TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE
PROBLEM
CAUSE
SOLUTION
Water overflow out bottom of
1. Machine not level.
1. Level machine, slight tilt
front door when wash pump
to rear.
is operating.
2. Overflow drain clogged.
2. Remove obstruction, checking
inside of machine first.
3. Water level in machine's
3. Solenoid valve not closing at
wash reservoir too high.
end of fill or rinse cycle
causing excessive water level
problem.
4. Detergent foaming.
4. Reduce quantity of detergent.
Wash/rinse motor runs
1. Wires broken or loose.
1. Check all wires in the motor
but kicks out or stops
and reconnect as necessary.
after several seconds.
2. Pump bound up.
2. Disassemble and free pump.
3. Bad bearing, noticeable by
3. Replace.
noisy bearings or locked
drive shaft.
4. Defective motor starting
4. Replace.
relay. (Typical • motor
hums.)
Note: The motor starting relay is utilized to insert a starting field in the wash pump motor, once
the motor has
gained speed; the running winding will then take over and the starting
winding will be removed when the
relay kicks out. This relay is the amperage sensing type.
Motor doesn't operate on
1. Defective wash/rinse micro
1. Replace switch.
automatic (rinse operates
switch of timer.
okay on automatic cycles).
2. Broken or loose wires.
2. Repair or reconnect.
No water comes through the
1. Hand water valve to machine
1. Turn on water valve.
fill pipe when the fill
not turned on.
switch is depressed.
2. Defective coil on
2. Replace coil.
solenoid valve.
3. Broken or loose wires.
3. Repair or reconnect.
4. Defective manual fill switch.
4. Replace.
Little or no water coming
1. Defective flow regulator.
1. Replace.
through fill pipe and wash-
rinse pump surges.
2. Water leaving machine
2. Clean or replace drain valve.
through drain valve.
3. Water pressure low.
3. Correct pressure problem or
increase pipe size to machine.
Water should flow at the rate
of 4 gallons per minute (2.7
gallons in 40 seconds).
Fill doesn't operate on auto
1. Fill micro switch defective
1. Replace.
matic during timed cycle (but
(this is the center micro
does operate on manual fill
switch).
operation).
2. Fill switch defective
2. Replace.
on NC contacts.
3. Broken or loose wire.
3. Repair or reconnect.
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