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I have a John Lewis JLDWS1204 a while ago it stopped heating the water, I changed the heating element as this was a simple enough fix, however this has not solved the problem. Does anyone have any advice of where to look next? I have had a good look inside the machine and can’t see any damaged or burnt out components.
Re: John Lewis JLDWS1204 not heating water?
heating faults can be a number of things
1 heater but you have changed that
2 thermosat
3 relay on the main board that controls the heater
4 water height switch (stops heater coming on with no water inside) also wont operate if machine does not fill completelyDave
Re: John Lewis JLDWS1204 not heating water?
Thanks for the reply, is there a way to test the thermostat, relay or water height switch? Or a way I could identify the parts so I could replace them?
Re: John Lewis JLDWS1204 not heating water?
no very easily you could look at the main board for bad solder joints but to test for the other problems you need the tech info
the thermostat is a thermistor which is a resistor that changes with temp
the relay on the board is a mechanical device and you would have to measure the voltage to its coil while the machine is on. something best left to engineers
water height switch try adding a bit more water. start machine. let it fill and start. open door and look at water height. if it seem non existent add a couple of pans of water and close door and see what happens.
make sure you select the shortest wash programme as most washes do a cold rinse first
as a check you should hear the detergent container open and it should heat after that if its going tocant give you a lot more info as your not a trade user of this site.
suggest you look an this site for a local engineer who could help you
Dave
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