I have an Zanssui 1446 washing machine, today the display started blinking E40 and beeping (annoyingly)
E40 error code is definitly a door situation. After lub-spray, and slaming several times without wanted result I unscrewed the door switch which is fasted with two phillips screws.... this component and its wire connections were fried black. OUT OF ORDER ! I will try to get replacment components on the guarentee as this is not a very old machine.
cheers and best of luck.
Jan Troll
March 2010