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Hi all, This machine is about 8 years old and performs well and has had a replacement sump in the past fitted by myself.
Recently we have noticed the washing has been wet and warm whereas it has been piping hot at the end of the cycle.
1. The machine has been powered off at the wall and back on again.
2. powering on and pressing the cancel button for 5s makes the program end light (right hand arrow symbol like a ->| ) flash 7 times.
3. I assume there is a seperate heater for drying. As it is not visible in the base of the tub I assume it is contact bonded to the tub. I am suspecting a controller or thermostat/sensor fault as the the washing is still getting heated but not as hot as before. The machine performs fine in all other respects and the water is being heated as normal on the wash rinse cycles.there is only 1 heater
are you sure its getting hot ?
have you got it plumbed into hot water and that is where the heat is coming from
Dave
Hi Dave, It’s on hot water fill which explains the heat. I take it the fault code of 7 flashes also indicates a failed heater? I will dig the machine out and check. Many thanks.
I finally got a chanceto investigate and the heater (an inline barrel type) tests OK on a multimeter. I then traced the wiring back to a pressure switch which also tested fine and the hose back to the sump were clear of muck and tested the pressure switch which worked fine with a meter, blowing into the tube. I then removed the door cover ansd reseated all the plugs to the control module. I shut down the CH boiler to stop hot water and the machine worked fine on 70C… result…or so I thought. Upon running another wash, the heater did not come on. Perhaps there is an intermittent break in the heater. Is the temperature sensor the small black device snapped into the sump as viewed from the front? Could a faulty sensor prevent the heater coming on altogether? Thanks in advance.
I will try another program and monitor if power is being switched to the heater. (I work on TV and radio repair so I am aware of the risks). Also, what is the resistance range for the temp sensor, as I will test that as well with a heat source.
to be able to look it up i will need more numbers off it
think its possibly made by electrolux so it should have a pnc number
Dave
Thanks Dave for your quick response. The PNC on the badge is 911989307/03, SN is 13840001, Type is 911D96-0L.
first you need to check the hoses to the pressure switches to make sure they are not blocked
then you need to check pressure sw is operating when there is water in
also then check wires from heater to control board as they can break in the door at the bottom
Dave
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