How To Check Washing Machine Motor

The motor runs well outside the washing machine.

How to check washing machine motor. Youll also find out how to remove the body of the machine as well as other parts. To do this unscrew the bolts that hold this panel and remove it. I will test it again when the new tacho arrives which isnt going to be until early December because the only place I can find a compatible one is South Korea where the machine and motors are manufactured.

In most cases motor problems in your washing machine are going to be caused by worn carbon brushes. Locate the motor on your unit referring to your owners manual if needed. Now check the ground connection.

First check the water supply is okay. This video can be used on all Bosch manufactured Brands Balay Constructa Crolls DeDietrich Hitachi Koenic Kuppersbusch Lynx Merker Neff Novamatic Pitsos Profilo Schulthess Siemens Superser Viva. This will involve opening up the washer to access the motor so youll need to refer to your manual on how to open your specific machine.

In order to gain access to it you need to remove the rear cover of the unit. Washing machine not filling. Pressure switch is connected to the pressure chamber by a small bore air hose these can become faulty or the air passage can block.

Touch each of the meters probes to one terminal each. Your motor should show little resistance a reading of zero or close to zero. Set your multimeter to the R x 1 setting.

Check to see if the inner drum of the washing machine moves severely independently of the outer drum. To avoid shock shut off the power to the washer. This video shows you how to check if a washing machine motor is working and if the motor is working or notAlso a starting running common with washing machin.