Owners of an automatic washing machine are so accustomed to entrusting the care of their laundry to their “home assistant” that they relax and often make quite dangerous mistakes: they throw items of clothing into the drum, in the pockets of which there are phones, passports, money or something else valuable, they put them in by mistake white linen along with colored linen and the like. To avoid causing damage to your property, you must quickly reset the wash program and stop the machine. How to do this, let's figure it out!
How to stop a machine program: general approaches
If you accidentally select the wrong program or the machine freezes and cannot execute the program, then knowledge about resetting the washing machine program may be useful to you. In fact, there is nothing tricky about this operation. Moreover, in most cases for this you need to follow the same universal procedure, which is suitable for almost all brands of washing machines. Let's look at this order.
Press the button responsible for “start” and “stop” washing programs.
Wait until the machine responds to user intervention and stops the washing process.
Next, we press this button again, only this time we need to hold it for about 5 seconds.
Modern machines from Indesit, Samsung, Bosch and others, when you hold this button, begin to drain water and then turn off.
Older machines do not drain the water, but simply turn off.
Important! If you managed to reset the program and the machine turned off, but the water remained in the tank, you need to drain the water manually.To do this, you need to take a flat container, open the niche where the garbage filter is located, and uncork the small hose located next to the large filter plug.
Some users, perplexed, ask the question: why poke some buttons when you can simply turn off the power to the washing machine by unplugging the power cord from the outlet? In this case, the washing machine will actually turn off, but whether it will reset the program is a big question. For quite some time now, washing machines have been equipped with control modules that are capable of remembering the last washing program in the event of a power outage., so experts question this method.
In addition, there is another reason why you should not try to reset the washing program by turning off the power to the washing machine. A sudden loss of power can damage the control board, especially if there are problems with the power filter. An abrupt shutdown of a running machine is always a risk, so if you are ready to risk your “home assistant”, continue to solve all problems with electronics by de-energizing the device. If you value household appliances, listen to the advice of experts.
How to stop the Indesit machine?
Now let's look at special cases of resetting washing programs on specific models of washing machines. The above method is certainly good, but it is not suitable for all machines. After all, some do not have a “start/stop” button on the control panel at all, and for some, the manufacturer has provided its own way to stop and reset the program. Consider, for example, the method of resetting the program on Indesit washing machines.
Typically, on washing machines, the start/stop button is indicated by two vertical sticks and a filled triangle. For other designations of buttons on Indesit machines, read the article signs on the washing machine. On older Indesit machines, this button has limited functionality and looks different - it is a rhombus with one vertical stick in the center. To start the washing program, the user must turn the control toggle switch, selecting the desired mode and press this button. How to reset a program on an Indesit machine?
Press the button with the diamond and hold it for a few seconds.
If everything is fine, the program should stop.
On even older models of washing machines, you need to additionally turn the program selection toggle switch to the neutral position.
Note! Before successfully resetting the washing program, all the lights on the control panel of the Indesit washing machine must blink green; if this does not happen, then there is a malfunction.
How to stop LG, Samsung, Hotpoint-Ariston machines?
On very old models of LG and Samsung washing machines there was no “start/stop” button at all, so the launch of washing programs was carried out by setting the mode by turning the toggle switch. It’s rare that anyone has such machines left, since they stopped being produced about 25 years ago, but what’s most interesting is that even despite their venerable age, these “home helpers” are well preserved and work. Some Ariston machines have the same problem - there is no start/stop button. How can you reset the program safely if there is no such button?
Return the programmer toggle switch to the neutral position.
Press and hold the On/Off button.
After turning off the machine, wait 30 seconds, then turn it on and set the desired program.
Some models of modern LG and Samsung washing machines have a special “program reset” button, which makes life much easier for the user. You can press it at any stage of the washing program, and the machine itself will take measures to stop it immediately, including draining the water and then opening the hatch.
To summarize, we note that resetting the washing program is not at all difficult, the main thing is to know the technical features of your washing machine model, and to do this, read the user manual more carefully. The main thing is to never disconnect the machine from the electrical network - this rash action can damage the control board.
Owners of an automatic washing machine are so accustomed to entrusting the care of their laundry to their “home assistant” that they relax and often make quite dangerous mistakes: they throw items of clothing into the drum, in the pockets of which there are phones, passports, money or something else valuable, they put them in by mistake white linen along with colored linen and the like. To avoid causing damage to your property, you must quickly reset the wash program and stop the machine. How to do this, let's figure it out!
Typically, on washing machines, the start/stop button is indicated by two vertical sticks and a filled triangle. For other designations of buttons on Indesit machines, read the article signs on the washing machine. On older Indesit machines, this button has limited functionality and looks different - it is a rhombus with one vertical stick in the center. To start the washing program, the user must turn the control toggle switch, selecting the desired mode and press this button. How to reset a program on an Indesit machine?
On very old models of LG and Samsung washing machines there was no “start/stop” button at all, so the launch of washing programs was carried out by setting the mode by turning the toggle switch. It’s rare that anyone has such machines left, since they stopped being produced about 25 years ago, but what’s most interesting is that even despite their venerable age, these “home helpers” are well preserved and work. Some Ariston machines have the same problem - there is no start/stop button. How can you reset the program safely if there is no such button?
Thank you very much for the article. I didn’t have to turn to different smart people for advice. I managed it myself using your advice!
But I couldn't cope. I couldn't reset the program. It doesn’t react, just like one green button was blinking, it’s still blinking. Why?
Yes, why, I have the same nonsense.
Hello, the machine does not respond to any program. It's just buzzing, what could it be?
After washing, the tank does not fill with rinse water, f 8 lights up, what should I do?
Please tell me, the machine immediately started spinning and does not fill with water. The display shows the depot.
Hello. Hotpoint machine Ariston AQSF 09 U. Blinks and does not respond to any buttons. What to do?
After a little work, the machine starts spinning and does not stop. Indesit WITL106.