High I've got a well-used Candy 800 washing machine that doesn't always
manage to turn the drum round during a normal wash cycle (fine during rinse
and spin). Have replaced the belt and the springs holding up the drum but
still happening occasionally I guess the motors the next port of call - is
it worth replacing just the brushes or the whole thing - if its the whole
thing then inclined to get a new one, after all its nearly 10 years old...

Cheers

Peter

Peter Davis wrote:
High I've got a well-used Candy 800 washing machine that doesn't always
manage to turn the drum round during a normal wash cycle (fine during rinse
and spin). Have replaced the belt and the springs holding up the drum but
still happening occasionally I guess the motors the next port of call - is
it worth replacing just the brushes or the whole thing - if its the whole
thing then inclined to get a new one, after all its nearly 10 years old...

Your symptoms certainly sonud like those of our Hotpoint, which were
cured with new brushes.

David

I'd replace the brushes first - about =A310 as opposed to =A375 for a
recon motor. My experience with several Hotpoints is that you can
change brushes 3 or 4 times before the motor goes.

Dave

Peter Davis wrote:

High I've got a well-used Candy 800 washing machine that doesn't always
manage to turn the drum round during a normal wash cycle (fine during rinse
and spin). Have replaced the belt and the springs holding up the drum but
still happening occasionally I guess the motors the next port of call - is
it worth replacing just the brushes or the whole thing - if its the whole
thing then inclined to get a new one, after all its nearly 10 years old...


Motors seldom go - its bearings and brushes, and brushes are cheap and easy.

Chances are if its only 10 years old, its a brush job.

Cheers

Peter

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Peter Davis wrote:

High I've got a well-used Candy 800 washing machine that doesn't always
manage to turn the drum round during a normal wash cycle (fine during
rinse
and spin). Have replaced the belt and the springs holding up the drum
but
still happening occasionally I guess the motors the next port of call -
is
it worth replacing just the brushes or the whole thing - if its the
whole
thing then inclined to get a new one, after all its nearly 10 years
old...


Motors seldom go - its bearings and brushes, and brushes are cheap and
easy.

Chances are if its only 10 years old, its a brush job.

Cheers

Does not sound like brushes the first thing to go with brushes is the spin,
has the machine got a brush motor or an induction motor ?

Peter