Hotpoint WDL540 spin/lock light error

[dwr871]

I bought a second hand WDL540. Silly me, I know.
When the machine is switched on, it buzzes, and then fills and pumps out simultaneously. The bottom lights flash, and the spin and door lock lights are on. What does this error code mean?
I recently replaced the cold water inlet due to a leak, and have also checked that the filter is clean.
Thanks for any help.

 

[rocks1]

It means error fo5 pump/ waste blocked. Have you checked the pump impeller for obstruction

 

[dwr871]

Thanks for that.
Just took it apart and the impeller looks fine. Resistance across the terminals is 170 ohms, so that seems okay too. Put it back together, and there's water going down the drain as well.
Any other ideas?

 

[rocks1]

Ignore the flashing lights at the bottom. If the spin light and door lock light is on that is the error fo5. Any other lights on the right hand side.

 

[dwr871]

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• dwr871
• 14 Aug 2013
• 1

I also noticed there is a sticker inside the door which says it is a WDL520, not a WDL540 as it says on the fascia.

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• dwr871
• 14 Aug 2013
• 1

Not sure which to believe!

I swapped back to the original cold water inlet valve in case the problem was related to the new one I fitted. Still have the same problem though.

Unless you can think of anything else to try, I think I'm probably as well to ask for a replacement...

 

[rocks1]

Right. You got the rinse and spin light not just the spin light , that error is f09 EPROM set up. It has lost it's memory the pcb needs to be rewritten again. Sometimes unplugging it for 10 mins does bring it back to life. But you poss already done this. Gonna cost you a new pcb.