Hi this is TECHYDiY and today I am going to show you
how to repair a Black & Decker steam mop FSM1600 that doesn't produce
any steam. The tools you need for this repair are a flat bladed screwdriver
a cross headed screwdriver and some pliers
the first thing we need to do is remove this cover. Start by removing
the filler cap
we start removing the cover from this side
we need to get a thin flat bladed screwdriver and just get it under the lip there
and lever it up and
if you run the screwdriver along the side
of the cover
you can start to lift it up
it takes a little bit of manoeuvring
now remove the screws that
secure the base
and this is with the cross head screwdriver
turn the steam mop over
then you can remove the cover
The most common reason that the steam mop doesn't produce steam
is that there is a fault with this small
valve. it becomes stuck.
so we can easily access the bottom of the valves here
what I am gonna do is I am going to remove the pipe
the pipe runs underneath here, back around here, so I am going to remove
the clip from this pipe here which connects it
to the pipe form the heater and I'm just going to
remove it from the heater
so that I can pull it through a little bit
it just gives me a bit more space to work with
its important to remember which way around this went. This is a one-way valve
and it allows water to flow through in one direction and not the other
the fault with this is that it becomes stuck
and doesn't allow water to flow through in either direction. You can test it by
blowing through from either side and in one direction you should be able to blow
through
in the other direction you shouldn't. To repair the valve what we need to do is remove the
three screws that hold it together. Lift off the lid
and you can see this little rubber insert
now if you just
lever up the insert
check that the holes are clear
insert it back in
just make sure the parts are free
that is probably enough to clear the fault
screw the valve body back together
and check once again
that you can blow through the valve
if you can thats the fault fixed
reattach it
with the circlip
to reassemble the steam mop first of all we have to put the
front cover back on. Turn it over
holding the cover in place. Now we need to reinstall the
10 securing screws.To install the back cover we need to start at
this end. Make sure these two little lugs
go in first.
screw in the filler cap
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