Indesit W161 Program Selector Clicking Round

This thread was marked as solved. Here's a summary of the problem and the fix, generated from the discussion below.

Indesit W161 selector clicks round continuously with flashing power light

The problem

On an Indesit W161, whatever programme is selected the on light flashes briefly, then stays steady for a few seconds, after which the pump starts and the programme selector clicks round continuously.

Likely cause

The accepted reply indicates the machine is registering a fault and the flashing light pattern should identify an error code. No specific fault was confirmed in the discussion.

What fixed it

Count the number of flashes from the light to identify the error code, as advised in the accepted answer. The thread does not confirm the exact fault or repair after that step.

Checks to try

• Observed that the on light flashes, then stays steady briefly
• Observed that the pump starts
• Observed that the programme selector clicks round continuously
• Count the number of flashes to identify the fault code