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With the ramp lowered, the gearbox locks in to the raised edges of the rear pulley for normal drum action.

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Can't say this has been a labour of love, more of a labour of intrigue and curiosity. The purple warrior lives on, for how long though? lol
 
Well done! I was amazed everytime the dyson engineer came to fix the washing machine, the machine surely was something different!

Did you know by pressing the soil type button in the mode you had it in it will go to the next step in the program sequence. 24 stands for final spin, 25 for slowing down, 26 for anti crease tumble etc.

We do miss the dyson for one reason, we can't wash our king size duvets at home anymore as the LG only has a 69litre drum so we have to go to the launderette and the machines aren't very good (Ipso with the clock dial). It was a good machine, excellent washing and very fast too.

I want to ask what does Hz stand for on the display in diagnostic mode? When it was spinning it would hit 1750Hz, 64Hz (ish) on normal tumbling and 400Hz on contraroration.

Happy washing :)
 
Can's say I have seen anything re the Hertz on the display, can only think it may be a later or earlier software version than what machine uses (v106 I think). I would think it would be representitive of the RPM the motors are working at?
I have nothing in my service manuals that mention this, so a new one on me =)
I'm always using the soil type button in diagnostics, takes too long for some parts in the cycle when just checking operation.

Deffo useful for the duvet wash (main reason I wanted one) and it was a good job that it was fixed this weekend, one of the cats decided to chunder on the bed.... ewww! The drum is perfect for this.

The machine was a bargain, an eBay find for £35.00 with F11, the bridge rectifier had failed so that was an easy fix. It started to get louder as the months went by, and it was starting to struggle in contrarotate. I kept putting it off for the amount of time I knew it was going to take, and not being my daily driver wasn't in a rush.

However I am pleased as punch that it's running again, and relativly as quiet as it was. The bearing noise is starting to quieten down. Just need to get the gearbox motor replaced and the rear wheels and the beast can have a full bill of clean health lol. I would estimate by the time I have completed everything it will have cost about £135 in various parts (not just for the drum bearings but other bit's and bobs) but I think well worth it.
 
Hello Andy you must be pleased as punch to have won over one these possible nightmare machines, I am pleased for you and the machine.

You will be one of the few people in England i would think with a fully working one, whenever they came into work it was always the gear box that had gone for the umpteenth time. I used to be tempted at times to take one home and have a fiddle, but i backed out

Well Done
Gary
 
I always thought it'd be the speed the machine is running at, if that is the case then the final spin is shown as 1750Hz!

The only way I could get all that to display during the wash was to put it into diagnostic mode by pressing soil type and temperature button simultaneously upon pressing the on/off button and then starting a wash without switching it off. It displayed the temperature in degrees, Hz(most likely the rpm) and water level with (mm) as some sort of measurement from what I remember.

The link below shows what is displayed on the display, I took this video over 4 years ago.

 
Hi Gary,
I think you would be quite right as there are probably quite a few failing because of the contrarotate not working, or main bearing on it's way out. Had these machines been released a few years later then the drum parts issue would probably wouldn't exist because of Chinese sourced parts.
I think a lot of the problem would be the liquid detergent / fabric softner build up on the spiders. Causing rotting. There were a few locating pegs for the smaller inner shaft that were gone because of this decay.
All I can say is get one cheap and have a play, it is worth it just to have a look at what goes on.

D2D, i'm guessing that your CR02 had later software than mine as I don't get that kind of read out on diagnostics. Have to say they were a bit late in doing this info as my Zanussi displays that kind of information and that was built in 2001. Would have though Dyson would have nailed that.

It would have been good if they had tried doing a more conventional style to capture more sales, as it was a bit of a marmite.
 
Well it was initially a CR01 upgraded to a CR02 under warranty. It was a marmite but that didn't stop us going for it lol.

What machine do you have as your daily driver?
 
