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Hoover CA230-003 won't spin?

Hi,
Hoover CA230-003 won't spin. Washes fine. Pump running but will neither fast or slow spin. Makes a few "attempts" at rotating the drum but speed is very slow - just sort of turning the clothes over. (I have tried running the machine empty but still no spin). Could this be some kind of load imbalance sensor problem and if so how does the machine detect this condition?
Any help greatly appreciated!!

Ed

Ed
August 2005
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Brilliant site. Many thanks to Nick, Dave and diyamateur for pointing me (a novice) to the problem and the solution - a broken solder connection on the control board. I removed the board and a friend with a soldering iron easily fixed the break - now back in business, at no cost apart from a pint for my friend!

Happy Camper
December 2009
There is a plastic "pipe bowl"-like device at the bottom rear of the drum. If this is clogged with scale and detergent residue (apparently liquid detergent is worse than powder), it fools the machine into thinking the drum is still full of water and it will not therefore spin. Try pulling off the device and giving it a good clean out. I'm not saying this is the only answer but it is a cheap and reasonably easy thing to check before moving on to something else. I find it causes problems about every 6 months or so. I also find motor brushes last about 5 years doing washing for a family of 4. We've had 3 similar Hoover machines over 25 years or so and this has been a problem with all of them.

ChrisL
December 2009
What an excellent site. I had the same basic problem as the original question, read the answer that Dave Tosh and Nick Whitehead gave and took out the PCB. I did not have the skill to test or repair it but found on the internet the firm of QER (Quality Electrical Repairs) in Workington, Cumbria. I sent the PCB to them and they tested and repaired it and sent back by 1st class post for a total cost of £30-55. Fitted it back in and 'hey presto' the machine works as advertised again. Thanks guys for giving me the answer. I would never have known what to do without this site.
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diyamateur
July 2007
I found exactly the same thing as Dave Tosh - cracked solder joint on the relay. It solved the problem.

Probably a design weakness due to vibration.

I also noticed that the plastic holder for the PCB wasn't even screwed down - it could flap around. That (a) doesn't say much for quality control and (b) is likely to exacerbate any vibration problem.

Nick Whitehead
March 2007
is either the motor(maybe brushes worn) or if there is a circuit board at the back lower down than the motor that could be faulty, really you need to check the motor first but there is no way of checking the board apart from trying another.

Haley Parker
March 2006
everything else working fine ?? than the problem is worn brushes in the motor... these are however located at the verry bottom of the machine and you actualy have to turn the machine nearly on its side to get at them, ridiculous.....

Marc

Marc Wouters
February 2006
Hi

I had the same problem ..it turned out to be poor connections on the printed circuit board. One of the relays soldered joints was cracked..soldering this back on to the board cured it. The Printed circuit board can be found at the bottom left looking at from the back of the washer.

Dave Tosh
January 2006
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