On 2012-10-01, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
> In article <
82eoj9x...@news.ducksburg.com>,
> Adam Funk <
a24...@ducksburg.com> writes:
>> The washer-dryer stopped working this morning & displayed an error
>> code for which the manual says, "Anti-flooding system has
>> activated. Disconnect the appliance and contact the service centre."
>>
>> There's no sign of water leakage anywhere; the towels had gone through
>> the filling & heating-up stages, but not been fully washed. The
>> machine is still under warranty, but I'm curious as to how an
>> "anti-flooding system" works, & whether the technician is just going
>> to press a secret "reset" button tomorrow.
>
> I've seen two technologies referred to as flood prevention:
>
> A large tray across the bottom of the system with a float in the
> middle, which catches any leaks, and the float triggers an
> emergency shutdown, which abandons the cycle and pumps out the
> water. Reset in this case consists of draining the water out of
> the tray using sponges or tipping the machine, so the float drops
> back to normal position. (Don't tip the machine to empty the tray
> unless you are sure you aren't tipping the water into something
> electrical.) If the machine is left unused for some time after
> leaking, the tray can dry up by itself, but crud left behind if
> the water was dirty can prevent the float dropping down by itself.
That's the one. The technician found enough water in the bottom to
trip the float, but couldn't make it leak. (There are some secret