AEG 16830 / 14720 Lavamat Turbo

Door blocked
E20 error on drying cycles ONLY/Condenser blocked

Door blocked

The Door is blocked and can no longer be opened the standard way. This is a result of a broken little piece of plastic. The quick way to open the door is to take a thin cord and place it between the door and the machine. This way you can pull back the bolt securing the door and so open the door.
For replacing the broken plastik you need a doorkit (Electrolux Distriparts 000050277718008 Kit,Griff,Bullauge). This costs up to 50,- Euros.

The disassembled door	The shutter of the door
Opening up the door	The nib holding the door together
The replacement Kit Electrolux Distriparts 000050277718008 Kit, Griff, Bullauge	The broken part

E20 error on drying cycles ONLY / Condensor blocked by flurr

After 2 years of having the washing machine the drying experience got worse and worse. And we got more and more of these "E20 Errors" while trying to get dry laundry. One Minute you could see that you'd still have 42 minutes left to wait and in the next second the display changes to E20. First attempt was to clean the machine including the fluff filter. Next attempt was flushing and draining the complete system backwards. But there were no hairs, fluff or other stuff in these parts of the machine which blocked anything. But then looking arround som Forums and other posts I had success.The "The condenser Unit was blocked by fluff and limescale".

In my case this happened about 2,5 years after I bought the machine. If you have a dog a horse, ... and wash your rugs or horse blankets it might get blocked even quicker!

Quick check if that's you problem too

You want to be sure and want to have a look at the condensor unit? Just take of the top lid (2 screws marked red) and have a look at the condensor unit. marked red in the picture. If it's clear white plastik you do have another problem. If you see dark spots or the color is down to almost blurry black then you should go for cleaning it.

Opening and cleaning

The solution is to open the washing machine and clean out the blocked condenser unit.

As always, only do this if you know what you're doing and are competent working on an appliance with it disconnected from the mains!

The lid and the back part of the cover have to be removed to see a clear/white (for you blurry/black/grey) plastic chamber below the fan motor. Remove the chamber, clean it out by flushing it with warm water.

Opening the machine in detail:

I found this description in a Forums post which proved to be really helpfull.

At the top back corners, remove bolts holding top and remove the top.
Looking down from the back, on each side, four cadmium plated bolts with lock washers secure the sides to the inner chassis. Remove the two nearest the back on both sides.
Looking down, in the back left hand corner is the fan; a single bolt secures the back panel to it. Remove it and note that it is not the same as the bolts so far removed.
At the bottom on the back, three bolts secure the back to the chassis. Remove and note that, again they are different from all others so far.
On each side , where the rear panel meets the front panel, at the bottom, find a plastic blanking plug. Remove it, and undo the bolt it hides. (When you reassemble it's very easy to "lose" this bolt inside. Chewing gum to hold it in your socket spanner will make life very much easier).
All that is now holding the panel is the while plastic moulding which holds the cold water inlet - you have turned the water off and disconnected the pipe from the back haven't you? A little plastic catch on each side holds this moulding, and once removed the back is free to slide off the plastic rails of the machine base...
To remove the condensor block pull upwards on the fan assembly at the top of the machine. The assembly has just enough "give" to enable you to pop the top of the condenser out from where it mates up with the fan assembly. It's then simple to unclip it at the bottom using a screwdriver.