Indesit Push & Wash Button

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

Indesit XWC61651W only starts on Push & Wash cycle

The problem

A newly purchased Indesit XWC61651W washing machine would run on the Push & Wash programme, but the user could not start any manually selected cycle, including woollens on programme 5. The Start/Pause button kept blinking after being pressed.

Likely cause

The discussion suggests either an incompatible option setting preventing programme selection or a possible Start/Pause control fault, but no definite cause was confirmed. One reply also suggested the machine may restrict certain changes by design, though this did not explain why no standard cycle would start.

What fixed it

No repair or confirmed fix was provided in the discussion. The user contacted Indesit for support. As the fault affected all non-Push & Wash cycles and the cause was not established, further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.

Checks to try

• Confirmed programme 5 was the woollens cycle
• User selected 800 spin and 40 degrees as stated in the manual
• User noted the machine would normally beep if an incompatible temperature or spin speed was chosen
• Observed that Start/Pause continued blinking when pressed
• Confirmed there is no delayed start on this model
• Confirmed Push & Wash cycle operated normally
• Confirmed other manually selected cycles would not start