Hi all
Looking for abit of help. I bought the above machine a couple of months ago and as itd been sat in the garage since, decided to plumb it in a fortnight ago & give it a run. Its been running really smoothly so i decided to leave it in place for abit. It's probably done around 20 loads of washing in the fortnight & had no trouble at all.
However, today my sister put a load in on 40 Cottons & on the final spin it went to increase the speed from 500 to 1000rpm but it cudnt manage it. It was almost like trying to accelerate in a car in 5th gear at 30mph, it just couldnt gain momentum.
I gave it 10 seconds to see if it was gonna work, then switched it off as i was concerned it would damage the (induction) motor. I re-started it at the start of the spin program and it was fine, sped up to 1000rpm no problem. Then i tried putting it on rinse & spin & it struggled again, but once i stopped it & re-started, no problem again.
It didn't appear overloaded as there was a gap at the top of the drum and the washing was tumbling freely, but when it did the 500rpm spins in between rinses, there did seem to be marginally more water/suds than usual.
Does it sound like it was struggling due to the weight of the wet washing & the water being spun out (hence not struggling once it was re started) or does anyone know of a common problem where this happens, and could spell trouble?
Would be gutted if it's not well as it sounds perfect when it's running, no hint that the motor or pump is tired. From looking at the product number, it looks like it was made in 1984. (Photo Below, albeit not too clear).
Thanks in advance

Looking for abit of help. I bought the above machine a couple of months ago and as itd been sat in the garage since, decided to plumb it in a fortnight ago & give it a run. Its been running really smoothly so i decided to leave it in place for abit. It's probably done around 20 loads of washing in the fortnight & had no trouble at all.
However, today my sister put a load in on 40 Cottons & on the final spin it went to increase the speed from 500 to 1000rpm but it cudnt manage it. It was almost like trying to accelerate in a car in 5th gear at 30mph, it just couldnt gain momentum.
I gave it 10 seconds to see if it was gonna work, then switched it off as i was concerned it would damage the (induction) motor. I re-started it at the start of the spin program and it was fine, sped up to 1000rpm no problem. Then i tried putting it on rinse & spin & it struggled again, but once i stopped it & re-started, no problem again.
It didn't appear overloaded as there was a gap at the top of the drum and the washing was tumbling freely, but when it did the 500rpm spins in between rinses, there did seem to be marginally more water/suds than usual.
Does it sound like it was struggling due to the weight of the wet washing & the water being spun out (hence not struggling once it was re started) or does anyone know of a common problem where this happens, and could spell trouble?
Would be gutted if it's not well as it sounds perfect when it's running, no hint that the motor or pump is tired. From looking at the product number, it looks like it was made in 1984. (Photo Below, albeit not too clear).
Thanks in advance

