SOLVED!!! for any one who has the same problem ive fixed it. I changed the brushes and cleaned out the drain pump. Neither were bad at all they both looked fine.
I then found that the adapter which connects the outlet pipe to the main sink drain was blocked up. I didnt pick it up first time as i only checked the pipe and that the water emptied from the washing machine empty pipe ok.
After removing the U bend i tested the machine and very little water emptied through the U bend under the sink, removed the machine pipe from the sink drain and put it in a bucket the water would pump out ok.
took all the sink wast pipes to bits and found the adapter was completely blocked. cleaned it all through as machine is working ok.
guess im lucky the machine cut out and the drain pump didnt burn out!!
simononestop
March 2011