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Re: BEKO CDA 752FS POOR FREEZING

Cheers spindoctor, located the timer in its white box, many thanks.

Since posting I’ve removed the back panel in the freezer to see the evaporator which I found to be pretty well encased in frost/ice, thickest lower down. I guess this is consistent with a defrost timer problem?? I’ve defrosted it now, took a while, and all dried out. Rebuilt and plugged in, compressor and fan started immediately. That was about 1.5 hours ago and temp is now about -18 and still falling, comp/fan still running.

I’m assuming that the evaporator should not be coated in frost as it can’t work efficiently like that, and although it’s defrosted now and apparently working ok it will just frost up again due to the timer fault?? I hear they had some quality control issues with this timer.

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Re: Indesit DG6100W tripping rcd. Circulation pump faulty?

Sorry iadom! In my almost ridiculous elation at having it working again forgot to check earlier posts and say thanks. You were quite right, the motor needed to be completely dry. Sincere thanks for your advice.
Ian

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Re: Indesit DG6100W tripping rcd. Circulation pump faulty?

I dried the motor on the radiator and with a little help from a hair dryer and sure enough got open circuit. It worked! Thanks Dave.

Not only that, found the source of the leak, not the pump as I thought but a tiny split in the drain hose near the pump, not visible unless the hose was removed. Just happened to be looking when it pumped out and saw a jet of water spraying upwards onto the top of the recirculation motor, hence it appeared to be at fault as the dripping was underneath it. One new hose later and not a drop in sight. So all is well again. Many thanks

Ian

[iandms]

Re: Indesit DG6100W tripping rcd. Circulation pump faulty?

Thanks Dave, will give that a go and meter again.
Ian

[iandms]

Re: Indesit DG6100W tripping rcd. Circulation pump faulty?

Thanks. I guess this means the pump seal failed, so would need a new pump at the very least. Don’t supppose you know what readings I should get with the meter. I did meter it and got about 140ohms betwen red and blue terminals and almost (but not quite) total resistance between red or blue terminals to pump body. Not sure if this is right. I could remove it again and leave it on a radiator for a day, see if that helps, appreciate any thoughts. Thanks again.
Ian

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Re: Indesit DG6100W Programmer not advancing

Thanks, here’s the latest. I took the timer right out and removed the door cover. The timer is a Siebe, very strange. Anyway the wiring seemed ok visually so I really suspected the timer of a bad contact or stiffness just after the start point. I figured it’s do or die with the timer so took it to the workshop and this time really soused it with wd40, shook and tapped it, repeatedly turned the knob and anything else that might help free things up and clean it. Then I shook the wd40 out and lubed it all with light oil anywhere I could get a drop or two in. Not a textbook repair, but worth a try I thought.

Having rebuilt the machine the test run went perfectly, in fact it seemed to go through the first stages quicker than normal (before it was faulty) which may mean it was getting progressively worse. It’s just run again with no problems. It is possible that the fault was wiring and I’ve corrected it just by disturbing things. I guess an internal break will probably show up again soon, but I hope it was just a stuck or dirty timer and it’s ok now, time will tell! If it does come to a new timer, I wonder if the Copreci is the same as the Siebe. Meanwhile, thanks for all your help.
Ian

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Re: Stoves G600SI gas cooker, oven overheating

Thanks Dave
I checked repairs@ but sadly my area not covered, so I’ll look locally and see if I can find someone. Do you have a rough idea what sort of cost I might be looking at for the part and fitment
Cheers
Ian

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Re: Indesit DG6100W Programmer not advancing

Thanks for those replies. I am suspecting the timer even more. Yesterday afternoon before your reply I removed the door top panel and checked the wiring to the timer. I removed the timer and gave a squirt of wd40 and then did a test run in prog 2. It worked! However later my wife used it and again the timer stopped moving after the initial click, so after a while she moved it manually around a click or two and the programme then continued and completed normally, heating etc. I guess this suggests the element is ok, so I’ll check the rest of the door wiring next as you kindly advise. Is that a case of undoing the remaining stainless cover screws around the edge and lifting the cover away, complete with the dispenser unit?

If the timer is worn out, any idea of price/availability. I agree, if expensive might be best to replace the appliance. Pity for what might be the sake of a dodgy connection in the timer, but strongly suspect that dismantling it will result in a pile of unidentifiable bits!

Thanks again, any further info gratefully received.
Ian

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