Indesit W113 Sticking On Wash Cycle
I wonder if anyone can offer some advice regarding the following issue.
My Indesit W113 has started to get stuck very early in a cycle. Other drain, wash and spin cycles are ok if I reset and go directly to them.
I suspect the heater or thermostat is at fault.
I disconnected & checked the heater and got approx 31 ohms reading with a meter.
I am now at a loss to find the thermostat. I'm used to seeing it embeded into the drum via a rubber grommit and with wires coming from it but I can't find any wires or any rubber grommets containing a thermostat.
Is there a thermostat that monitors water in drum temp on these machines and if so where is it located?
Percy
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Indesit W113 sticks early in wash cycle
- The problem
- An Indesit W113 washing machine was getting stuck very early in the wash cycle. Drain, wash and spin programmes could still run if selected directly after a reset.
- Likely cause
- The discussion strongly suggests a heating-related fault, as the machine appeared not to be heating during the main wash. The thermostat location was identified as being pushed into the heater between the live and neutral terminals. However, the exact failed part was not confirmed. The heater measured about 31 ohms, which the poster believed indicated it was probably serviceable.
- What fixed it
- The thermostat location was identified and the thermostat was replaced, but this did not cure the fault. A further reply suggested checking the heater connections and the thermostat connections within the heater assembly, and noted that an error code might normally be expected if heating was not occurring. No confirmed repair was documented.
- Checks to try
- Heater disconnected and measured at approximately 31 ohms
- Thermostat location identified as fitted into the heater between the live and neutral terminals
- Thermostat replaced
- Machine still stuck early in cycle after thermostat replacement
- No error code reported in the discussion
- Parts or tools mentioned
- Thermostat
- Heater element
- Meter
Safety: Further diagnosis should be carried out by a suitably qualified appliance engineer.
4 Answers
Is it pushed into the heater in between the heater live and neutral?
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P.S.I've checked repairs / tips / faq section btw.
Thanks Andy,
I worked it out late last night, replaced it today but no luck, machine still stuck ealry in cycle. Wonder if its heater element but that is reading 31ohms on a test meter which apparently means its more than likely ok. Where would you go next, a new element in anycase or something else ?
Percy
Is it not producing an error code? It sounds as if it isn't heating the water so connections to heater and the stat inside could be the issue but should be giving an error code unless it's really old.
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