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Hi all,
I’m a newbie to the forums and I apologise if this has been answered elsewhere (I did search extensively before posting to no avail). We have an Indesit WIDL126 washer dryer and it has just stopped part way through the cycle and shown the following error code:
LED 2 (Easy Iron) Flashes approximately once per second
LED 5 (Door Lock)Flashes rappidly and constantlySwitching off using the power button eventually switches the LEDs off but it sounds like the drain pump (or something mechanical) inside keeps going.
Switching off at the wall and back on resets the machine and allows you to begin a program but shortly after this it stops and repeats the same error code.
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Cheers
Dave
Re: WIDL126 Fault Code: LED 2 1 second intervals and LED 5 R
There is a problem with the water level switch – it is remaining in the empty position for too long. The switch may be jammed; the air hose connected to it may be kinked, trapped or holed or the collecting chamber at the bottom may be choked with muck and goo.
Power off if you are going to investigate.
Regards,
Penguin45.Re: WIDL126 Fault Code: LED 2 1 second intervals and LED 5 R
Penguin45 wrote:There is a problem with the water level switch – it is remaining in the empty position for too long. The switch may be jammed; the air hose connected to it may be kinked, trapped or holed or the collecting chamber at the bottom may be choked with muck and goo.
Power off if you are going to investigate.
Regards,
Penguin45.Thankyou very much for the super quick Reply Penguin45 😀 The fault occurs when selecting the Drain Program too … I didn’t think this filled with water?
Dave
Re: WIDL126 Fault Code: LED 2 1 second intervals and LED 5 R
Interesting….. I wonder if the code is being stored, despite you powering off? There is a specific cancellation procedure – I think you hold down the start button until the lamp flickers and everything stops. Wait for the door to unlock and everything should be zeroed.
Penguin45.
Re: WIDL126 Fault Code: LED 2 1 second intervals and LED 5 R
Penguin45 wrote:Interesting….. I wonder if the code is being stored, despite you powering off? There is a specific cancellation procedure – I think you hold down the start button until the lamp flickers and everything stops. Wait for the door to unlock and everything should be zeroed.
Penguin45.
I’ll certainly give it ago but the code doesn’t appear after powering off until a minute or two into the drain program … I also notice that the spin led comes on for a while yet the drum doesn’t move at all, it then goes off and shortly after this is when the code re-appears. 😕
Dave
I’ve just tried the cancellation procedure and the following happened:
1. Switched on at plug
2. all lights off apart from door lock/power on steady
3. pressed start button for a second, all lights on then program began
4. pressed and held start button … all lights flashed on then all lights off
5. machine stopped for a second then pump continued to run with all lights off
6. after a minute or so the lock light began to rappidly flash and the easy iron light flashed slowly at the same time … machine still making a ‘whirring’ noise until I powered off at the wall.Dave 😕 😕 😕
Re: WIDL126 Fault Code: LED 2 1 second intervals and LED 5 R
Pump should run for about 2 minutes IIRC. Thing to do now is try it again and see if it still does it.
Penguin45.
Re: WIDL126 Fault Code: LED 2 1 second intervals and LED 5 R
Penguin45 wrote:Pump should run for about 2 minutes IIRC. Thing to do now is try it again and see if it still does it.
Penguin45.
I have tried it several times but haven’t let it finished once the error lights start to flash … I’ll set it off and leave it to work this time though and see if the pump stops of it’s own accord.
Cheers
Dave
🙁 Not good news. I decided to run it on a spin cycle instead and it started off absolutely fine, drum started and stopped rotating three times over a couple of minutes then I heard a relay click in and the lights started to flash again. Next came a drain pump for a short while then a ‘Whirring’ sound which was quieter but could be the pump and finally after about 2 minutes it did stop but the lights remained on. I then pressed powered off by holding the switch, powered back on and then pressed and held the start button and it started the cyle again (note once ‘soft’ power cycled the error had gone). The same thing happened a couple of minutes into the cycle 🙁
😕 Do you still think it is likely to be the water level switch from what I have described?
Thankyou very much by the way for your help so far 🙂
Dave
Last night I stripped down and cleaned the collector, drain pump, drain hose, air hose and air pressure switch and although nothing looked wrong with any of the parts (tested the pressure switch with my multimeter) after rebuilding it appears to function perfectly again (touch wood!). Thankyou very much for your help!
Dave 🙂
After being fine for a while it’s happened again and I suspect that the drain pump is on it’s way out … just had the cap off the front of the pump (where you clean the fluff out etc) and watched the pump spin … it appears to be struggling and stopping one spin in every few. My suspicion is that the pump is failing to maintain a vacuum on the pressure switch causing the fault code … Does this sound feasible before I go ahead and order a new drain pump?
Very many thanks again for your advice 🙂
Dave
Re: WIDL126 Fault Code: LED 2 1 second intervals and LED 5 R
Pumps wear out, simple as that. Yours needs p/no C00092264 – drop an email to spares@ukwhitegoods.co.uk to get one ordered up.
There is no vacuum to the pressure switch – once the water has gone, the system is simply depressurised.
Regards,
Penguin45.Cheers Penguin45 … If the pressure switch isn’t causing the fault I’m struggling to understand where the sensor is that’s detecting the water isn’t being pumped out as quickly as it should be? 😕 p.s. The pump has the part no: COD. 56835 on the label attached to it … is the no you supplied a stock no?
Cheers
Dave
Re: WIDL126 Fault Code: LED 2 1 second intervals and LED 5 R
COD no is the pump makers code. The C000….. code is the Indesit code.
The decision to fault or not is made by the computer board – it times all activities, so no drain within a specified period could well generate a fault – especially as the pump is erratic. I would suspect that if you were to try and waggle the impellor from side to side, you would probably see movement – which is bad. The metal magnetic armature is wearing the plastic pump housing.
A word of warning, though – I spent an hour tracking down an F1 fault on an earlier version of your machine, to little avail. I rang a specialist, who said “That’s a classic board fault”. The code system is not infallible – full checking of all components on these is often the only way to be sure.
Penguin45.
Re: WIDL126 Fault Code: LED 2 1 second intervals and LED 5 R
Penguin45 wrote:COD no is the pump makers code. The C000….. code is the Indesit code.
The decision to fault or not is made by the computer board – it times all activities, so no drain within a specified period could well generate a fault – especially as the pump is erratic. I would suspect that if you were to try and waggle the impellor from side to side, you would probably see movement – which is bad. The metal magnetic armature is wearing the plastic pump housing.
A word of warning, though – I spent an hour tracking down an F1 fault on an earlier version of your machine, to little avail. I rang a specialist, who said “That’s a classic board fault”. The code system is not infallible – full checking of all components on these is often the only way to be sure.
Penguin45.
Thanks again for all your help … you’re a star!
Dave
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