Beko WM74165W – Turns off once it fills with water

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  • #91573
    Gazz57
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    Hi

    I have a Beko WM74165W washing machine. It’s about 18 months old so 6 months outside the warranty period. Its has been a great machine these past 18 months, definitely one I would have recommended however at the moment it just turns off after I start a wash cycle. Once started the machine will fill with water to the normal level and will then just completely power off, no lights or power at all. It wont turn back on for a minute or two either, I assume its a safety feature but I’m not sure what the problem is.

    I managed to get it into test mode. It originally showed E17 with was excessive foaming, this came from the repeated washes we put on before we realised there was a problem where detergent was added each time and must have built up. I ran a few rinse cycles which worked on cold water but again the machine cut out after 4 minutes on this but was enough to rinse the machine out.

    Now when I go into test mode I get each time after pressing the start button:

    1. E– which I assume means no error code
    2. 672 shows on the screen – I don’t know the significance of this
    3. the display flashes to show its working correctly
    4. 004 shows on the screen and the drum rotates to the right correctly
    5. 005 shows on the screen and the drum rotates to the left correctly
    6. 006 shows and the drum spins to maximum rpm correctly
    7. 007 shows and one of the water valves opens in the drawer correctly
    8. 008 shows shows and the other water valves opens in the drawer correctly
    9. 009 shows and the drum fills with water. Here I thought the drum would reach a maximum value however it kept filling on the first go until I hit start to stop it. the water level got half way up the window, this may be normal but I wasn’t sure? The second time in test mode I only let it fill up to over the bottom of the glass in the door and then pressed the start button to move on.
    10. For a split second 010 shows on the screen before it moves onto showing 011 as if it bypasses 010. After 2 seconds of showing 011 the machine cuts power as it has been doing in a normal wash cycle.

    I’m not 100{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} sure what should be tested at 010 and if this is the issue? or at 011 and this is the issue? From looking at other posts on other models I think this is the point at which the water should start to heat but I’m not getting that far to see does the door get warm.

    Any help or guidance would be very much appreciated. Many Thanks in advance!

    #448610
    Gazz57
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    Re: Beko WM74165W – Turns off once it fills with water

    I haven’t had any replies and after scouring the internet I cant find too many repair postings for my model so I can only assume not to many people have had problems to date.

    I’ll keep updating in the hope I figure it out and it might help someone else.
    So I’ve been having a look about my machine today, took the back panel off and tested the heating element with a multimeter hoping it was the heating element causing the machine to cut power on the 011 cycle. I’ve found a page on the internet that suggest this is the stage at which it will run a complete wash test in power mode.

    As I mentioned before at 010 the machine goes straight onto 011 after a split second, again I think from what I have read 010 doesn’t do anything anyway and it may just bypass this normally – maybe someone can tell me different??

    After connecting and disconnecting a few things once I get to 011 on the display the machine now fills up with water to a certain level and then the power to the machine cuts out. Maybe there is a water level sensor that has failed? something else at this stage may be supposed to kick in and isn’t causing the machine to knock out of power?

    I’m still trying to test things but I’m not much further on. If I figure out more I’ll update the post. Hopefully in the mean time someone more knowledgeable will be able to point me in the right direction.

    #448611
    Gazz57
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    Re: Beko WM74165W – Turns off once it fills with water

    Running a wash with the water temperature cold works fine, this must mean the problem is when the machine tried to start heating the water??

    I’ve checked for resistance across the terminals of the plug. No circuit between the live and earth. Fairly high resistance between live and neutral, this suggests there is no short in the machine, right? I was thinking there could be a short in the heating element.

    When I check the resistance across the element it’s self I get a reading of 28 ohms, I’m fairly sure this is as it should be. I also get no circuit between live and earth again as it should be!

    Could it still be the element???

    #448612
    Gazz57
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    Re: Beko WM74165W – Turns off once it fills with water

    Got a new element today and fitted, but the same thing is happening?
    There is bound to be someone who could shed some light on this for me??

    #448613
    Gazz57
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    Re: Beko WM74165W – Turns off once it fills with water

    So It works fine from start to finish on a cold wash but if you put a wash with any temperature it fills to the bottom of the door and then its lights out. Still think it has to do with the heating circuit.

    I took apart the display to test components on the PCB last night and I found three diodes working correctly (allowing current one direct but not in the other) and three not working correctly (allowing current in both directions) testing with a multimeter.

    I’ve ordered replacements and will replace these by the end of the week, hopefully this is the problem! I’ll update again then.

    Electronics isn’t my strong point so if anyone out there has any wisdom please reply

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