indisit widl126 flashing lights 3 & 4

[essnemm]

i have an indisit widl126 1200 washing machine with flashing lights 3 & 4 and door lock light flashing. i have read that it points to an ntc fault. i am buying an ntc and will fit it but, i think i have read on another forum that it has to be programmed to the machine, is this correct? or can i just fit it as is?. thanks in advance.

 

[zipper]

Changing an NTC does not require re-programming. Be aware...error codes are not always 100% reliable!

 

[essnemm]

can you suggest anything else that could be the problem??

 

[zipper]

I didn't mean to scare you...by all means go ahead & replace the NTC. They are very cheap & it is a good place to start. Hopefully it will cure the problem, if not then it didn't cost you a fortune. http://shop.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/Wash...iston+Washing+Machine+Temperature+Sensor.html

 

[essnemm]

thanks for your reply. thats what i thought, its cheap a probarly easy enough to replace, but now i am confused because i was going to order this one.http://shop.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/Washing+Machine+Parts/Indesit/Heaters,+Elements+%252526+Thermostat/C00083915+Washing+Machine+Thermistor+NTC.html

 

[zipper]

If in doubt ring & give them all the machine details, they'll sort you out

 

[essnemm]

Thanks for all your help zipper. Could you tell me where the sensor us situated and I'll strip it out tonight and see what one it is?

 

[zipper]

Whoops! I sent you the wrong link....sorry
You have the right NTC. It is mounted in the heater element. Take off the back plate & you will see the heater element at the bottom of the drum, it has 2 terminals & the NTC sits in the middle (it has a 2 wire plug fitted in it). Remove the plug & you should be able to pull the NTC out. If it won't pull out slacken off the 10mm nut a couple of threads to release a little pressure on the grommet then pull it out (remember to re-tighten the nut afterwards). Pull the plug before digging around in there.

 

[essnemm]

Cheers mate, I'll order one now and hopefully that will do it

 

[essnemm]

i think you might have been correct with your link, i have recieved the sensor i ordered but i cant see it on the machine, but i can see the white one you sent a link to. is the sensor actually on the heater element? do i have to remove the heater element? //media.diynot.com/147000_146306_24909_67839752_thumb.jpg

 

[zipper]

No, you don't have to remove the heater element to replace this type of NTC. It just sits in a rubber grommet & is easily changed. Curious...the drawing shows a conventional NTC, but either can be fitted. Just return the NTC & ask them to switch it, as long as the bag is unopened I would imagine it should be ok.

 

[Leccy758]

NTC's rarely fail and you can do a quick test of them by attaching a multimeter to the terminals at one end (after disconecting from the PCB) and measuring the resistance then hold the sensor in your hand and see if the resistance changes (You can put it in the fridge/freezer or the tip in some hot water as well depending on the temp range of the NTC)