[tjwood]

Re: ISE cd601w

OK I’m more confused now. I put the back cover back on and thought I would run the dryer with the lid off to see what happened.
It immediately started to pump water into the bottle – so the motor must be OK. I then got a jug of clean water and started to pour it down the back of the bottle so it runs down into the bottom tank. It didn’t get pumped back. After a little more water and a few seconds the dryer stops with a F10 error. Switch the dryer off and on again and it starts pumping. Repeat the water and I get the F10 again. It seems pressing the start button twice to restart the dryer kicks it in to running the pump again. (But when I tried this yesterday when I was actually doing laundry this didn’t work, it ran for a few seconds and stopped with another F10).

So, does all this indicate a controller problem (or something else that I won’t be able to fix?

[tjwood]

Re: ISE cd601w

OK I got the back off eventually. Bad news is there was no obvious dirt or blockages around the drain pump or in the tubes. I tested the float switch/microswitch works OK using a multimeter and some water 🙂

The pump reads 203 ohm resistance across its terminals. I found a bit of paper stuck in the top of the dryer which says the resistance should be 110 ohm +/- 10{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} – does this indicate a fault with the pump or just with my cheap multimeter?

I see I can buy a replacement pump for 40 quid plus delivery but I don’t want to do this if it’s not likely to fix the problem.

[tjwood]

Re: ISE cd601w

I’m sure I could level a cheap machine with a few thin scraps of wood under the legs…

[tjwood]

Re: ISE cd601w

I have the ISE washer and dishwasher too :-/
Touch wood they have been OK so far.

Thanks for the suggestion. I guess if I’m thinking of scrapping the machine I might as well try getting the back cover off first to see if a good clean fixes anything.

I’m put off buying expensive machines altogether now. Like the idea but a cheap Beko will cost a third of what I paid for the ISE and if it’s guaranteed for 2 years when the ISE only managed 4 then it’s hard to justify paying more. Maybe for a washer there are performance issues to consider but dry clothes are dry clothes…

[tjwood]

Re: ISE cd601w

I have this same dryer (4 years old) and the same problem. Originally it seemed to leak on the floor occasionally but now it is just stopping with a F10 (tank full) code. If I remove the condenser the tank at the bottom is full. If I sponge this out the dryer will work again until it gets full again. So something is stopping this from pumping into the bottle at the top.

I know ISE have gone bust so a warranty fix is out of the question. I’m not really sure what to do now. I wouldn’t mind trying to fix it myself if that is possible. I have got as far as removing the top cover by myself but I couldn’t figure out how to remove the back cover where presumably I could access the pump. Are there any instructions for how to do this?

I’m not sure if there is anyone near me (Leeds) who would even try to repair one of these dryers but if it’s going to involve spending money that might not fix the issue I’m leaning towards buying a cheap Beko dryer from John Lewis with a 2 year guarantee. Sad because I hate the ‘disposable’ culture but buying an expensive so called ‘built to last’ product seems to have been a big waste of hundreds of pounds.

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