Indesit IWDC6125 not washing.
Hi,
My washing machine, which has had no problems before, has stopped working. When I press the start button (after the machine has been turned on) nothing happens except the light next to the 3h symbol goes green. If I press start again that light flashes (which means it has paused I think). I've made sure the door is closed properly but bar that I don't know what to do.
I literally no nothing about washing machine at all! I've attached a picture.
Please help! Thanks!
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Indesit IWDC6125 powers on but will not start a wash cycle
- The problem
- The Indesit IWDC6125 stopped starting. After powering on and pressing Start, nothing happens apart from the light next to the 3h symbol turning green; pressing Start again makes that light flash, which the owner believed indicated pause. The door was checked and appeared closed properly.
- Likely cause
- No single fault was confirmed. The accepted reply said this symptom can be caused by a faulty door lock, a connection or mechanical issue with the door catch preventing the lock operating, or an open-circuit motor, commonly due to worn carbon brushes on Indesit machines.
- What fixed it
- No repair was confirmed in the discussion. The accepted advice was that the fault needs proper troubleshooting with test equipment. Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
- Checks to try
- Observed that pressing Start did not begin a cycle
- 3h indicator light turned green, then flashed when Start was pressed again
- Door was checked to make sure it was closed properly
- Parts or tools mentioned
- door lock
- door catch
- motor
- carbon brushes
- test meters
Safety: Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
1 Answer
Hello there. This fault could be caused by many different things. It ideally wants troubleshooting by an engineer with access to test meters etc. Commonly this fault can be caused by a faulty door lock, but it could also be caused if the door lock is okay but a connection or mechanical problem on the door catch prevents it being operated properly. On Indesit washing machines they can also go completely dead but with some lights working if the motor goes open circuit. That is most commonly caused by worn carbon brushes. But of course it could be various other things. I have an article here which is quite comprehensive but ultimately I cannot produce a complete guide to how to fix a washing machine so it just gives general advice which may be helpful in deciding how serious something is or helpful to someone who already has experience at repairing things Washing Machine Won’t Start
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