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| Post# 531123 7/17/2011 at 08:13 (4,807 days old) by Haxisfan (Europe - UK / Italy) | ||
Hi everyone, a recent event made me realise how consumeristic our society has become: I just rescued an Indesit WIB101 washing machine from the tip which had been discarded because of worn carbon brushes. The machine is only a few years of age and beside the new pair of carbon brushes required, it's in perfect working order, clean and well kept (see picture below).
The motor was sparking, making frying noises and not spinning fast enough, I took the brushes out and noticed that they're were barely touching the rotor... aren't they supposed to have a few sprung loaded inches of length after removing them from the armature? Oddly enough, the machine worked fine after I put them back in, it even went through a cycle with flying colours... but I guess, my best bet is to buy a new set of brushes. Thank you in advance to anyone of you who could give me a rough idea of how long the carbon brushes should be. Thanks again :-) 
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| Post# 531125 , Reply# 1 7/17/2011 at 08:21 (4,807 days old) by aegokocarat (United Kingdom) | ||
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you all know my oppinion of indesit: PFFT! Crap machines! | ||
| Post# 531127 , Reply# 2 7/17/2011 at 08:27 (4,807 days old) by 69oyu812 () | ||
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we do... yet still you feel the need to put in two cents of negativity. They found one in the tip, and brought back a rather nice looking machine back to life. Well done..hope that you get a lot of use from the machine | ||
Post# 531137 , Reply# 3 7/17/2011 at 09:39 (4,807 days old) by ozzie908  (Lincoln UK) |
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Carbon length
Before you buy new ones as I seriously doubt they would have worn down that much in a couple of years, Take them off the motor and if you can get the holder apart do so and then rub fine sandpaper over each side of the carbons then when you reassemble them make sure they spring back out when pressed in if they do then put them back in the motor and I am sure it will go for a few more years.
To see if they are too short when pushed into the holder against the spring they should protrude from it by half a inch maybe less but should not go all the way inside hope this helps? Austin | ||
| Post# 531138 , Reply# 4 7/17/2011 at 09:42 (4,807 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
carbon brushes | ||
| Post# 531151 , Reply# 6 7/17/2011 at 11:58 (4,807 days old) by Haxisfan (Europe - UK / Italy) | ||
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Thanks 4 your feedback so far!
I'm not an 'Indesit' fan but I couldn't resist not rescuing this one... it looked so new and I couldn't believe it'd been thrown away just like that! I didn't really need a washer, but you never know, my daily driver is getting long in the tooth!
Special thanks to ozzie908 and optima for addressing my question direct... I seem to have spotted the numbers '08' in the serial code so it's probably 3 years old. The carbon brushes and the holder are one piece and they come out together (I haven't tried to take them apart, maybe that would be my next move), they stick out of the holder just by half an inch which is enough to barely reach the rotating bit in the motor... I was expecting it to stick out much more once it was taken out of the motor. I will take them out again and make a video so you can see what I mean. Thanx again guys... speak you later. | ||
| Post# 531163 , Reply# 7 7/17/2011 at 13:59 (4,807 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
As you all know
My sister has that model of machine and I must say for a BOL machine it has lasted very well. My Sister has 3 girls who generate a huge amount of laundry. The only trouble she has had in 5 years or so was a blocked pump and a door catch that was damaged when she moved house ( both fixed by me ). If I had to buy a machine on a budget I would get one in a heart beat.
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| Post# 531176 , Reply# 9 7/17/2011 at 14:43 (4,807 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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| Post# 531293 , Reply# 11 7/18/2011 at 00:33 (4,807 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
Don't be too judgemental, 69oy. I've worked in repair and counseled customers to replace rather than repair. Not because I profited from it, which I didn't, but because it was the most practical solution.
Obviously, that counsel is subject to abuse, like "throw your $1200 computer away because a $60 part failed". But in an age when you can't trust anyone, I spoze paranoia is the safest route. | ||
| Post# 531427 , Reply# 13 7/18/2011 at 16:36 (4,806 days old) by Haxisfan (Europe - UK / Italy) | ||
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New Thread with Video
Thanks again folks. I've now made a new thread about this washer... no more talk about throw away habits ;-)
It's a bit of a tricky suject I know... frankly I get the impression that companies in many areas of the globe try to push the consumer to take an even more consumeristic stance... but in some instances there is no evidence to support this... I guess we just have to go with flow... and do our best when we can... keeping ourself informed when it comes to carry out a repair. Nrones, I would like to adopt the Indesit, but unfortunately I don't have much space, so, selling it as you suggested might be an option, or giving it to charity, or keeping it in the spare room for a laundry emergency... but not before having made sure that's everything is ship-shape! I like Candy Evo but I don't wish my Hoover to break down... and I won't get rid of it before it does: you once said that you expect 10 years out of your Candy... so do I... out of my Hoover ;-) | ||
| Post# 531558 , Reply# 15 7/19/2011 at 06:54 (4,805 days old) by Haxisfan (Europe - UK / Italy) | ||
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