Problem With W12X
Hello All
I have an indesit W12X washer dryer that has developed a problem. When you start the washer running on program 7 temperature 40 degrees it will not progress onto the rinse cycle. I thought this maybe down to no heat so have checked the element.. This seems to be ok. I have dropped the meter on the two terminals above the element which I thought would be the thermostat and there is no circuit.
A m I correct in thinking there should be a circuit here and that it is indeed the thermostat
Thanks for any advice
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Indesit W12X stalls before rinse, with no heating
- The problem
- An Indesit W12X washer dryer would start programme 7 at 40°C but would not progress to the rinse cycle. The controller had previously rotated continuously when the pump was blocked; after clearing the blockage, the machine still washed back and forth without advancing. The poster also reported no sign of the water heating.
- Likely cause
- The accepted reply said the part above the element was probably a thermistor rather than a conventional thermostat, and that an open circuit at room temperature could be normal. A heating-sensing fault or poor thermistor connection was the main diagnosis discussed, but the exact cause was not confirmed because replacing the thermistor did not change the symptoms.
- What fixed it
- Recommended action was to test the thermistor properly by removing it and checking that its resistance changes in hot water, and to inspect for loose or broken connections at the thermistor wiring. The poster replaced the thermistor, but the fault remained. No confirmed final repair was given.
- Checks to try
- Heating element checked and found to show resistance
- Two terminals above the element checked with a meter and found open circuit
- Thermistor replaced
- Blocked pump previously found and cleared
- Small pipe at the bottom of the drum checked for blockage
- Parts or tools mentioned
- Thermistor
- Heating element
- Meter
Safety: Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
2 Answers
It's probably a thermistor, which is a modern thermostat. They are usually open circuit at room temperature and full of crystals that change resistance at different temperatures. To test you may be able to remove it and place it carefully in hot water to see if you get a reading. The resistance should vary as it gets hotter, which is how the machine reads the temperature. Check for loose connections by gently pulling, some are known to develop bad connections inside.
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Hello there thanks for your reply
Have changed the thermistor, symptoms remain the same. No sign of water getting hot. I am getting a resistance on meter for the element
Problem originally began with the controller dial rotating. This usually tells me pump is blocked which proved to be the case,but once it was cleared machine just kept going one way then the other and not progressing any further into the wash.
Have checked the small pipe fitted to bottom of drum for a blockage, no sign.
How much water should there be at this point. Clothing is wet but no immersed,is that correct
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