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Thread Number: 68050
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Speed Queen FL on the Fritz, Need Help Troubleshooting |
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| Post# 907615 11/19/2016 at 10:37 (2,707 days old) by stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK) | ||
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The machine has all the lights flashing green in unison. It will not fill or operate in any manner. I have: checked the hoses, checked and cleaned the drain, unplugged and replugged in the electrical cord, made sure the door was closed fully, and readjusted the controls (rear control knobs model). The machine is the newest version and has seen very few loads (80-100 max), any ideas? | ||
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Post# 907616 , Reply# 1 11/19/2016 at 10:53 (2,707 days old) by ea56  (Cotati, Calif.) |
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| Post# 907617 , Reply# 2 11/19/2016 at 10:57 (2,707 days old) by stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK) | ||
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My machine is the knobs model, no pause button that i know of, but thanks.
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Post# 907621 , Reply# 3 11/19/2016 at 11:06 (2,707 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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| Post# 907631 , Reply# 4 11/19/2016 at 12:03 (2,707 days old) by stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK) | ||
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| Post# 908051 , Reply# 5 11/22/2016 at 13:36 (2,704 days old) by stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK) | ||
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Post# 908056 , Reply# 6 11/22/2016 at 13:51 (2,704 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany)) |
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Hoping this was a single time manufacturing defect or caused by any other external source. Things like MCBs can get pretty pricey and are certanly nothing that should go wrong within warranty all to often. | ||
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Post# 908079 , Reply# 7 11/22/2016 at 17:02 (2,704 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 908101 , Reply# 9 11/22/2016 at 19:09 (2,704 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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It seems like every electronic failure is blamed on a mystery surge. There is really no way to prove if it was a surge or not. Infant mortality can happen in a few percent of electronic components. I had a Sony TV fail a few years back about 6 months into its life. While there is no doubt that surges can cause massive destruction, remember that the appliance was designed to live with real world power, spikes and noise and all.
Still a decent surge protector is cheap insurance. This model is the real deal, all metal housing with RF filtering and multi way MOV surge suppression. There is a screw in bracket to keep them secure. About $25-30 gets you one. It is far better then a China brand plastic outlet strip "protector". www.tripplite.com/isobar-... Having a full house protector installed at the breaker panel makes sense too. The sooner you shunt the impulse to ground, the better off you are.
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Post# 908102 , Reply# 10 11/22/2016 at 19:20 (2,704 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 908104 , Reply# 11 11/22/2016 at 19:35 (2,704 days old) by Stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK) | ||
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| Post# 908105 , Reply# 12 11/22/2016 at 20:04 (2,704 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
Surge protectors!
I can't be sure, but this happened to me, year 2 of owning my duet front load washer. The CCU went and it was replaced and my machine has been plugged into a surge protector ever since the board was replaced (this one to be exact) and now going on 12 years old with no issues. So it may just be a coincidence. I don't know. But I always tell anyone who gets a new washer to use one just to be safe (even though they supposedly have them built in.)
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| Post# 908109 , Reply# 13 11/22/2016 at 21:15 (2,704 days old) by repair-man (Pittsburgh PA) | ||
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Not likely a power surge Not sure about the household models but I have had 6 out of 10 boards fail on my coin op machines that are 1 1/2 years old. All at different times. Very costly if out of warranty. | ||
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Post# 908132 , Reply# 16 11/23/2016 at 00:20 (2,704 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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Actually a line filter filters out radio frequencies from the AC line, both incoming and often more importantly outgoing for EMI compliance. A line filter does nothing to stabilize voltage over any length of time.
A typical "Corcom style" line filter does have a couple inductors in it which can slow the rise of a fast transient spike voltage entering a device. Most all major electronic devices will have an MOV or two which will shunt overvoltage events and spikes. Also the inductance of the power transformer and the filter capacitors after it do a nice job at handling line voltage irregularities. Remember there was an engineer that designed the device to live on real world power. While surges and spikes can and do damage electronics, the likely hood is very slight and blown way out of proportion. A nearby lightning strike may well be an exception of course. I do generally keep sensitive electronics protected with UPS's or surge suppression devices, but they are a bit like insurance, only going to make a difference in rare instances. | ||
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Post# 908155 , Reply# 17 11/23/2016 at 05:45 (2,704 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 908251 , Reply# 18 11/23/2016 at 15:53 (2,703 days old) by Stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK) | ||
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Back in action under warranty thanks to a local SQ dealer/repair center. The old board says, "made in Mexico"...not casting any dispersions, just letting ya know. This post was last edited 11/23/2016 at 16:12 | ||
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