I have a zanussi IZ16S, and it's still as good as new. Only need the jetsytem pump needed so far.
When you say upgraded, do you mean your CR01 was exchanged with a CR02, or did it have a cosmetic overhaul? (which if mine came into the house it would have to be all silver or all white lol)
 
I always liked the IZ washing machines :) Well it was the CR01 flowcheck in full white but the software was upgraded a few times. I wish ours was the silver CR02 allergy model, that looked stunning but the white one was okay. It surely stood out and was always commented on when we had visitors.
 
It is deffo a good daily driver, and easy to use. That was an important thing for my mum when I bought one for her to, I put her off with digital washers with a microtronic that took 3 hours on mixed load. Both are the heavy silver (not the IZ161 silver) but I liked that colour too. But by then I had the matching fridge freeze and dishwasher so no going back. Glad I didn't choose white as quite a few I have seen have the awful yellow ageing effect.

What killed your dyson off?
 
It definitely was a really good daily driver. It did a lot of washing and was easy to use and the quick washing times were a bonus. However it had a few problems.

We had it repaired out of warranty when the motors, interlock, planet carrier assembly were replaced and the drums were locked. After that 1 years cover expired from the repair it was causing problems by getting stuck on programs, it was very loud on spins so we decided to opt for a new washing machine. We needed something big and preferably graphite or silver so got the LG F1479FDS5 which we're very happy with :)
 
Ah well I suppose all good things come to an end. I do like the LG machines, ven if sometimes they light up like a christmas tree lol
 
Well lets just say the start up tune and end tune plus the lights always intrigue visitors or family especially kids as they can't keep their hands off.

We've had the machine switched off half way into a wash by a child as the power button isn't included in the child lock which i'd say is a design fault as it is the case with the LG at grans.
 
Yes its the model with steam wash, it does help on tough stains :) Doubt it as the child lock problem has been around for atleast 7 years or so.
 
Contra

Great pics there Andy, such a complicated machine, similar to the Hoover keymatic using the hollow shaft to in the Hoover case driving the pulsator in Dysons case driving the contrarotator!!

I often wondered if they had also offered a "Stripped back" version sleek & sophisticated with subtle colour, would they have sold more!!

Most kitchen I`ve seen them in look like they are sat in the middle of the room given how much they stuck out from under worktops in small kitchens etc!!
 
It really is a pity that there wasn't an alternative option for a more discreet model, such as a toned down CR03. I personally wouldn't want it as my daily driver as it's does not ooze in the styling department. Bit like a Shrek of the laundry world lol.

Although it would probably jut out less than my IZ, it doesn't have a time to go counter, which is a shame. And it's very heavy, so that also puts me off bringing it into the utility room.

Intrestingly in my online trawl last night, I found a mention that a new Dyson model could be on the horizon? how true I don't know. There was no wine consumed last night, so I think my memory is not impaired on this one =D. Will post a link when I find it.
 
Hi Andy, if a customer asked you to do bearings on a Dyson:
a) would you do it?
b) how many hours would you charge?
 
Blimey Andy.

Thats one unusual and rather complicated looking machne Dyson designed! Really good to be able to see photos of the internal components of these unique machines.

Thanks for updating us all along the way.

Paul
p.s the machine looks in superb condition.
 
69l is big enough for even a King size duvet

I just read a message from someone saying there 69l drum will not fit a duvet, and they miss the Dyson 74l drum for it.
Can I just add the LG Steam has dedicated Duvet cycles (although not actually hot enough to kill the bed bug, but still at least they tried), and 69l is big enough for even King size duvets.
I have washed a double Duvet in my 5KG 50l drum Hotpoint, and its been fine, with good results.
 
Hey glenfieldmathk1

I have tried putting the king size duvet into the washing machine but it just won't fit, a third or quarter of the duvet will stick out which means I can't even shut the door. I don't know what tog it is but its a thick duvet. I've fitted double duvets and they were washed very well with steam wash being selected.

As far as i'm aware my old dyson had a 78l drum which is what it says on the poster I have which is the actual size of the machine.

Maybe if it was a thinner (lower tog) duvet it would've fitted.
 
oh right, I am just thinking maybe LG is not true to size.
I am sure I read on there website the LG can handle Kingsize duvets of up to 11.5 tog. Maybe thats the 11Kg Model though!!

Yes, sorry meant 78l.
 
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