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Re: Zanussi Electrolux Essential 1200. No water getting in
Just some feedback.
The machine still would not work. I ordered and tried the new switch – no difference. I spoke with an engineer by phone who thinks it could be the control board. That would explain the burning smell when my wife first noticed the fault… I could be out my depth and if I get the engineers in the bill up front makes me think I may be better getting a new machine I can pay up, and have guaranteed for at least a year… Decision point.
I just wanted to say thanks for this site and the efforts to help which are much appreciated. best wishes with your work.
Re: Zanussi Electrolux Essential 1200. No water getting in
Ah! We celebrated prematurely. The machine completed the cycle well, but then after draining the pump continued to run indefinitely. Clearly the level switch is stuck in the “tub full” position. I tried the same step of releasing the tube but this time without success. I opened the pump filter to release any residual water but this made no difference. I can’t spin the wash as the machine “thinks” it is full of water.
It’s late and I have to stop now but would be grateful for any new suggestions.
Re: Zanussi Electrolux Essential 1200. No water getting in
YES! It works like a dream. Success.
Thank you BG. God bless you.
My wife is delighted too!
😀
Re: Zanussi Electrolux Essential 1200. No water getting in
Can’t do any more tonight. I can see nothing visually wrong – no reason why the machine won’t let water in. The only humming I can detect is the pump turning. The rest of the machine is immobile and silent. 😕
Has something electrical failed? Can anyone offer a suggestion?
Re: Zanussi Electrolux Essential 1200. No water getting in
Water supply definitely fine. It seems that a valve is not allowing the water to enter, but the machine is not reporting this… Stuck for the moment.
Re: Zanussi Electrolux Essential 1200. No water getting in
Wow Quick reply! Thanks
I did tip it over, but didn’t disconnect water supply. I will go investigate that just now to ensure water available and all connections seem okay – I can see nothing obviously wrong.
One strange thing to report though: the user manual says that the “Red/start/pause pilot light flashes” – this is not the case. The light stays green so it seems that the machine “thinks” water is getting in. But I see no water getting in, and the pump spins freely. There is a hum – I thought this was the pump…..
Re: Zanussi Electrolux DA 6142 – won’t progress through cycl
Hello
I have replaced the microswitch with a standard one, 15A rating. I replaced spade connection which needed it. The switch is now working fine, but something else must have blown – likely at the same time – as there is no improvement. Same symptoms as before…
Have multimeter. Power disconnected. Will investigate.
Gerry 😕Re: Zanussi Electrolux DA 6142 – won’t progress through cycl
Hello Again
You may remember me. Penguin45 was a great help in February, which was very appreciated.
The replacement microswitch worked a treat until this week, when it blew again. (Investigations in family to find who opened the door while the machine was running…). 😕
However, I am wondering if I had the specification of the switch right, e.g how many amps it is to take!
I know the one I was using was for 250V, but I would be grateful if someone could check for me what the spec is for amps on the door microswitch on the Zanussi DA 6142. Or perhaps advise me where to look to get this information.
Many thanks. Your help is much appreciated.
Gerry
Re: Zanussi Electrolux DA 6142 – won’t progress through cycl
It does seem odd.
Having taken out the microswitch that is the culprit I can clarify my earlier post. Reversing the polarity (switching the wires around between the two poles) makes no difference – I should have realised that!!!
The microswitch has somehow changed from “normally closed” to “normally open” which is really odd. It is a bit blackened on one end, indicating that it has blown in some way, probably someone opened the door just before the cycle had ended, causing the fault.
However, the door catch is designed to hold the button on the switch down until the door closes, at which point the button is released. So if you can get your head round this logic (no mean feat), when the door closes, the button is released, allowing the switch to go into its normal state – closed, allowing the cycle to begin.
In its faulty state the switch will only let the cycle begin if the door is open, so I can wash the dishes if I don’t mind flooding the kitchen at the same time, leaving the door open!
How did I discover this? If you read my post on 11 feb I couldn’t understand why my machine suddenly worked, then didn’t. I retraced my steps and realised that I had detached the door catch while I had the “front (panel) off”. With the door held closed it worked perfectly! The solution was right under my nose but I didn’t spot it at the time!
I don’t doubt Penguin45 or any other moderator here could have found this problem out, but I realise that the danger of electricity as a killer would make it a policy against specifically encouraging people to look at these things. The important thing is NO live testing, except for observation. Better safe than sorry.
Wooday 🙂
Re: Zanussi Electrolux DA 6142 – won’t progress through cycl
Hello Again
A Eureka moment at last! 😀
I seem to have my finger on the problem (not literally – it’s electrical).
It’s really odd.
I thought Penguin in particular might be interested to know.
The door close/latch switch appears to have reversed polarity. With the latch disconnected but the door closed (carefully), the machine fills and runs as normal – the entire cycle! When the door has closed the machine will not work but drain.
I certainly won’t do this, but it looks exactly as though if I reversed the polarity on the switch I would have the machine functioning perfectly again! 😮
It seems like the switch rather than the timer because the machine works perfectly otherwise.
Wooday
Re: Zanussi Electrolux DA 6142 – won’t progress through cycl
Thanks Penguin for getting involved with my dishwasher problem.
Having come so far I am reluctant to give up just yet, and will probably tinker for a bit yet, trying to find out about the electrical aspects of the system where the problem most likely lies. If I need a meter to test I will get one.
I don’t feel I can outright ask for any advice on this when you have been so helpful and I respect that you may have reached a limit on how far you can go on this forum.
It only remains for me to say that I appreciate your help and wish you the best.
Wooday 😀
Re: Zanussi Electrolux DA 6142 – won’t progress through cycl
Thanks Penguin for your detailed advice and patience.
It would be great to pronounce a “Eureka” moment, with it all sorted, but unfortunately not.
Yet, anyway…
The two pipes you speak of had almost no sludge at all. In all the cleaning I did today of pipes, etc, I found remarkably little sludge. You saw the IWMS had no black deposits. I think this must be credit to my wife’s insistence that plates are rinsed before insertion.
So I removed the matrix (power off), and examined the switches. I removed the switches and blew into the holes and could hear the clicking – I think this would mean that they are working? I checked the wiring and believe all connections okay.
I set up the machine again and it sounds again to me that it is trying to drain, though there is no water to drain. So strange. I really thought this flood prevention switch would be the culprit… 😕
Wooday
Re: Zanussi Electrolux DA 6142 – won’t progress through cycl
Hello Penguin and anyone else who may be interested.
I disconnected the machine and removed it to a place where it could flood to its “heart’s” content.
I took apart a few bits to clean out and drain the IWMS etc.
I am still not convinced it will work, as I don’t know how to eg recognise a “pressure”/flood switch, what a “matrix” is, other than the film. I have been trying to do some reading, etc.
I wonder if I reconnect will it work just fine because I drained the water out, or whether there is a blockage somewhere that is causing the water level to be high enough to trip the anti-flood, or whether the anti-flood is faulty and will not reset for me in any case…
Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks for reading
Wooday 🙂
