indesit wil143s fault error code

[knox]

Hi I have an Indesit wil143s washing machine thats playing up.

It takes water in spins a for a couple of minutes then drains the water and the 4th green led light starts flashing slowly along with the red door locked light blinking rapidly. I tried a search but could not really find anything.

Can anyone shed some light on what this means or could be.

Cheers

kay

[iadom]

Re: indesit wil143s fault error code

Its not Councillor Knox by any chance. 😉

4th light flashing is not good news, suggests a motor triac fault, in essence the main PCB has more than likely failed.

Jim.

[knox]

Re: indesit wil143s fault error code

Thanks for the quick response

Its not Councillor Knox by any chance. Wink

its not lol

does that mean no easy repair. will i need a new pcb? or is it possible to get a pcb out of a faulty (not same fault as mine) indesit machine?

Or is it time to start saving for a new non indesit washing machine?

Thanks again

[iadom]

Re: indesit wil143s fault error code

A very strong chance it will need a new PCB, £8o to £90 ex vat, which also needs a £15 smartcard to programme it, you also need a smart card reader at between £50 & £75 to use the smart card to programme the new PCB.

You would have to find exactly the same machine, at the same age to find a suitable used module. Chances are that most of the ones that have been scrapped already have a faulty module. 😥

The Indesit Company do have a maximum repair charge, just over £100 I think.

Jim.

PS. There is a well known local (Oldham) councillor called Kay Knox. I have visited her on one occasion to write off a 2 year old Indesit. 🙂

[knox]

Re: indesit wil143s fault error code

Thats what I was afraid of!

In your opinion should I bother repairing it? Is it just throwing good money after bad?

would I be better of quitting while im ahead and starting from fresh with a new machine or paying the £100 odd indesit fee

It was bought for £300 around 18 months ago

Is there a reasonably priced quality washing machine you can recommend that wont die after a couple years?

PS. There is a well known local (Oldham) councillor called Kay Knox. I have visited her on one occasion to write off a 2 year old Indesit. Smile

I have heard of a councillor knox, a Google search brings up quite a few

[knox]

Re: indesit wil143s fault error code

also I notice that some indesit’s come with a 5yr parts guarantee if this is the case would they supply me the part by itself without having to pay their labour charges

thanks

[helo_75]

basically, no, thats the catch.. uve to pay them for fitting

[knox]

Re: indesit wil143s fault error code

can anyone advice if its economical to repair?

Are these ISE machines any good?

[iadom]

Re: indesit wil143s fault error code

The ISE machines have been very reliable, I have around 200 on my area now.

A decent quality machine will cost you at least £350 upwards so for the £100 or so that the Indesit Company will charge you then it might be worth it, even if it only lasts another 12 to 18 months.

Jim.

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