Hi I'm Mat from eSpares.
In this video we're going to be looking at detergent dispenser problems in
washing machines.
There are a number of common problems that can occur with the detergent
dispensers
in washing machines. Most to these can be avoided with a little regular
maintenance. Safety first, always unplug the appliance before carrying out
any work. Now I have unscrewed the top so I am just
going to take the top off for easier access. And here we have
the detergent dispenser and soap drawer.
Now the soap draw is split into three compartments
The pre-wash compartment which has its own solenoid valve.
The main wash compartment which is also fed by a valve.
The condition or fabric softener compartment
which is fed by both valves. One of the common problems
with the soap draw and the conditioner compartment is the condition not
syphoning away.
This could be due to old condition or 'gunk'
stuck in the syphon like this one. Very easy to clean
just give this is a wash in the sink. And a good way to test it
is to put together
fill it up with water it should then naturally drain
from underneath. If you could not a good wash
and it's still not syphoning away it could be that there's a problem with the
jets
inside the detergent draw housing. Using a new
detergent drawer cover, If I just flip that over
you can see the Jets that feed the pre-wash compartment,
the main wash compartment and just the one jet the feeds
the conditioner compartment. And the conditioner compartment is only fed when
both valves
a filling both the pre-wash and the main wash compartments.
So the water pressure going to the condition jet is much less.
Now I can give it a good clean using a brush
on the inside of the detergent drawer housing.
But if that doesn't work it's likely you going to have to change the top dispenser
drawer,
I'll show you how. In order to get the dispenser drawer housing
the first thing I need to do is to remove the control panel easy enough to
do
under these two screws at the top and these three screws
in front to the soap drawer.
Once the screws are out you just need to release the two clips at
the back to release the whole control panel. to the washing machine.
Once the control panel is free, you just need to release these two
electrical connectors to the valves.
With the electrical connectors out of place I just need to undo the screw the back
which holds the valves to the body of the machine.
With the screw at the back out we just need to release the dispencer drawer
from the tub filler hose. This is just connected by a
elasticated loop, undo that
and feed the hose of the pipe.
You can then spin
the dispenser drawer which frees it from the machine.
Once the dispenser assemblies is out I just need to
unclip the soap dispenser body
via these clips here.
And if I bring in the new dispenser drawer top
you can clearly see the difference the effectiveness
of these jets is affected by mould. Now I need to do
is to fit the soap draw housing and these valves
onto the new dispenser drawer top.
When you put the valves on the new dispenser housing
remember to take the seals with it.
You can then put the dispenser housing back into the machine.
reconnecting the tub filler hose screwing the valves back to the body of the
machine.
and reconnecting the electrical connectors.
Reattach the control panel
making sure that the soap drawer locks into place nicely.
You can then screw it back together.
And there we have it one new dispenser drawer top fitted to this Indesit
washing machine.
Dispenser drawer tops and all other spares and accessories for washing
machines and other appliances
can be found on the espares.co.uk website. Thanks for watching.