I have just replaced the cold water inlet valve on my F&P washing machine model GW 703 but forgot to replace the yellow rubber sleeve. As a result when I turned on the machine to test it water ran all over the control panel. Now it won't turn on. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I go from here. Is there a fuse to replace or a reset procedure that I should follow to fix this?

Marti, August 2006

You are awesome! Thanks for giving me the confidence to fix my control board. My drain pump was going out and I should have stopped using the washer, but I didn't. The display panel went blank, and I knew it was cooked. I carefully undid the board and discovered the blackened T4L fuse, and bought a four pack from Radio Shack for 3.49 and re soldered it in, then bought an 86.99 drain pump from FP, and today it arrived, and just now we finished our test load. Just like new!

Thanks again for saving me a lot and taking a lot of stress out of our family.

Steve in Fresno

Steve in Fresno, November 2012

Thanks to those who looked. I fixed it myself by replacing the T4L (time lag 4amp) fuse in the control board. (by the way F&P said to replace the $200 control board as it is not fixable, they don't even have a part number for the fuse). I just purchased the fuse from Dick Smith Electronics (6 fuses in a pack for $4.98) and five minutes after getting home the washing machine was working perfectly. So far it has done at least 15 loads I would say that was a pretty good test to say it is fixed.

Marti, September 2006