Indesit widl 126 over heat problem

[niallj]

Hi there,

New to this forum. Today we had a serious problem with our indesit widl 126 washer/dryer. In the morning it did one wash at 40 degrees and was fine. This afternoon it did a hot wash at 90 degrees. About an hour into the cycle I noticed a funny burning smell and went to check it out. The utility room was full of steam and the burning smell was definitely coming from the washing machine. The top and sides were very hot to the touch. I stopped it and switched it off at the wall. It looked like it dumped water on the floor but I’m not sure if this was just condensation from the steam.

Needless to say I’m a bit worried about using it again. Suppose a sensor has gone wrong? Its nearly three years old and has had average use (mainly weekend washes only).

TIA,

Niall

[helo_75]

its more likely a board problem to be honest

sensor(ntc) faults are usually picked up early on

if its burning, it could well have done the wiring in too

[niallj]

Re: Indesit widl 126 over heat problem

Thanks for the reply. Is something like that a costly repair?

[helo_75]

not if its under 5yrs old

indesit offer fixed price repairs for £99, that includes all the parts required to fettle the machine

i hate indesit, in effect, your paying for the machine again, and theyll hassle you to death to take out a warranty, then take a week or so to come out

up to you really

sorry to sound so negative, but look around the forum, see what trouble people are having with these machines

your not unique

[niallj]

Re: Indesit widl 126 over heat problem

Pretty much what I thought. I have heard bad things about Indesit but then what lasts these days… you get what you pay for. I had a Zanussi for about 5 years which was 2nd hand as well which worked great. Shame I left it in my flat when I sold it. But at the time the gf was bringing her Indesit to the new place.

Oh well better start looking for a new one. Ta for the help!

[helo_75]

if it has to be a washer dryer, zanussi are probably the pick of an average bunch… bosch washer dryers tend to be pricey

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