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Fred Bloggs ....having trouble with an AEG Lavamat 50800 that has just stopped during the wash cycle and is now "frozen" ...power is still ok but won't do anything ...you helped me with the Belling cooker before Xmas ...hopefully u can help again   cheers Brian

Submitted: 314 days and 12 hours ago.
Category: UK Appliance
Value: $12
Status: AWAITING CUSTOMER ACTION
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Posted by Fred Bloggs 314 days and 1 hours ago.

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Hiya,

Unplug the machine from the wall socket and pull it out.

Drop the drain hose down as low as possible into a wash basin and let gravity drain the water out. Raise the hose up to stop the flow of water. (Even better if you can run the hose out of the door).

Once you've drained as much water as possible out of the machine, put a towel or two in front of it and take out the filter. Remove the debris in the filter and anything that is obstructing the drain pump.

Try the machine again. If still not draining, do the same again, drain it manually and this time you'll have to take the drain pump out. You can lay the machine on it's left side (carefully) to give you easier access to the pump. Check the hoses for blockages and inside the pump too.

Reassemble it, and job is done.

 

Good luck with your repair.

 

Thanks

313 days and 19 hours ago.

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Fred ...have drained water and removed filter to drain water from it ,,,no obvious obstructions ,water runs freely so I am going to have a look at the pump now as soon as I can as I would guess that is why it stopped working in the first place because it had no qay of getting rid of the waste water ...agree ....hoiw do I know if a pump is not working ??? cheers Brian

Posted by Fred Bloggs 313 days and 19 hours ago.

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Hiya,

Two ways, multimeter across the terminals, on ohms or kohms, reading of 0 indicates faulty, or take it out of the machine, make up a test lead and bench test it.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Thanks

313 days and 19 hours ago.

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Thanks Fred ,,,I'm on it !!!! Brian

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Hiya,

Sorry, I didn't receive the email yesterday.

No payment came through and it said you had already paid because you were on your other post about the cooker.

So the poor system couldn't cope. LOL.

If you use this one it'll work with no problems.

I'm assuming you managed to get the washing machine done too?

 

Wishing you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year.

 

Thanks

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311 days and 23 hours ago.

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Yes thank you Fred ....in fact it is churning away behind me at the moment ...its 3rd load since repair .... the rotor on the pump was stuck but eventually ran freely 30 times in succession so I put it back in ..it will probably stick again but I know what to do now and how to get at it ...perhaps a squirt of WD40 might help it if it jams again ?? the most difficult thing was putting the triple pipe with the ball inside back on 2 on and one comes off ...I clamped my mole grips on the spring clips but they kept falling off ...maybe there is a tool for that job to make it easier ..I have certainly got to know my cooker and washing machine a bit better ...our dishwasher and w machine were more than 25 yrs old when retired so I got to know them quite well ! ... I can almost look forward to the next breakdown ...almost .... I now have to find out why my car heater isn't warming up ...possibly blocked with rust ? its a bit cold for outside at mo ..thanks for your help...sorry for delay in payment Happy New Year ... Brian

195 days and 23 hours ago.

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Hi Fred hope you are well ..my son in law needs an oven door handle for a Zanussi cooker top oven /grill door ...ZCE 7702 X ... have you any supply sources ... internet are looking £40 +pp for a plastic handle can u help him??? cheers Brian

Posted by Fred Bloggs 195 days and 23 hours ago.

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Hiya,

Sorry, just checked around, £41 odds plus delivery seems to be the going rate.

 

Thanks

195 days and 23 hours ago.

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Thanks Fred he'll just have to bite the bullet ..presume this is a freebee?? Many thanks Brian

Posted by Fred Bloggs 195 days and 23 hours ago.

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Hiya,

Yep, can't help you with this one so nothing to pay.

 

Thanks

192 days and 13 hours ago.

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Hi fred ...many thanks anyway ....We have that AEG Lavamat 50800 which you helped me to fix the pump on is now making a regular thumping sound when spinning my wet suit and other gear after sailing every Sunday ...the wife reckons the bearing has gone due to the heavy load so I will have to take a look at it sometime when I get a few other things cleared up ... its been making the noise for some time ... I have been doing things to the motor home as we are off to the wilds of Donegal this weekend so it won't be for a while ...you may be getting a call in May !!! cheers Brian

Posted by Fred Bloggs 192 days and 4 hours ago.

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Hiya,

No problem, enjoy your weekend / holiday.

 

Thanks

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