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October 26, 2021 at 10:16 am #100172
ma22
ParticipantThis Indesit IWSD 612 eco U.K. machine is leaking at the connection with the rear pipe (going into the machine at the upper level) and displaying code h2o.
Problem is it’s in a rental flat, which I’m unable to visit at the moment, and the tenant is due to move out next month, after which I was going to get rid of the machine anyway as it’s about 7 years old (according to previous poster’s assistance in determining age from serial no.) and the flat will be renovated.
I’m in London and I think a repair would be about £70 for the call out charge, plus parts. Similar machines new are around £200.
However it’s not ideal to buy a new one now as it would have to be stored there during the building work, and also I’m not sure of the new dimensions required.Can anyone help with advice on best course of action? Any chance this is something which is straightforward to fix yourself??
Very grateful for any help, thanks.October 29, 2021 at 12:03 pm #479560andyjawa
ParticipantH2O = water problem. Well it`ll either be just the in/let pipe needing replacing, or is loose, or its washer, or the valves filter needs cleaning, or the inlet valve itself is at fault. You should be able to diy all of that with the possible exception of changing the valve though that in itself is not really that difficult to be honest. Even in London ( the land of the “rip off “) if the inlet pipe should be no more than 4 quid for a generic one. The valve is listed on Indesit`s website at £25.72 ( another rip off! ) website part number j00146419 real part number is C00110333. Trade price is listed on Qualtex trade site at £6.26p (!!) + VAT so if a fancy London price you now know someone is quoting you a fleecing price.
October 30, 2021 at 5:23 pm #479561ma22
ParticipantThanks very much, I’ll see if I can get it sorted myself 🙂
October 31, 2021 at 8:35 am #479562andyjawa
ParticipantAddition. This bit is more involved. There is a rare chance, that I forgot to mention, that where the double valve plugs in ( in Indesit lingo it is called the hopper ) that the water holes, but more specifically its corresponding channels, get limed up which of course stops it filling. Get a bottle of Kilrock kettle descaler liquid and take it with you just in case and a tea towel. Unfortunately you will have to remove the dispenser to turn the thing upside down to run the Kilrock liquid in through the channels via the removed inlet valve. But BEFORE you do anything stick a thumb over one valve entry hole and blow through the other hole and then visa versa with t`other hole to see if either are blocked up and if so very carefully run some Kilrock through both holes and leave it to do its thing for 10 minutes and top up as necessary. Do not forget the 2 rubber valve bungs on reassembly otherwise it`ll be a case of a leaking disaster! If you have trouble with the bungs re-seating use some washing up liquid on the rubber.
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