help 3lights flashing ariston a1636 fault code

[northen12]

hi can you help please i have a ariston a1636 when you put on a wash program it will just wash forever and sometimes all depends on what program number i will get 3 lights flash and the door lock symbol will flash the three lights that flash are rapid,easy,and super any advice would be greatfull thanks latest update
i have put on a cold wash and it has run through the program and finished so i am thinking it is something to do with the element???

[iadom]

Re: help 3lights flashing ariston a1636 fault code

Can you give us the three flashing lights by number from top down. Ignoring the mains/door lock light.

[northen12]

Re: help 3lights flashing ariston a1636 fault code

hi there is 2,3,4 thanks

[iadom]

Re: help 3lights flashing ariston a1636 fault code

😥

F07, heater relay faulty on main PCB, it could be poor wiring connections but the PCB’s on these are very unreliable.

Options,
1. New PCB £100, smart card to programme PCB £20, card reader to use the card to programme the board approx £100.

2. The Indesit Company may do this repair for labour only but they (or at least the insurance company that all their calls are routed through ) will try and talk you into laying out around £180 for the repair and 12 months warranty on the rest of the machine.

3. Send the PCB to one of the online PCB repair companies.

4. Repair the PCB yourself.

5. Find a decent local independent who may well be able to do the repair for less than the Indesit Company.

6. You may well have guessed already what this one is. 😉

[northen12]

Re: help 3lights flashing ariston a1636 fault code

hi thanks for that i have just took out the element and it seams to be broken as i have put my tester on it and there is no circuit??? so it is pointing towards this do you think?? also i just tried to put it back in and god its tight lol any tips to get them back in lol

[washtronics]

Re: help 3lights flashing ariston a1636 fault code

if its open circuit then you must change it.It is very difficult to get a used heater back in again. F07 is heater not the module

[northen12]

Re: help 3lights flashing ariston a1636 fault code

yeah i have ordered one mate and when you say module are you on about the pcb so f07 is the element???? so that should be the only problem?? id be happy with that 🙂

[washtronics]

Re: help 3lights flashing ariston a1636 fault code

yes, replacing the heating element should cure the fault. Not the pcb (module)

[northen12]

Re: help 3lights flashing ariston a1636 fault code

nice 1 thats great thanks for your help and iadom you havent got a online pcb company do ya lol only jokin hehehe

[iadom]

Re: help 3lights flashing ariston a1636 fault code

No problem, however F07 is also a heater relay fault, F07 for an O/C heater should only show when the pressure switch is in empty position, not when the machine has water in it.

If the heater alone is faulty then what normally happens is that the machine just sticks in the wash cycle without advancing any further but without error lights flashing.

That said the PCB’s on these are so ticklish that anything is possible, fingers crossed that the new element sorts it out for you. 😀

Off now to edit our ‘Error Codes thread’ 😉

[northen12]

Re: help 3lights flashing ariston a1636 fault code

to be honest mate ive only seen the lights a couple of times and it has been stuck in the wash cycle untill you manually change it to a spin without any lights??? maybe i have two faults lol that would be my luck hahaha aslo while i am here what is the little metal thing that pushes inside the element is it the pressure swich or a thermostat???

[iadom]

Re: help 3lights flashing ariston a1636 fault code

Its the NTC or thermistor (electronic temperature sensor) a new element usually includes a new NTC but keep it safe just in case.

If you only saw the flashing lights after you reset it to spin/drain then it would flash F07 for an O/C heater, F07 with water in is usually the PCB.

[northen12]

Re: help 3lights flashing ariston a1636 fault code

it flashed about 1min after i put it on program 9 (wash cycle) so i would say it had water in it??? but i wernt really paying much notice to the water?? il fit the element and see what happends??

[iadom]

Re: help 3lights flashing ariston a1636 fault code

You have very little to lose given the cost differential. 8)

What can ( and does ) happen is that the heater relay sticks on, the heater comes on with no water in and then the non reset internal overheat protection built into the heater cuts out giving an O/C heater.

[northen12]

Re: help 3lights flashing ariston a1636 fault code

lol right my element has turned up thismorning and its not the one i ordered as the one i took out was 240v 1800w and the new one is 230v and 1700w but everything else looks the same would this make a difference?????thanks

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