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Thanks again badkarma. Well I got the drum out. The spider was held on by a dozen 10mm screws, but when I got those off, the spider came away with a little gentle persuasion. When I got the drum out, there is a supporting piece of cast ali on the back with four arms. Two of these arms...

I meant M3016A :oops:

Thanks badkarma. The belt tension seems to be OK, with little wear. Any advice on whether it is possible to get the drum out through the front more easily than removing everything from the back? May your karma improve :)

I have realised that although it says Caress 1600'A' on the front of the machine, the actual model number is M306A.

My 3 year old Servis has just started making loud banging noises when spinning and, when last used, there was smoke in the drum at the end of the cycle. When the machine is empty I can move the drum up about 1cm before it clunks on metal. I can't move the drum downwards. There is a film of...

Do you think that moving the microswitch may have unstuck the flow switch?I guess that seems possible. If it happens again I would probably be best replacing the switch. I think that the reason I have not fixed the HW problem is that it has only been a minor annoyance. The times when we...

Thanks for the replies Agile and Chris R. Apologies for the lack of useful information in my first post. Agile, it is an electronic model and it did seem like an overheating problem, but I had checked the pump and it was working OK. I've found a solution to the boiler cutting out now and it...

I have a problem with my Potterton combi 80 locking out all the time. For the last couple of years this has been intermittent. The boiler makes a loud gurgling noise from around the pump and then the flame goes and the lockout light comes on. Up until now, if I pressed the reset button it would...