Fisher & Paykel smartdrive- where is the pump?

THAT was VERY helpful thank you Mike.

I'll try it on my GW709AU

[Your suggestion/info] It [pump] is on the bottom, under the drum. Get all the water you can out from the machine. Unplug from the wall. Tip the machine over about 45 degrees. Disconnect two wires from the motor. Put a bucket under pump motor. Pull outwards on the plastic catch lever (between the pump and the bottom of the drum) while you twist the motor/pump anti clockwise. After a 1/4 trun the whole thing lifts right out. Clear the obsticle(s) and put it back-in (the opposite way to how you took it out).

Peter Bell
December 2009

The way i did it when ours jammed up was to take off the top and contol board, then unclip and lift out the drum.This is heavy when full, you will need 2 or 3 guys t lift it out. Take it outside and flip it over and the pump is screwed to the bottom of the drum. Good luck.

Dayne
August 2007

On our smartdrive excellence 6.5kg machine it is on the bottom, under the drum. Get all the water you can out from the machine. Unplug from the wall. Tip the machine over about 45 degrees. Disconnect two wires from the motor. Put a bucket under pump motor. Pull outwards on the plastic catch lever (between the pump and the bottom of the drum) while you twist the motor/pump anti clockwise. After a 1/4 trun the whole thing lifts right out. Clear the obsticle(s) and put it back-in (the opposite way to how you took it out).

Hope this is helps you with your pacticular machine/model.

Mike
September 2006