm spur without a fcu from a ring main and doesn't care if It's balanced or not.

Jokes aside is there no end to your young ability. Your not doing a plumbing course as well are you?

 

[manda]

Lol. The plumber couldn't figure it haha, I had a look at weekend and figured it may be the solenoid valves but didn't want to go spending someone's money on new parts until I'd checked if there was other likely causes I've not looked at. ie maybe program faults etc. That would be way over my head! Anyhow, got pointed in right direction for parts, and for between £20/30 for a valve my mate has decided to accept a washer being offered to her from her daughter who is moving house. The part may well have been worth more than the washer was worth

 

[Paul.M]

I'm not that old but I will say something that my parents would have said. "they don't make them like they use to". These days that is true. How many tv repair shops do you see although we have got 3 or 4 in our house? If your fridge brakes down (and I don't mean emotionally) you get a new one. Same with phones, dvds, cd player. It's only the more expensive items we can justify the cost of repairing. Lap top, washing machine, cooker, its the thought process of "eeemmm it will cost £80 to repair or buy a new one for £120 with a 3 year guaranty". State of the world where we want everything cheap and then moans when it brakes down. Well done for fixing a washing machine that a plumber couldn't fix hehe.

Ps why do we still call it a washing "machine"? Other things in the house fall into mechanical..... cooker machine, microwave machine, blender machine. Rabble over, its late I'm off to bed.