Help problem with washing machine!!!!

[nellypope]

I am currently looking after my freinds (small) B&B and the washing machine won't work (INDESIT WIXE127) it saying H20 (which means, according to the manual) that there is a problem with the water supply....but this doesn't seem to be the case everything's connected and in order (or so it seems). I cant boher my friend (she's ata funeral) and obviously need the machine to work. Plus it would be great if I can fix it without suffering the cost of an engineer.

Can anyone help me????

[vehelpfulguy]

As it is a B&B could someone have turned off the water supply?

Maybe there is a small "tap" somewhere (under the sink?).

Do the other water based things work (kitchen taps, bathroom taps, toilet etc)?

[ChuckFickens]

Check everything as VHG says above, if still no luck then pull machine out, locate the tap(s) at the supply end of the water hoses and turn off, undo the hoses from the back of the machine (being careful not to lose the rubber washers) and place them in a bowl, then turn the taps back on briefly.

If you get water through the hoses you know that the water supply is ok and it's a machine fault. if it is a machine fault it's very likely to be the water inlet valves, this can be checked by seeing if there is mains voltage across the valve with a test meter at the point when the machine is meant to let in water.

If it is the valves these are a fairly cheap part (15quid) and easy to fit.

http://shop.ezee-fix.co.uk/Indesit_Washing_Mac hine_Valve_Spare_Parts_4009.html

[adamhornsby]

The best thing you could do, is to tell your friend to get a commerical quality machine such as a Miele rather than an unreliable indesit