Indesit washing machine glitches
It is not enough to tell the technician that the program in the Indesit washing machine is faulty. The concept of “glitch” can include many malfunctions and breakdowns, so the owner will be asked to answer leading questions and more accurately describe the situation. To understand what to pay attention to and how to convey the full picture to a specialist, we suggest looking at an example of a typical “glitch.” Judging by the reviews on the Internet, it occurs often, and it is better to be prepared for such a turn of the Indesit washing machine.
The situation through the eyes of the hostess
Indesit has different failures, and it is better to be prepared for unusual “surprises”. For example, recently the owner of an old-style Indesit typewriter encountered a typical “glitch” of the system. The hostess describes the situation as follows.
“I started the wash and was about to leave for business when I noticed the uncharacteristic behavior of the machine. He either poured water, then turned the drum a couple of revolutions, then started dialing again, and so on for 10 minutes. At first I thought about the inlet hose being clogged, blaming the unit’s inability to extract a sufficient volume of water from the water supply. I decided to wash the laundry by hand, and then rinse and spin it in the machine. I paused the cycle and pulled out the rather soaked underwear. I understand that everything is fine with filling the drum.
I turn on the rinse mode, but things don’t go any further: it doesn’t rinse, and doesn’t stand, but makes chaotic manipulations. I hope for a spin, and I launch the appropriate program. Voila - the drum has accelerated. I decided to try rinsing again, and the machine filled half a tank and started the cycle without any problems. That is, there are definitely no problems with water supply.
Then I randomly selected the “Daily Wash” program and, to my surprise, the unit started working in standard mode. With grief, everything was wiped, rinsed and wrung out.
A couple of days later I started the washing machine again, and the situation repeated itself exactly. Without hesitation, I tried the previous scheme: I stopped the cycle, set it to push-ups, then chose rinse, and then turned on the standard program. And the machine worked without any problems. But I still didn’t understand what the problem was and how to fix it.”
A few days later the owner understood what to do. She guessed to plug the washing machine into another outlet, after which the machine began to work without glitches. Below we will look at why changing the electrical output solved the problem and how to avoid such a scenario.
Cause of failure
The reason for the described glitch lies in a faulty socket. More precisely, the system failed due to poor contact. That is, electricity was not fully supplied to the machine, to which the machine, sensitive to voltage changes, “responded” with incomprehensible behavior and resetting the program.
It seems to many that the outlet can either be working or broken, but there is no third option. But this is far from true. Only a few know that an apparently normally functioning device often has problems with contacts and creates interference with household appliances. To correct the situation completely, you should contact an electrician and organize a separate outlet for the washing machine with grounding, a voltage stabilizer and an automatic machine.
If it is not possible to call a specialist, but you need to continue washing, we act on our own. We de-energize the apartment, disassemble the socket housing, replace the burnt terminals, clean the wiring and restore connections. Ideally, we install a moisture-resistant housing.
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2 reader comments
The panel is glitched, what should I do?
Nasty company, I regretted taking it. I should have taken LG, there would have been no sadness.
I encountered this problem a month after purchase. On mode 5 quick wash 40 degrees. I come, and she beeps in rinse mode. It stupidly fills and drains water. The meter is pouring water.
Let's figure it out, the economy guy put it. This is the same mode, cold water.
Everything is okay, the whole process is normal. This means the conclusion is that the heating element is dead or there is a lack of voltage.
But I started testing other modes. And it erases in mode 1 60 and 95 without problems. And the 40 degree mode number 5 quick wash stupidly went out of order. I checked other modes, same nonsense. Works every other time.
So you crooked manufacturers put your company in your...
Or a separate stabilizer socket.
LG runs on 100 volts.