Must be my week for machines busting, first my drill (now fixed), now
my washing machine, good job I don't have a pacemaker.

Washing machine is a Hoover New Wave+ 1500 (1996 vintage, actual model
is AC184)

Runs fine up until it starts to drain - drain pump starts and runs,
water is being pumped out, then it goes to a fault code (E1) and stops.

I've had the pump out, tested it, seen it runs, checked the sump &
drainage pipes are unblocked.

It looks like the behaviour I've seen previously when the pump has
something trapped in it - but this time it hasn't - and is (partially)
draining before going to the fault mode.

Any ideas?

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Any ideas?

Level sensor pipe scummed up? Dead common, that one.

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Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Guy King wrote:
Level sensor pipe scummed up? Dead common, that one.

Pipe is clear (can blow through), but I think you're on the right track
- I'm going to get a new sensor.