Thread Number: 61866
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Hoover DYN9166P |
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Post# 845251 , Reply# 2   10/11/2015 at 07:59 (3,092 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia)   |   | |
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I've already done that, it didn't help. (that trick worked for my Asko many years ago.) thanks lej chris. |
Post# 845253 , Reply# 3   10/11/2015 at 08:16 (3,092 days old) by reversomatic (east anglia,england,u.k.)   |   | |
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Hi Gizmo, this is a common fault on Hoover/Candy washers and is usualy caused by an earth fault on the heating element. An easy test without the aid of an insulation tester I.E. Megger, is to isolate machine from mains supply then disconect the 2 heater wires,insulate the bare ends and then run a wash. If runs O.K. then replace heater.The heater only needs a slight earth fault for this to happen.The reason for this is that the main board only gets a tub full signal from the water level switch there is no tub empty signal the logic being that if the tub isnt full it must be empty thus if there is an earth fault on the heater the board gets an earth/neutral supply so recognises tub still being full.Hope this helps.
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Post# 845254 , Reply# 4   10/11/2015 at 08:19 (3,092 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia)   |   | |
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wow that makes a lot of sense. I will try insulating the heater connections tomorrow. Thanks Chris. |
Post# 845484 , Reply# 5   10/12/2015 at 18:55 (3,090 days old) by Haxisfan (Europe - UK / Italy)   |   | |
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Post# 845664 , Reply# 8   10/13/2015 at 18:35 (3,089 days old) by Haxisfan (Europe - UK / Italy)   |   | |
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Hi Gizmo... I'm glad you solved that... I hope the owners decide to replace the heater... cold washing might be ok when done sporadically... but it might not be advisable for continuous use in a modern front loader. I'm not sure why Hoover/Candy does not use that terminal in the pressure switch... maybe they just adopt a different method... really and truly the right error code for this situation should be E16, but it's preceded by E03 somehow making things rather confusing! In their defense though I can say that I've been using their appliances for many many years and they've all been fantastic examples of reliability... only recently I had my first issue with my Dynamic but that was completely my fault as I accidentally blew it up... well... long story but it's all sorted now... and it wasn't just a matter of replacing a thermostat!
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Post# 845744 , Reply# 9   10/14/2015 at 03:02 (3,089 days old) by Haxisfan (Europe - UK / Italy)   |   | |
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Just realised the reason why Hoover/Candy machines don't rely on a direct link from the pressure switch to trigger the tub refill... this is perhaps due to the fact that the PCB needs to allow some time for the water to be absorbed by the clothes in order to calculate the type of fabric and the size of the load. E.g. if the pressure switch triggered a refill as soon as the water level dropped, the calculation of the load size would be less precise because whether there is a half load, a 3/4 load or a full load, the water is bound to be absorbed and would trigger multiple refills resulting in the machine assuming it's dealing with a full load. When the pressure switch gives the signal of 'tub full' and consequently 'tub empty', the PCB will not allow the machine to take any more water until it's ready for it :)
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