Indesit IWDC6143 Machine Not Turning on
Hi!
I've read through the guide pinned at the top and posts from some other people who seem to be having similar problems, but so far no luck.
We had a very unnerving experience plugging in a very old stove yesterday, which promptly proceeded to explode (in, admittedly, spectacular fashion). The salient bit is that we turned off all the switches in the fuse box, and our Indesit IWDC was mid-wash at the time. Everything else has gone back to soldiering on, but the washer dryer is not just totally dead. No lights, no nothing. The outlet it's plugged into works fine (we plugged in a lamp to check), and the fuse in the washer dryer plug is fine (we replaced it to be sure). We even tried draining it in desperation, but this doesn't seem to have helped. Any advice would be very much appreciated!
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Indesit IWDC6143 totally dead after electrical incident
- The problem
- Indesit IWDC6143 washer dryer stopped mid-wash when the household electrics were switched off during a stove failure. Afterwards the machine was completely dead with no lights or response.
- Likely cause
- Most strongly supported diagnosis is damage to the main PCB caused by a surge or electrical fault related to the stove incident. The on/off switch was mentioned as a normal first check, but this was considered less likely to have been damaged by a surge.
- What fixed it
- Basic supply checks had already been done. The accepted advice was that the main PCB was the main suspect and not to attempt replacing it without proper diagnosis. Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
- Checks to try
- Wall socket tested with a lamp and confirmed working
- Plug fuse checked and replaced to be sure
- Machine was drained in an attempt to revive it
- Discussion noted the on/off switch as a normal first check
- Parts or tools mentioned
- Plug fuse
- Main PCB
- On/off switch
Safety: Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
1 Answer
You've checked the basics. If the washer dryer was running OK until the electrical incident, and the fuse in the plug and the socket are OK, then the surge caused by the stove shorting out might have damaged something in the main pcb of the washing machine. If it's totally dead with no lights and the wall socket and fuse are OK the first thing to check is normally is the on off switch on the washer. I wouldn't have expected a surge to damage the on off switch. After the on off switch is activated power goes down to the main pcb and from there on to everything else which is why it's a main suspect. I wouldn't try replacing it though.
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