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Thank you, John. I'll do that. This is my first DD machine and I'm very impressed by this machine's capacity and performance, especially with heavy items and large loads or difficult loads, such as duvet covers, that tend to develop air pockets. I never thought I'd find it in my heart to...

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Thanks, guys. The washer is now washing perfectly, but it still has a problem when it tries to start spinning. This happens about 50% of the time. It's behaving in the same way as it was before the relay board joint failed. As you can see in this video, it sounds like a Unimatic when it...

Thanks, guys. I'll leave it as it is just for the time being while I continue to practice my soldering skills and get used to this soldering iron and its temperature control. Then I may well revisit the board once I'm a better solderer! I agree that the other contacts would benefit from being...

Well, my soldering equipment arrived and so did the practice kit. I’ve soldered the dry joint and tested the board in the washer and the motor is working perfectly at all wash and spin speeds. So….success! Kind of anyway. I haven’t reassembled the washer just yet and I’m not particularly...

Thanks, Matt! Before attempting to repair the board, I'll start out by soldering the practice kit and then I'll post a photo of what I've done!

Replies 12 & 13. I think you both make good points. I imagine Matt has more practical experience with electronics than the rest of us put together. Whereas I imagine John has more practical experience of fixing washers than just about anyone else on here. On the one hand, I subscribe to the...

Thanks so much for those tips, Matt. "Carefully scrape any blackened areas to allow the solder to adhere better." Thanks for letting me know. I was going to ask what kind of prep, if any, I should do to those blackened areas. I've ordered these things, among other helpful bits and pieces...

Thanks, Matt. I'll be sure to post an update! I've been meaning to get a soldering iron, as my husband has a small portable fan that I want to fix for him (USB power connection has broken off).

Hi Matt! Thank you very much for taking the time to do that -- I really appreciate it! Yes, it's a relay board. Thanks for pointing out the other dubious parts, which I had noticed looked "different" but I didn't know if it was a problem. I'll get a 40 W soldering iron and do my best to...

Actually, I'm not seeing any continuity anywhere on the board at all, so I don't know what I'm doing wrong. It's as though the solder isn't conductive at all! My multimeter does show continuity when I touch the leads together or test something else.

Thanks, Robert. I do have a multimeter and I'll go and check that now.

Hi guys I'm having an problem where the motor doesn't run at all. I’ve already tried replacing the capacitor and even swapped in a new motor, but neither made a difference. Upon inspecting the control board, I've just noticed what looks like a burned spot. I’ve never soldered anything...

Oh dear. It’s just been sold 🤦‍♂️

From what I can gather, the Calypso apparently performed very well but was unreliable and far too expensive to manufacture. So the plug was eventually pulled, despite many of the earlier problems being ironed out on later versions.

Thank you very much, John. This one is a Whirlpool version. I've read many of your posts regarding how you use your Calypso for really dirty white loads and how it cleans great and does a good job of rinsing away the detergent and bleach. And you've mentioned that it always completes the...

Thanks for your input, guys — I really appreciate it. This Calypso is the only one I've seen for sale so far, so in the absence of other options, I guess I'll go for it and just hope for the best! I’m not sure which "KQ" version this is. Mark

Hi Guys I've been eager to get my hands on a Calypso for a while now, and I'm excited to see one has just come up for sale. Before I commit to a 7-hour round trip, I was hoping some of our resident Calypso experts, such as @DADoES and @combo52, could share their thoughts on this one. It...

British-made Hotpoint top-loaders were designed to perform dry agitation during the fill cycle from the early 1980s onwards. During the wash fill, the machine would agitate for roughly 7 seconds per minute. These models were equipped with Automatic Temperature Control. The idea behind the dry...

One aspect that wasn't touched on is fabric gentleness. I recall a thread where someone mentioned that, in their experience, the Whirlpool Surgilator provided the best cleaning performance among the automatics they’d used—but it was also the harshest on fabrics. Interestingly, Consumer Reports...