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How to change brushes on an Indesit washing machine

replacement of brushes in the machine IndesitAnyone who has ever dealt with a collector motor, most likely, had to change carbon brushes. In the Indesit washing machine there is also a similar engine, which means that after several years of operation, it will begin to junk, since the carbon brushes in it will be erased under the root. How do I know if brush replacement is required in an Indesit washing machine engine? How to do it yourself? Look for answers to these and other questions in this publication.

Get ready for work

Replace carbon brushes, for example, on an electric pump - a trifling matter, with proper dexterity 5-7 minutes of work. But replacing the electric motor brushes on the Indesit washing machine is not such a simple event. The first obstacle is the definition of damage, in other words, you need to understand whether it is worth changing the brushes or the problem is different.

Unfortunately, with 100% probability you cannot establish that the carbon brushes have worn out without disassembling the Indesit washing machine, one can only make an assumption about this on the basis of the symptoms of breakage.

  • The engine loses power and cannot spin the drum loaded with laundry at the proper speed.
  • A system error is issued, indicating a motor failure.
  • The motor emits extraneous noise.
  • The engine sparks and even smokes, while emitting a persistent burning smell.

The second obstacle is the partial disassembly of the washing machine. For some reason, many men are scared unscrew the motor boltsthe prospect of disassembling the washing machine is an automatic machine, meanwhile, there is nothing complicated in this matter.

  1. We disconnect and deploy the washing machine with the back wall to ourselves.
  2. At the back you will see a service hatch with a twisted cover; you need to take a Phillips screwdriver and unscrew the screws - the cover will fall.
  3. With a flick of the wrist we remove the drive belt from the large pulley (drum) and the small pulley (engine).
  4. We take the key 8 mm and unscrew the bolts that secure the engine to the holder.
  5. We disconnect all wires from the electric motor.
  6. We pull off the motor from the holders and pull out.

Note! To make the engine better slip off the holders, pull it first towards you, and then down.

Do not think that it just looks easy while you are reading this article. This is not difficult in life, the main thing is to act decisively and in accordance with this instruction.

What will be needed for repair?

The list of necessary tools and materials will be deliberately short, since replacing electric motor brushes is a simple repair that does not require a lot of time and labor. In general, you can get by with the following tools:

  • 8 mm socket wrench;
  • Phillips and flat head screwdrivers;
  • multimeter;
  • a set of markers for marking wires.

It’s even easier with the materials, because there’s not even a list here. New carbon brushes of a specific type of electric motor for the Indesit washing machine will be needed, and possibly a new electric motor, if suddenly, during the test, a breakdown of the winding is detected.

brushes for washing machine IndesitWhere to buy new brushes for this washing machine. It’s just that they don’t sell them at a hardware store, and it can be difficult to buy brushes at special outlets. A good way out - to buy this item in an online store, will cost inexpensively and will reach fairly quickly. If you do not trust online shopping, you can try to buy carbon brushes for an Indesit washing machine at a washing machine repair service center. With them, there are often quite good parts stores where you can inexpensively buy everything you need.

Carbon brushes of the CAR014UN type stand on 95% of all engines of the Indesit washing machine. They cost about 6.50-7 dollars. If you do everything right, then this amount will be your final cost for the repair of the washing machine engine.

Important! Complete analogues of brushes of type CAR014UN are brushes N52A, CAR024UN, UN135.

Working process

As soon as you manage to remove the engine, you first need to unscrew and remove its brushes to inspect them visually. Usually it’s immediately obvious that the brushes are erased. If the brushes are clearly intact and the engine is not working, there may be a problem in the winding or lamellas. All this remains to be verified.

engine circuit

Always start by checking the motor brushes. To do this, find two protruding plates on the body and unscrew the fasteners that hold them. We take out and inspect the plate. If they are erased, we make a replacement and put the engine in place, if they are intact, we check the remaining elements of the engine. You can read about how to check engine parts for performance in an article Washing machine engine repair.

If other engine parts are damaged, it is very possible that you will have to replace the broken motor with a new one. Just in case, you can look at the model of the engine you need and find out how much it costs, usually it's quite expensive, about 1/8 of the cost of the washing machine Indesit.

After repair

After you have successfully replaced the old worn-out brushes of the Indesit washing machine engine with new ones, you can start assembling the machine. We install the engine on the holders. We connect wires to it. We twist the fasteners, then put the drive belt on the drum pulley and on the engine pulley.

Next, turn a little pulley, check how it rotates, then put the service hatch in place and fasten it. We install the washing machine, connect it and start the test wash, it is possible with things.

Important! The first three to four washings will be quite noisy. The motor will buzz quite a lot, as the new brushes are ground for the first time. Then the engine will again work in normal mode without extraneous noise.

Summing up, we note that replacing the brushes in the engine of an Indesit brand washing machine in Moscow will cost $ 60, plus the cost of brushes, about $ 7. If you consider that the repair is simple, it does not require special tools and skills, it’s worth considering whether it is necessary to pay such money to the craftsmen? Is it not better to buy new brushes for $ 7 and do it yourself with your own hands, spending 30-40 minutes of personal time. But this is our opinion - the final decision is yours! Have a good repair!

   

3 reader comments

  1. Gravatar Nikita Nikita:

    Thanks, very helpful!

  2. Gravatar Skip Skip:

    Recently engaged in the repair of Indesit. The board, of course, can be spirited, but it is easier to rinse off coal dust with warm water and a brush (without fanaticism!). At the "time" everything is laundered. Then dry with a hairdryer (ordinary household), so that the board is warm and the moisture evaporates.

  3. Gravatar Micah Micah:

    Useful article. Still links to the parts store 🙂

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