washing machine not draining ( Zanussi essential )

[versioncity]

Relatively new & little used washing machine is not draining.

Everything works fine until it hits the draining part of the cycle & then just pauses with water in the drum & won't move on.

I've cleaned out the filter. (nothing in there)
Undone the pipe underneath, between the drum & the filter, blown through it & air is coming through, put fingers in & no blockages.

Still not working, any advice? - would prefer to sort it myself as I'm skint at the moment.

 

[jj4091]

I wondered if "relatively new" means just out of warranty & "little used" means it could just have been an unbalanced load had prevented the cycle from finishing. How old is the washer & does it happen every time you try it?
Just re-read your post & think you may have had the same problem with no load in the drum, does yours have a pressure switch mounted on top of the drum assy with a small bore pipe running down to the pump. If you blow into the pump end of this pipe you should hear the switch actuating/de-actuating. You may need to test it with a meter if it is mechanically operating properly.

 

[JMCL60]

Pump might be jamed by small item

 

[versioncity]

I haven't tried it without a load in, will do.

I'm not sure what to look for regarding the "pressure switch" - but will try & have a look later.

Just been running it now. - It functions when I have the manual drain pipe open (on the front of the machine next to the filter door) - If I leave it on it's cycle it pauses when it tries to drain, I can manually drain it & then it continues on its cycle - Not sure what this means (if anything) - But once its finished I'll have a look for the pressure switch.

I'm sure it's something simple.

 

[versioncity]

Ok. Tried blowing down the pipe from the pressure switch. Couldn't hear anything apart from air going down the pipe. Put the machine on a rinse cycle without any washing in & has stopped again when it's got to the drain part of the cycle.

does this mean it's probably the actual pump motor?

Any suggestions.