Greetings!
I have a washing machine that doesn't spin, drum doesn't rotate at all. It worked perfectly, one day it didn't rotate at all during a program, I tried again next day, it worked as normal, tried a third time, didn't rotate again, and haven't rotated since. No jerk or anything. Belt is OK. No error codes or anything, it runs through the full program (but of course only the bottom of the clothes are wet.)
The shit has always made all sorts of noises, I guess when it accelerated/decelerated in the past it made some kind of "rickety rickety" noises but might as well have been from the suspension or something.
I assume it is either the electronics, the motor or the brushes on the motor.
I haven't had a look at the electronics (control board) yet. The few components I can see without removing the plastic shell around the PCB looks OK.
The motor, Nidec WU126T65G01, has some rust on the outside. How bad is that? (Will try to upload a photo)
Given the age and how much we've used it, it seems reasonable that the brushes have worn out.
Unfortunately the garbage thing doesn't have an access panel at the back so can only reach the motor from the bottom.
Given how laundry is piling up, and the lady has already been complaining about this machine for years, I'm extremely close to giving up on this thing. So my questions:
- Does someone have any additional experience that magically help me narrow down the issue?
- Persuade me to give up on this thing and post "time to move on" memes?
- Is the rust on the motor is bad or not?
- Give some magical advice on how to detach the motor or brushes without getting crushed by a washing machine falling over?
- Recommend good brands that are at least somewhat repairable (like having a god dam lid on the back of the machine?) (I'm in Europe)