Russel Hobbs won't agitate or spin.
Hi, hope you can point me in the right direction.
I have a Russel Hobbs RH1247W. It fills with water but won't agitate or spin but then drains ok at the end of the program.
There's no funny noises, no motor sounds or anything. Could the pressure switch cause this fault?
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Russel Hobbs RH1247W would fill and drain but not agitate or spin
- The problem
- A Russel Hobbs RH1247W washing machine filled with water and drained at the end of the programme, but the drum would neither agitate nor spin. There were no unusual noises and no motor sound.
- Likely cause
- Worn or sticking motor brushes. The accepted reply indicated the motor was not running, and the original poster later confirmed one brush was stuck and the brushes had very little material left.
- What fixed it
- The motor brushes were checked and a stuck brush was found. Freeing it got the machine working again temporarily. Replacement brushes were needed because the existing brushes were badly worn.
- Checks to try
- Observed that the machine filled with water
- Observed that the machine drained at the end of the programme
- Observed that it would not agitate or spin
- Noted there were no unusual noises or motor sounds
- Checked the motor brushes and found one was stuck
- Parts or tools mentioned
- Motor brushes
- Replacement brushes
Safety: Isolate the appliance from the electricity supply before inspecting or replacing parts. Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
2 Answers
Not really no. It sounds like the motor isn't running.
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Thanks for your help, it was the brushes, one was stuck. Working again for now but not much meat left on them so just need to track some replacement's down.
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