the machine washes and dry's fine on all settings but stops before spin cycle and the door light comes on and the delay timer light flashes indicating a fault. however, it drains water, but does not spin.

please help with that

JANE, June 2011

Send the main module (in the back of the machine at the bottom) for test. Repair is £49.90+vat Test is £5+vat Postage £5+vat. Send it to EMW Electronics, The Barn, Millfield, Oxton, Notts, NG25 0TD Tel 0115 9652118 Include model number, note of fault, daytime tel no. Our website is www.emwelec.co.uk

www.emwelec.co.uk, June 2011

My Candy Smart Activa washing machine would not spin out on final cycle either. Motor, capacitor and belt were fine so I checked out the pump for a blockage. Try taking out your machine and tilt it forward so as to get at the pump underneath - it's connected to the outlet hose. Turn off the water and unplug the machine. Then with a basin below the pump, I unclipped the inlet pipe (from the drum) at the pump end of the pipe. A sudden rush of about 250 ml of water carried out two coins. They were a 20 cent and a 5 cent and these were an almost exact fit so as to block the pump! Sorted! The repair cost nothing and I gained 25 cent for my trouble! Could be worth trying! God luck!

Greg C from County Dublin, June 2011