Hotpoint Aquarius Motor Not Turning All Of A Sudden
There has been no prior problems, the washing machine just started flashing lights after several minutes into a cycle. I traced the problem to the motor not turning. The relays on the control board are clicking, but the motor doesn't even try.
Before I go further I must point out that I do know what I'm doing with electronics and electricity. I know how to play safe.
I searched for a new control board, but didn't find one until I spotted an Indesit one that was identical. Shame, when I bought a Hotpoint I thought I was buying quality. With problems my parents had with Indesit in the past I bet it's the triac. The triac is a BTB10-800BW, I can get a BTB10-600BW (600 volt not 800 volt) from Farnell. Is there a alternative that CPC stock, so I can nip down to Preston and try fixing this tomorrow?
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Hotpoint Aquarius washing machine motor not turning; PCB fault suspected but not confirmed
- The problem
- The washing machine began flashing lights several minutes into a cycle and the motor was not turning. The relays on the control board were reported to click, but the motor did not attempt to run.
- Likely cause
- No single cause was confirmed. The accepted reply said there are many possible causes of a motor not turning, and the PCB is only one possibility. A PCB fault was discussed by the original poster but not verified.
- What fixed it
- The accepted advice was to diagnose by eliminating other possible causes rather than assuming the control board or triac had failed. No specific repair or replacement was confirmed in the thread.
- Checks to try
- Observed flashing lights after several minutes into a cycle
- Confirmed motor was not turning
- Noted relays on the control board were clicking
Safety: Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
1 Answer
Sorry I didn't reply over the weekend. There are many possible causes of motor not turning, with the pcb being just one of them. Unfortunately there's no method of actually testing a pcb for engineers so it's normally diagnosed by eliminating the other possibilities. Appliance engineers are never taught or given equipment to test pcbs unlike engineers from other trades. Therefore I can only point you in the direction of my articles here-
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