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Hmm not sure what to think here but it seems to be spinning up to normal speed again. I must have disturbed something methinks so will have to wait til it goes wrong again. Cheers for all your help so far.

Hi Thanks for your reply, although machine is about 8 years old it looks in really good condition. The motor looks brand new still and is not looking worn in the commutator area with grooving caused by years of brush contact. I have tried the spin cycle with nothing in the machine and it still...

originally it was the brushes that were too short so replaced and bedded in with crocus paper. All worked a treat for a while then a couple of months later the motor started exhibiting the same symptoms of having under length brushes on the spin cycle going from 8 mins to 1 and never really...

now that i have changed the switchmaster to a honeywell as suggested in lots of postings, pipework was a bit tight and tbh the previous switchmaster install was a bit of a bodge job to keep the pipes in the valve, so i sorted it with new pipe and fixings. Seems that this has sorted the problem...

Thanks Mandate for your detailed reply. I have now found a new valve and it is on its way to me. Due to my work patterns i am on shift now until Thursday at which point i will have a go at replacing that valve. The only trouble i can foresee is the existing copper pipes being in the wrong place...

Hi and thanks for your replies so far. It would appear that it would be a good start to change over to the Honeywell 4073 type first when i find out what pipe sizes the existing one has ( i am currently at work so cant measure it). There seems to be little room above the pipework on the...

Hi I have the same symptoms as others on this site but my observations are slightly different than others. My system is a domestic one with a Potterton 50e boiler. The 3 way valve is the (much maligned by most of the engineers on this website)switchmaster. Pump is the Grunfos 15/50 and the...