Zanussi WJS 1265W fills with water when switched off

[pearlscafe]

Woke up this morning to a flooded utility room! The machine, although switched off had continued to fill with water and was overflowing from the open drum door.

Have isolated the water supply to the machine as a temporary solution but does anyone know what the problem might be and whether this is a simple fix please?

Also, while I'm asking the machine does not always start when the start button is pressed. Instead of getting the timer displayed, we get three dashes. It normally clears itself after three or four attempts but is a bit of a pain. Can live with this for the time being if necessary as don't want to spend too much on a 10 year old machine but just thought I'd ask!

Can't really afford to replace machine just yet unless I really have to.

 

[captaincaveman1]

If the water was clean it has to be the inlet valve as for the other fault my guess is the connection to the display board at the front needs cleaning as this was common on that model and gives the fault your getting

 

[fidom]

This is often caused by a bit of dirt getting trapped in a solenoid valve. In some cases this will be flushed through the next time the machine is used and it will cure itself. In other cases you need to replace the valve, which is a fairly easy job. If it has both hot and cold fill you have to determine which one is letting water through. You can do this simply by observation. Turn one of the supply valves back on and leave the machine for a few hours with the door shut. If there is no water in the drum, turn off the valve and repeat the process with the other valve.

 

[pearlscafe]

thankyou both for your replies. Will check it out again later.

 

[pearlscafe]

Replaced the cold water fill valve and cleaned the terminals for the display board as suggested. 1 week on all seems to be OK.
Thanks again!