Beko Wm5100W Seconds Of Water Then Drain
Hi folks,
I have with me a beko WM5100W with an error, but not sure of the fault.
On any cycle, I get water pumping into the inlet as norma... Only for around 5 seconds, then it stops filling, and then drains for 1 second then nothing else happens.
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Beko WM5100W fills briefly then stops and drains
- The problem
- On all cycles, the Beko WM5100W takes in water for about 5 seconds, then stops filling, drains for about 1 second and does not continue.
- Likely cause
- The strongest diagnosis in the discussion is a fault with the second water inlet valve solenoid on the dual-solenoid cold-fill assembly, possibly an open-circuit coil. A water supply issue to one side of the valve set was also suggested, but the machine was confirmed to have one cold-fill connection feeding two solenoids.
- What fixed it
- Recommended action was to try several wash cycles to see whether the second valve is ever used, and to isolate the appliance from the mains and compare continuity readings across both solenoids. If one solenoid shows no continuity or differs from the other, that supports a faulty inlet valve assembly/solenoid. The exact repair carried out was not confirmed in the thread.
- Checks to try
- Confirmed the machine has one cold-fill connection with two solenoids
- Advised to try several different wash cycles to see if the second valve ever takes in water
- Advised to disconnect from the mains and check continuity across each solenoid coil, comparing readings
- Parts or tools mentioned
- Water inlet valve solenoids
- Continuity test meter
Safety: Disconnect the appliance from the mains before any continuity checks. Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
3 Answers
It looks like it might be quite an old washing machine. And if so it could be hot and cold fill. Are there two water valves or just one? It could be that one of the water inlet valves is not letting in water either because of a faulty tap or kinked hose, or a faulty water valve solenoid. The latter can happen with double cold fill valves where one side works okay but the other doesn't.
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It has only one cold fill connection, but two solenoids connected to that
Try the machine on several different wash cycles and see if any water ever gets taken in by the second valve. It sounds to me as though the second valve may be faulty (possibly an open circuit coil inside)
If you have a continuity test meter you could try disconnecting the machine from the mains, taking the wires off each side of the solenoid and checking to see if there's any continuity. The continuity reading should be the same for both valves.
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