Aeg 12843 Vit Washer/dryer: No Lights/control
Hi
I've a 2 and a half year old AEG12843VIT washer dryer which has now stopped working with the following symptons:
No lights on control panel
No responce from buttons on control panel
LCD display as no digits
The above occurs when the control dial is off or switched to a programme.
If the control dial is switched to a programme, then off then back to a programme the LCD illuminates...but again no digits in it.
The problem occured suddenly...went from working fine to no responce as above on next wash.
Have tried turning off, leaving off (time varying between 20 minutes and 24 hours) and then trying again. Using this I got it to work again for a couple of washes...but no longer getting it to do this even.
Given I can get the LCD backlight to come on I'm assuming it's not a plug/fuse issue.
I'd be very grateful for thoughts as to what might have happened. Currently weighing up repair/replace or SOGA (warrenty was 2 years).
Thanks in advance
Steve
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AEG 12843VIT washer-dryer dead controls with occasional LCD backlight
- The problem
- AEG 12843VIT washer-dryer stopped suddenly after previously working normally. There were no control panel lights, no response from buttons and no digits on the LCD display, whether the selector dial was off or set to a programme. If the dial was turned to a programme, then off, then back to a programme, the LCD backlight would sometimes illuminate but still showed no digits.
- Likely cause
- Most strongly supported diagnosis was an internal control fault rather than a supply plug or fuse issue, because the LCD backlight could still occasionally illuminate. The accepted reply said possible causes after that included the door interlock, the on/off switch, or the main PCB. The exact failed part was not confirmed.
- What fixed it
- No confirmed repair was documented. The accepted advice was that diagnosis would not be easy and that a repair engineer should inspect it rather than guessing and replacing parts.
- Checks to try
- Machine left switched off for periods from 20 minutes to 24 hours
- Observed that the LCD backlight would sometimes illuminate after turning the selector to a programme, then off, then back on
Safety: Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
1 Answer
Yes the fact that the LCD will occasionally illuminate discounts several things including faulty socket, blown fuse. After those, the suspected causes of a dead washing machine fall on the door interlock and even the on off switch. It could be a problem with the main PCB. It's not going to be easy to diagnose so I'd think about getting an engineer to look at it. Check this article - washing machine won't start but if it doesn't help I advise getting an engineer rather than guessing at parts.
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