Leaking
CANDY Turbomatic 801.
I had a small leak on this machine.
After ruling out the obvious: inlet pipes / connection + outlet pipes etc I saw a drip coming from the sump hose, & thought it was split.
When I got it off, it seems to be perfect, and the run marks look as if it was leaking around the joint to the drum.
I obtained a tube of Appliance Part adhesive & glued it back in place yesterday.
I hesitantly started a wash today, but stopped it within a few seconds as the water was gushing out.
I haven’t done a full check yet, but the water seemed to be coming from two places – to be confirmed a,s,a,p.
In my haste to catch some of the water, my pot touched the cooling fan on the filter/pump housing, & snapped 4/5 vanes off it.
I thought that I’d put plenty of adhesive on the hose / drum, & made sure it was seated properly. It seemed to be perfect before I started.
The smaller of the tubes on this hose, goes onto a polythene tube & disappears up the side of the drum.
Where does this go please ?
Are there any drawings / diagrams of the workings of this machine ?
Unfortunately, I have to go to the hospital this afternoon, so won’t be able to look further into it.
If I can get this old machine to stop leaking, I’ll need a fan for the filter/pump. Are they available ?
What are they actually called ? Searching for Candy filter fan comes up with everything but ?!
I dropped a line to Candy/Hoover, but as usual, I haven’t had a reply.
Any help or advice would be appreciated.
All the best to you all.
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Candy Turbomatic 801 leaking from sump hose area
- The problem
- A Candy Turbomatic 801 washing machine had a small leak. After ruling out inlet and outlet pipe connections, the owner saw dripping around the sump hose area and suspected leakage at the joint to the drum rather than a split hose. After removing and gluing the hose back in place, the next test fill caused water to gush out. During the incident, the cooling fan on the filter/pump housing was damaged with most vanes snapped off.
- Likely cause
- The strongest diagnosis in the discussion is that the leak may not originally have been from the sump hose itself, and that after refitting, the hose or joint was probably not seated or sealed correctly. The small attached tube was identified as likely being a pressure tube leading to the pressure switch.
- What fixed it
- Recommended action was to carefully recheck the leak source, bearing in mind water can run down from higher up, and if necessary remove the hose again and reseal/refit it properly. For the damaged pump fan, the advice was that separate pump parts were not available and to search for a complete Candy washing machine pump instead. The exact repair was not confirmed.
- Checks to try
- Inlet pipes and connections ruled out
- Outlet pipes ruled out
- Observed drip from sump hose area
- Hose removed and found to appear undamaged
- Run marks suggested leakage around the hose-to-drum joint
- Test run after gluing caused severe leakage
- Parts or tools mentioned
- Appliance Part adhesive
- Complete Candy washing machine pump
- Pump filter
Safety: Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
2 Answers
No parts are available for any washing machine pump other than a pump filter. If a washing machine is old enough to have a pump that used to be repairable the chances are parts are obsolete for it. Try searching for Candy washing machine pumps to see if you can find a new one. If it has a fan fitted it sounds like a fairly old one.
Regarding leaks, one of the tips on my troubleshooting washing machine leaks page is that water dripping from a part or hose may well be coming from higher up and not the part itself, which may be the case for you. If the leak is much worse since you glued it in I can only suspect it didn't seat in properly and needs carefully checking, maybe removing and resealing.
If it has a small tube going up to the top it's likely to be a pressure tube which goes to a pressure switch. The water levels are controlled through such a tub by the water entering the machine forcing air up that tube to operate an air pressure switch.
There aren't any drawings or diagrams available other than what the trade uses (at great expense) so they are not likely to be publicly avaialable.
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Hi Andy,
Thank you for taking the time to get back to me. I must congratulate you on a great site. I hadn't come across it before.
all the best to you, & other readers.
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