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  • September 9, 2007 at 1:40 pm #30410
    grepmonkey
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    Hi, the machine has the second light from the left lit – the wash light. I can hear a whirring but there is nothing happening. This goes on until you power off the machine. The filters dont look blocked, the machine is a couple of years old.

    Can anyone advise what I can do next to find/fix the problem?

    Cheers
    GM

    September 9, 2007 at 2:26 pm #227072
    Penguin45
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    Re: indesit dl500 wash lights – but no action

    Inlet valve failure.

    Power off before taking any panel off.

    Penguin45.

    September 9, 2007 at 3:31 pm #227073
    grepmonkey
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    Re: indesit dl500 wash lights – but no action

    Thanks Penguin45,

    I am assuming that the inlet valve is the first electrical attachment to the incoming water tube. If this is the case I cant see any screws – how do you get it off?

    thanks for your help
    GM

    September 9, 2007 at 4:07 pm #227074
    Penguin45
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    Re: indesit dl500 wash lights – but no action

    Looks like a slot in type – IIRC, you remove the upper of the two rear panels and it slides out.

    Penguin45.

    September 9, 2007 at 5:58 pm #227075
    grepmonkey
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    Re: indesit dl500 wash lights – but no action

    Thanks Penguin45.

    I have a white thing on the water inlet with a slot in card type iirc, so it must be it. Im assuming its the iirc that I need to replace and not the white plastic module or is it the whole lot?

    Cheers

    GM

    September 9, 2007 at 10:44 pm #227076
    iadom
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    Re: indesit dl500 wash lights – but no action

    grepmonkey wrote:

    I have a white thing on the water inlet with a slot in card type iirc, so it must be it. Im assuming its the iirc

    Err, http://tinyurl.com/2c8un3 I guess you don’t do the acronym thing then, 😉 The first one in the list is the one you are looking for. 8)

    The inlet valve will look something like this http://tinyurl.com/yt82gm without the metal plate. IIRC 😀

    Jim.

    PS. That model number does not match the current list from Indesit, do you mean an IDL500? You would have to check the inlet valve with a multimeter or meggar to find out if it was electrically faulty. Also worth checking that you actually have a water supply to the valve and that the filter in the valve is not clogged up.

    September 10, 2007 at 10:30 am #227077
    grepmonkey
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    Re: indesit dl500 wash lights – but no action

    Cheers – I guess not I thought it was a type of pcb!

    Thanks

    GM

    September 15, 2007 at 2:08 pm #227078
    grepmonkey
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    Re: indesit dl500 wash lights – but no action

    Hi,

    is that inlet valve the same as the solenoid valve?
    http://www.4indesit.co.uk/cgi-bin/produ … path=52688

    Thanks
    GM

    September 15, 2007 at 3:33 pm #227079
    iadom
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    Re: indesit dl500 wash lights – but no action

    The inlet valve is the solenoid valve. 🙂

    Jim.

    September 22, 2007 at 1:26 pm #227080
    grepmonkey
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    Re: indesit dl500 wash lights – but no action

    Hi,

    I replaced the inlet valve, but I still have the same problem. Any other ideas?

    Thanks
    GM

    September 22, 2007 at 4:12 pm #227081
    iadom
    Moderator

    Re: indesit dl500 wash lights – but no action

    Possibly engineer, Time, the electronic controls on Indesit machines are some of the least reliable on the market but we are getting into guesswork now.

    Jim.

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