Hoover WDYN 9646G-80

[nurdlinger]

An online friend of mine in England has the washer named above.  He complains that it takes *minutes* to unlatch the door after the cycle completes.  I wonder whether any of you are familiar with this machine and could opine on whether that is normal behaviour or indicates some malfunction?

 

[hoover1100]

Normal...

The door look is unlatched by a bimetallic strip, it has to heat up for a little while until it unlatches.

 

[launderess]

My First Front Loader

A Malber did something similar. Once the cycle ended or you stopped it, there would be a wait before the door could be opened.

Thankfully my Miele and AEG use a different system which goes by water level, long as it is below a certain point the door can be opened by pressing a button.

 

[rolls_rapide]

A previous Zanussi and my current Panasonic have solenoid activated locks. A clunk or two at the end of the cycle signifies that the door is unlatched. This is a "zero delay door lock", as some sales brochures flogged.

Other machines use a simple bimetallic strip. As it heats up, the door locks. At the end of the cycle, the strip cools - taking up to two minutes - the door is now unlocked.

Hoover has previously used the bimetallic strip and a second physical mechanical interlock from the rotation of the programming dial to prevent the door being opened. For example on models from the 1980s - 90s, Logic and Ecologic models.

A different method is to link the door lock via the pressure vessel pipes. Water in the tub beyond a certain point, causes the door to lock. Hoover used this on the New Wave machines from 1993. They also used a Bowden cable assembly as a secondary system, which prevented the door being opened if the drum was rotating.

 

[henene4]

Uhh..

... which Panasonic do you habe?
We have a NA148VG4!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Time Delay

Yes its 3 minutes on these new Hoover machines, infuriating at best!!

How does you friend rate this washer dryer?

http://www.hoover.co.uk/large-appliances/products/18/laundry/21/washer-dryers/1006/dynamic-96/

 

[haxisfan]

You friends Hoover is a Dynamic washer dryer

As mentioned already, it's completely normal. I'm not sure about the 3 minutes though. I have 2 Hoovers at home and the manual for both states 2 minute delay after the end of the cycle. I timed both myself and the older Hoover takes 1 minute and 15 secs whereas the newer takes 1 minute and 50 secs: almost in line with the manual.

Still, when you are waiting to take out you laundry... even a minute seems like an eternity

 

[rolls_rapide]

@ Henene4

It's a Panasonic NA-16VX1.

Not a bad machine, but could be better built.

Irritating features:
The wiring looms inside the machine were all neatly gathered using flimsy wire: of the thickness of one strand of ear-phone cabling.

Of course, the vibration of the machine broke this lovely set-up, and the motor cabling drooped onto the floor of the machine, near the screws of an inspection hatch. I used plastic cable ties to re-secure the offending parts.

The drain pump makes a terrible rattling noise when pumping foam. It's okay when there is water to pump.

Operating a portable induction hob on a counter-top above the machine, makes the machine lose its mind regarding water-level. The pressure sensor is located near the water inlet. It defaults to an error condition: i.e. pumps out all water.

The main wash compartment of the dispenser just hasn't enough holes in its ceiling to allow detergent to be properly flushed out into the tub. And the flush water doesn't last very long for that compartment either: it switches to a different area at the back of the dispenser, flushes the floor of the soap-box and activates the fresh water spray to the drum.

Irritating features, but tolerable.