Inner Bowl And Outer Bowl - Fisher & Paykel SMARTDRIVE Service Manual

When the lid lock is activated on the FabricSmart, IW
machine the LCD screen will display a symbol of a padlock.
If the lid is left open, the machine will be unable to lock the lid
and the cycle will be halted. The machine will play a tune
with the words "Please Close The Lid" being displayed on
the LCD screen.
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If the lid-lock fails in the closed position, the locked lid can be forced upwards and out of the
lock. Note: This is the only time in which we would recommend doing this as this action
will DAMAGE the lid lock which will need replacing and the lid tang will need to be
inspected for damage.
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If the lid lock harness is damaged, the complete lid lock assembly will need to be replaced.
If the power supply is cut during the spin cycle, the machine will keep the lid locked until the rotor
has ceased to turn (3 to 10 secs). Only then will it release the lock. The motor is acting like a
generator and allows the lock to stay energized under the bowls inertia.
In a brown out situation, the machine will restart at the beginning of the section of the cycle it was
on and continue the wash. The lid lock would then be reactivated.

3.11 Inner Bowl and Outer Bowl

The outer bowl is the assembly to which all the motor, pump system, suspension rods, etc are
mounted. Within the outer bowl is the inner bowl and the agitator. During spin, the agitator and
inner bowl have to be coupled together and turn as a single unit. In agitate; the agitator and inner
bowl are free to rotate independently.
The inner bowl is free to move in a vertical direction. The position of the inner bowl is determined
by the water level. At the base of the inner bowl is a flotation chamber consisting of a number of
individual cells. When the machine is filling with water, the pressure on the air in these cells
increases as the water level rises until eventually the inner bowl floats upwards and disengages
the driven spline from the drive spline. This action frees the agitator from the inner bowl and allows
it to move freely in both directions.
When the water is draining, the pressure on the air trapped in the cells of the flotation chamber
decreases allowing the inner bowl to settle back down onto the drive spline and re-engage the
driven spline, thus allowing the agitator and inner bowl to turn as one unit. The floating bowl is also
used to detect if the user has selected the correct water level for the size of the wash load.
The point at which the bowl starts to float is determined by the water level and the size of the load.
The greater the load, the more water is needed before the inner bowl will float. By detecting the
point at which the bowl floats, the machine can determine whether the correct water level for the
particular wash load has been chosen by the operator. If the operator has chosen a level that is
too low for the load, the machine will override that choice and fill to the correct level. This is to
ensure optimum wash performance and minimal clothes wear. If the user has selected a level that
is higher than necessary, the machine will still fill to the users selected level.
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