Hi I'm Mat from eSpares.
In this video I'm going to be showing you how to identify the cause
have an F 11 or drain error code on a Hotpoint
or Indesit washing machine. If your machine displays an F 11
code on a digital display,
Or your lights are flashing in this manner the machine thinks it has an emptying
or draining problem. The most likely cause is debris stuck in the filter.
Safety first: Always unplug the appliance before carrying out any work
Also, before checking the filter make sure you empty the machine
via the drain hose into a bowl, otherwise when you open the filter
you have water all over your floor. To access the filter
I need to remove the kick plate.
And here we have the filter,
if the filter can't turn on your model
that may mean that there's a bra wire, hair clip or something like that blocking
the filter from turning.
This will mean they'll have to get to the pump behind the filter,
thankfully this one's okay.
A good idea
is to take along headed screwdriver
and use that just to give the
pump impeller a spin at the back, that should spin freely
No issue there. Now to machine is draining slowly
there may be a problem with the hoses or the pipes.
In order to get to those we need to put the machine onto its side.
With the machine on its side
the next place to check is the sump hose. Easy enough to do
give that a good massage this is often blocked by small items such as socks
or baby clothes. On this model
the sump hose has a ball at the top your model may not have that. If you find a blockage
here
easy enough to undo simply undo these three clamps here
and remove the whole sump hose
and take the debris out. If you have checked the sump hose and if there's no problem
there
the next place to check is the pump. And the pump is easily removed
by undoing these four screws at the front here.
With the screws out
the pump just comes away, good idea
to check the resistance of the pump using a multimeter
set to
the second lowest setting. And you're looking for reading of
around 220 ohms, now this one measures fine but if your pump measures over 220
ohms
was intermittently not starting you going to need to replace it
it's easy enough to do simply grab a pair water pump pliers
and a top tip is to remove the hoses
just bring the hose clips up the hose
this makes it easy to replace them later.
This also gives you a check second chance to check the hoses if necessary.
Then you can just grab the new pump
and fit the hoses back on.
So there we have it the F 11 or drain code
trouble shooted for this Indesit washing machine, it's a good idea
to put the machine through a test cycle just to see if everything's okay.
Parts for this Indesit washing machine and many other makes and manufactures can
be found on the espares.co.uk Website.
Thanks for watching.