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Just before Christmas I noticed that my washing machine was not going on to the rinse cycle, in other words it would continue washing until I stopped it by hand and then put it on rinse. I contacted an engineer and he found that it was caused by a problem with the ‘board’
He phoned me to say that it would cost over £200 to get a new board and with fitting about £240. He went on to say that he thought I would be better off buying a new machine. My washing machine is only 6 years old and I hate the thought of throwing it away. It is not used daily and not with heavy washes very often. I do have a wooden floor though.
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Siemans XLM 1200 washing machine.
Might be worth checking the heater and thermistors resistances.
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What is the full model no (Enr no) of your machine? I will be very surprised if “the board” requires replacing …. :rolls:
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He did lift it up and check something inside, which, apparently according to his meter was OK.
Siemans XLM 1200 washing machine.
No heat is most likely. But this would normally throw up an error code…
Life’s a bitch ain’t it!Re: Siemens XLM 1200 washing machine.
It is WXLM1260GB
And according to an adviser at Siemens it sounds like the ‘control module’.
A Siemens engineer is £89 plus the cost of the part.Re: Siemens XLM 1200 washing machine.
Pandora99 wrote:And according to an adviser at Siemens it sounds like the ‘control module’.
The Control Module for this model costs £181.72 and rather than accepting what the “adviser” suggests it would be a wise move to check the heating element first. The symptoms point directly to a heating (no heat) problem and 95{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of the time replacing the heater cures this fault.
Now if the heater turns out not to be faulty, then and only then would the suspicion point to the module being at fault. Very often the module can be repaired though rather than replacement.
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Martin wrote:
Pandora99 wrote:
And according to an adviser at Siemens it sounds like the ‘control module’.The Control Module for this model costs £181.72 and rather than accepting what the “adviser” suggests it would be a wise move to check the heating element first. The symptoms point directly to a heating (no heat) problem and 95{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of the time replacing the heater cures this fault.
Now if the heater turns out not to be faulty, then and only then would the suspicion point to the module being at fault. Very often the module can be repaired though rather than replacement.
A local engineer came out and tested something in the cavity of the machine and he said it was OK. Could I prove that it was the heater by putting the machine on a hot wash?
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Pandora99 wrote: Could I prove that it was the heater by putting the machine on a hot wash?
Without doubt, just select a 90 degree wash (no clothes in) and let it run for around 15 to 20 mins. By which time if the heater was functioning the porthole glass would become detectably warm to the touch by that time period.
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Well I have just put my hand in the water and it is still cold.
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Pandora99 wrote:Well I have just put my hand in the water and it is still cold.
Well, as I say, likely as not the heater wants replacing rather than the main board.
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Martin wrote:
Pandora99 wrote:
Well I have just put my hand in the water and it is still cold.Well, as I say, likely as not the heater wants replacing rather than the main board.
How would this problem prevent the machine from finishing the cycle?Re: Siemans XLM 1200 washing machine.
Pandora99 wrote:How would this problem prevent the machine from finishing the cycle?
All wash programmes have preset temperature the water needs to attain before it will proceed to the next stage in the washing process (i.e the rinses.) No heat then no progress onto a rinse, it just carries on washing forever and a day. 8)
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Martin wrote:
Pandora99 wrote:
How would this problem prevent the machine from finishing the cycle?All wash programmes have preset temperature the water needs to attain before it will proceed to the next stage in the washing process (i.e the rinses.) No heat then no progress onto a rinse, it just carries on washing forever and a day. 8)
Tell me about it, I forgot I had stuff in it the other week…..two hours later…… :rolls:
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