problem with washing machine

jewlls

Hi,
I wonder if anyone can help me, tonight I have put my washing machine on and it is making a funny noise and has sparks coming from underneath,( like a man using a welding gun) those kind of sparks.


Heeeellllllppppp

angeluk69_2

omg switch it offffffff!!!!!

Unplug and do not touch it, let it cool down and then try to get a plumber, may be tha motor, that happened to me once and it cost me £35 and a very nice man came and fixed it.

Q. How old is your machine?

jewlls

had it a couple of years,

bought it off a friend, had to change the bushes a couple of months ago,
but has been working fine until now.

angeluk69_2

ummmm, I think it may be time for a new one, just checked with the guy from next door. He's ever such a nice person, and a plumber!!! He says you need to make sure that it can be disposed of safely and ask someone nice to fifnish the load of washing for you and buy a new one... do not waste time getting a plumber in..

Sorry

angeluk69_2

oh and I have no idea what bushes are....?

jewlls

thank you angeluk69 . you have been most helpful
bushes are metal things that run somewhere underneath or at the side that help turn the drum. I think that is right not very good at these sort of things.

angeluk69_2

Just thinking of your safety my friend... now where did I leave my Supersuit?

squeaky

A replacement motor, and that's what it needs, costs a whole lot less than a new machine. If your machine is otherwise in fair to good condition it is worth the repair.

Brushes are blocks of carbon that carry electricity from one part of the motor to another - and they wear out. Sometimes if caught early enough so that they haven't damaged anything they can be replaced and the motor will be fine.

If you decide on the repair you need to look up Washing Machine Repairs or Domestic Appliance Repairs in your yellow pages or Thompson's.

smcaul

Who changed the bushes? Could be that they have just burned out again, sometimes happens if they have not been put in correctly, the sparks could be where the bushes are only just touching the spinning bit of the motor, where as normally they would have good contact. COuld also be the pump if it is coming from underneath, But my bet would be the bushes. (I am not a reapir man, just have fixed allot of my own Washing Machines)

jewlls

my partner changed the bushes , when we moved the machine we found a bits of metal, so will check them first too see if that is the problem

Bossyboots

smcaul wrote:

Who changed the bushes? Could be that they have just burned out again, sometimes happens if they have not been put in correctly, the sparks could be where the bushes are only just touching the spinning bit of the motor, where as normally they would have good contact. COuld also be the pump if it is coming from underneath, But my bet would be the bushes. (I am not a reapir man, just have fixed allot of my own Washing Machines)

Having got through numerous sets of these in my lifetime I would agree.

Were the set that were changed the correct ones for the machine. In an emergency once my hubby used some he had taken off a different motor at work. He managed to get the machine working again but these were softer than the proper ones and wore out within weeks. Luckily by then we had got the right ones and he changed them again.

My machines always make a noise when the bushes are on their way out. We have learnt to recognise it now and get replacement straightaway.