LG FH4U2TDN2L not filling
Not having much luck lately, acquired the above washing machine and the thing wont fill, the unit has a triple inlet and the valves serve the door jet (working) the pre wash part of the drawer (working) and the main powder part and the drum (not working)
I eventually get an ie error which is a water inlet eeror
Everything else works the drum is sound and it drains okay.
I therefore deduce that the inlet valve is cream crackered and buy a new one, only it's doing exactly the same as before..bugger!
Is this likely a control board problem?
The damn thing works when it gets enough water in it eventually but this is by only the softener jet and door jet getting the levels up in the machine, this will complete a cycle until approx 9 mins and then error out again.
Spin and drain cycles work fine
Any wisdom appreciated
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LG FH4U2TDN2L IE filling fault traced to supply, wiring or valve power checks rather than PCB replacement
- The problem
- LG FH4U2TDN2L washing machine would not fill through the main powder/drum inlet path. The door jet and pre-wash inlet were reported to work, but the machine eventually showed IE water inlet error. It could complete some of a cycle only after enough water entered via the working jets, then errored again near the end. Spin and drain were reported as normal.
- Likely cause
- Most strongly supported diagnosis was an inadequate water supply, a wiring fault, or the affected inlet valves not receiving power. A control board fault was suggested by the owner but was not supported as the first conclusion.
- What fixed it
- Recommended action was to first confirm an adequate water supply by disconnecting the fill hose and running it into a bucket. If the supply and the valves were both confirmed good, the next likely area was loss of power to the valves or a wiring fault. The accepted advice specifically said not to gamble on fitting a new PCB.
- Checks to try
- Observed IE water inlet error
- Confirmed door jet works
- Confirmed pre-wash inlet works
- Confirmed main powder/drum fill path not working
- Confirmed spin and drain cycles work
- Advised to disconnect the fill hose and check water flow into a bucket
- Advised to consider whether the valves are getting power or whether there is a wiring fault
- Parts or tools mentioned
- Replacement inlet valve
- Bucket
Safety: Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
1 Answer
With filling errors the first thing is to double check that there is an adequate water supply going to the washing machine by disconnecting the fill hose and turning the water on whilst pointing it into a bucket. If that's ok and the valves are ok it has to be an issue with the valves not getting power or having a wiring fault somewhere. I would not gamble on fitting a new pcb.
My article here covers only the basics but if you go through it carefully you will at least know you've covered them all washing machine not taking in water
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