Instructions on how to restart your Indesit washing machine yourself

Restarting the washing machine can help deal with some errors and faulty situations that arose during operation.

You can restart yourself, taking into account all the features of the equipment.

We'll tell you how to restart the Indesit washing machine in this article.

When is a reboot required?

Restart with factory reset may be necessary in such cases:

1. Program hangs.
2. The need to change the settings in an already running washing program or change the selected program to another. For example, if the “cotton” program was accidentally set, and woolen items were loaded into the drum.
3. It is necessary to add items to the drum when the wash has already started. Or, conversely, remove something from the download. For example, shedding clothes of the wrong color accidentally got into the drum.
4. A power outage in the apartment while the program is running or sudden power surges in the system.
5. Detection of a foreign object inside the washing machine - keys, pen, etc.

In what cases is a restart not required?

In some cases, restarting is not a necessary measure. Such situations include:

1. The program has been running for a long time, and it would be irrational to add a forgotten item to the drum.
2. In top-loading machines, it is very easy to return an item that was initially forgotten, and no reloading is required.

If the situation is not critical, and you can easily do without a reboot, it is not advisable to resort to it.

Methods

Depending on the current situation, one or another method of rebooting is selected.

When to change mode

If you need to restart, you can do it yourself.

Procedure:

• click on the “start” button, which starts the execution of the program;
• hold it for a few seconds;
• wait for the work to stop - if the reset was successful, all the lights on the Indesit machine should turn green and go out again;
• select the required washing mode;
• add powder into the powder receptacle;
• Start the wash by pressing the “start” button.

At its core, this is making changes to the washing program. Tells you about resetting the program this article.

You can see how to perform such a reboot in the video:

If you need to report or remove an item

If the purpose of the reboot is to be able to access the contents of the drum, then you need to do the following:

1. Hold down the "start" button for 5 seconds.
2. Wait until work stops.
3. Select the “drain” mode.
4. Press "start".
5. After this, wait a couple of minutes to unlock the hatch door.

Depending on the model, the operation of the program may differ. In Indesit washing machines with vertical loading, there is no need to drain the water.

After this, you need to turn off the washing machine and wait about 10 minutes until the door unlocks. Only after this will it be possible to report or remove items from the download.

When there is a power outage

If there is a sudden power outage, unplug the washing machine from the outlet. This manipulation is necessary to ensure that possible voltage surges do not harm the device.

After normal power supply is restored, the washing machine plug is inserted into the outlet and the device is turned on.

Depending on the model and the duration of the forced pause when there was no light, The washing machine may continue running the program or reset the settings.

If there is a long power outage, then it is necessary to drain the water through a filter. After this, you need to get things out of the drum. You should not use the method of pulling out the cord and turning off the power to reboot. This method creates an increased load on the electronics and can cause equipment failure.

When the program freezes

If there is a malfunction that causes the washing process to stop and the buttons on the panel to become inactive, it is necessary to use the restart method by disconnecting from the power supply as the only possible one.

Turning on after

Depending on the situation, the steps to turn on the washing machine differ. Indesit after reboot:

1. If the program was changed without opening the hatch and completely de-energizing the device, then to start the new selected mode, just press the “start” button.
2. In the case when you had to drain the water and open the hatch, the selected program is lost. After turning it back on, you will need to reset the settings and restart the work.
3. If there is a sudden loss of power to the washing machine, when the hatch did not open, restoration of operation can be in one of the scenarios - the SMA will continue to work from the place where it left off, or you will need to select settings and start the program from the beginning.

What to do if rebooting doesn't help?

There are situations when, after a reboot, normal operation of the washing machine is not restored. Most often, this situation occurs when there is a sudden power outage and when the program freezes.

If the freezing in itself was associated with a failure, then restarting the work does not always help. In this case Diagnosis of the problem and repair will be required. This situation is often associated with problems in the electrical and control unit.

To solve the problem, you may need to partially disassemble the washing machine and get the help of a professional.

Detailed operating instructions for Indesit washing machines are presented in given section.

Conclusion

It may be necessary to restart the Indesit washing machine for a number of reasons. If you do everything correctly, there will be no harm to the device. But in cases where normal operation of the washing equipment is not restored, the help of a specialist may be needed.