I'm having trouble getting my Fisher & Paykel (Smart Drive 603) washing machine to start. A green light just flashes (on the left at the top) & it won't do anything. After turning it on & off again a few times it (so far) will eventually start, but then the latest wash I did wouldn't finish. It kept going between the rinse & spin cycle until eventually I turned it off. The machine is probably about 11 years old.

Sam, November 2013

When you press the start pause button it should beep once & the light will stop flashing. If it doesn't then the start pause button switch is faulty or corrosion has eaten through the copper tracks going to that switch. If you have a repair centre near you they can replace the switch or repair the board. The other option is buy a new display board from F&P and fit that. Easiest solution but expensive. That model is way more than 11 years old. It was manufactured 1995 to 1996. That makes it 17 to 18 years old.

Linoln Appliance NZ, November 2013