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Indesit
Company
Service Manual UK
English
Fault Notes
It is recommended BEFORE a module is replaced or when the fault is not obvious, the
heating element is tested for continuity and resistance to earth at its terminals, with the
heater disconnected.
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Blocked Filter
There is NOT a fault code for a blocked filter. The large surface area of the filter makes a
blocked filter very unlikely. If the filter was completely blocked, and the pressure switch had
not moved to the FULL position after a maximum fill of 5.5 litres of water, the machine will
drain and continue with the cycle. The symptoms of a blocked filter would be Poor Wash
Results and a very quick cycle.
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Filling
After the initial drain period, it is normal at the start of a cycle for the machine to pause for a
period before filling.
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Wash Pump
There is no fault code for a faulty wash pump.
A faulty wash pump may display the timeout heating fault code.
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Heating Element
An open circuit heating element can display either the heating time out fault code (LED 4) or
the open circuit heater fault code (LEDs 2 and 4), depending on the cycle in progress
or the phase of the cycle when the heater fails.
If a dishwasher has an open circuit heating element, the machine may run for up to 75 minutes
before a fault code will display.
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Noise
Excessive foaming can cause the machine to sound excessively noisy, after the programme
has been running for a short period.
Excessive foaming usually happens when using multi function tablets to wash a small or
lightly soiled load. Multi function tablets are a 1 dose detergent etc. for a normally soiled full
load. Before loading the dishwasher, it is important only large food items are removed from
the plates and they are not rinsed.
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Programme Times
The times in the handbook and displayed at the start of the cycle, are average times and will
be affected by the following points:
• Inlet water temperature below 19°C
• Tab option enabled
• Water hardness setting set to positions 4 or 5
• Condition of the heating element (limescale built up)
• Excessive foam caused by using tablets with a small or light load.
NOTE: -
The display is not a count down timer. It is normal occasionally for the same time to
show for an extended period.
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Machine Starts up for a few minutes when not in use
The machine inlet valve is 'letting by' and water is leaking into the machine when not in use.
Providing the machine is plugged in and the door closed (it does not have to be switched on),
once the water in the machine is enough to operate the pressure switch to full level, the
machine drain pump will energise until the pressure switch resets to empty (plus 30 seconds).
Note: -
Fault Code
LED2
displays if the water letting by is fast enough to be recognised by
the water turbine. Refer to page 15 for more information.