How to Replace Heating Element in Washing Machine - Indesit
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Water was not heating in the washing machine so replaced the heating element in an Indesit IWE81481 washing machine.
Not changed the element on one of these machines before. All went well until it came time to take the element out, took a lot of persuading to get it out. Once out pretty straight forward.
Any questions let me know and I will help if I can.
I got the element from here;
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For anyone interested the tools I used for this job were;
Wera Tool check - I have the older on but this is a great set to have and will help you get through most jobs
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Draper Multimeter: Nothing fancy does what I need it to do at a reasonable cost. Had mine for about 6 years now and still working.
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Pliers - I think they stopped making the pliers I have about 30 years ago but these ones are bery similar and would be equally useful;
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Facom Automatic Multi-Grip Pliers : I have the older type and have had them for more than 10 years and no sign of giving up. Expensive but a fantastic tool to have for general plumbing.
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Glad to see a realistic video on trying to get one out
Thanks. Not easy getting that out unless the machine is new 😊
This is the best video j found on the internet. Gives exactly how to fix problem. 😊
Brilliant. Glad it helped 👍
Like, for realistic heater replacement! (unlike many youtubers do in 2 sec ;(
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Glad you noticed. I try to make my vids real 👍
Thank you! You are the only honest man here.
Thanks for the comment Sam. Glad you liked it.
Thank you so much for sharing this! I couldn’t get the heating element out! Almost impossible... thank you for this very helpful, no nonsense video.
Glad it helped you. That element can be a real pain. Sounds like you made it though 👍
This is excellent video. I couldn't pull out my heater but I managed to cut excess rubber with long peace of scalpel and then pull out somehow. My heater was measuring 30 ohms but it was deformed and caused sparking at contact and damage to electronics. One line was completely burned out and caused door interlock failure (not locking), but that was easy to fix by soldering wire and making bridge. it is smart do service this machine every 3-5 years by renewing heater and dorlock.
Sounds like you did quite a job, I am exhausted just reading about it. 🙂
Glad the vid was useful👍
Just done this for the first time ever and can give a MASSIVE improvement on how to get the old element out. The clamp on the inside of the machine at the rubber seal moves down the element as you pull it out. The improvement is pull it forward enough that you then push it back so the bolt pushes completely back through the rubber seal leaving the hole empty. That removes a lot of the compression on the seal and allows it to be pried out far, far easier. As long as there isnt too much limescale to stop the bracket moving down the element its quite easy. I worked this out after over an hour of struggling to get it out.
EDIT: I also pulled out the temperature sensor which you need to move to the new element anyway.
Brilliant. Thanks for that 👍
Nice video. It's hard to find straight forward info on youtube. Thanks.
Thanks. Glad it helped 👍
Mine was also a pain to get out. Without videos like this I might have been hesitant to persist. Taking the nut completely off was necessary to get reasonable purchase on the rubber seal. I put the machine on its front on some cushions and squirted some washing up liquid round the top of the rubber to lubricate. Thanks HCG 😀
Brilliant. Can be a nightmare 👍
@@handymancraftglasgow My problem was the RCB cutting off the electricity in the house rather than no heating. The replacement element has just gone in. (No thanks to Royal Mail "24 hour" delivery service.) A test wash showed no leaks, electrical or water.
explained what I needed to do clearly. Nice one.
Thank you. Glad it helped 👍
Do you know if it's possible to split the drum so you can change the bearings on this model?
Becouse I dismantle mines and it looks like it's glued and heated.
I would suggest to fit thermostat after firting heating element, because it slightly comesout when tighting heating element.. also i struggled for hours but used wood drill bit instead of screw driver to remove… tough … great video
Thanks. Glad it helped 👍
I found a way.. sheer persistence! And a stubby flat-bladed screwdriver. Also took ages pulling the seal out, found that using long-nosed pliers to pull the seal out helped.
Excellent. It is amazing how much effortt iit takes to get that seal out. Thanks for sharing your solution.
The heater element on my Hotpoint Aquarius is fine, but the seal failed and water poured onto the floor, tried leadmate, silicone and last resort Stixall to cure the leak but no success. So have spent £25.99 on a new element tonight. Don't waste time folks if they seal fail, just buy a new element and save time mopping up, and starting again. Also, quite a few videos don't detail tightenting up. This one is quite clear to be fair. I have seen one where a guy says "just hand tight and then one turn and another where a guy winds the nut up with a cordless screwdriver!
Thanks great video , I managed to get the old heating element out , took over 20 mins and a lot of patience, put in the new heating element , don't know if I tightened it to much ? But regardless of that I'm still get the f08 error on the Hotpoint wmfug 942 , washing machine only 3 years old
If you have a multi meter you can check if element is working. Make sure its wired up correctly - the wires are attached.
a problem with my indesit IWE81681 is instead of the cycle stopping at minute 0, it sticks at minute 1 and just carries on. do you know how to fix this please?
try pushing it all the way in and the pry out one side first. this is how I was able to get it out. take care not to use leverage on the plastic case as you might crack it and you're done
Thanks for the tip 👍
Just done this, had a hell of a game getting the old one out.
It's not easy. They are baked in there. I felt like opening the champagne once I got the element out. Had to postpone, there is usually a bit of pressure to get that washing machine put back together and working.
Well done 👍😁
@@handymancraftglasgow Did you fail to get the cork out of the champagne? 😉
I'm afraid the campaign was finished before the machine was put back. Not recommended 🙄😁🥂
Every time I tighten the screw, the element pops out instead of sealing to the machine. I seem to have tried everything.. any tips?
thanks for this video, i'm having a bastard of a job getting it out. slot head screw driver next.
Hope it goes well 👍
Handyman Craft Glasgow Got it out. So much for loosening the centre nut and giving it tap, to drop the back plate. Had I seen this before, I could have saved 2 hours of sweating and swearing.
5:41 You are not supposed to unscrew that nut all the way!! That is why you lost the rubber with the bolt and had difficulties extracting it.
Some heating elements come with the last bit of screw thread broken, so that the nut would not unscrew all the way.
The rubber was pretty much welded in. Doing this gave me a bit of play to break the seal and a little more purchase for getting the rubber out.
Hi there! I replaced one of these and I didn't see any bracket inside the tub that is supposed to hold the front of the element in place, it was very very hard to remove the old element. Is it possible I broke the bracket removing the old element? But I shaked the machined and I Cant hear a broken bracket or anything rattling around inside. Thanks
Great how the f...you get some thumbs doon....weirdos...Brilliant thanks fer this Glasow guy...wish I was there I'd buy you a fish supper from Peter Snacks.....Nae Peter Snacks here....Thanks again!
Brilliant 😂. Glad it helped 👍
The other videos don't show what a pain it is to get out. I used mole grips and slipjaw pliers.
It is a real pain. Good when it finally releases. Glad it helped 👍
Just a question did it start leaking afterwards? Because it looks like you’ve over tighten it
No leaks. Pretty hard to over tighten with that tiny ratchet. You just want it tight enough to compress the rubber to give a good seal.
Equally you don't want it too loose or you will get leaks and have to pull out your machine again.
I have an indesit washer dryer. The water is not heating, the dryer works fine. Please, is the water heating element a separate system from the drying element?
Yes. They are separate.
@@handymancraftglasgow thanks 👍
Hi m8 a have a indiset widxl126s when I put a wash on the water fills then it just stops, I've cleaned filter and all hoses to sink, could this be happening because the water heater isn't kicking in?
It would go through the cycle and clean the clothes in cold water. At least, that's what mine did.
How did you get it from being flush against the drum at 5m8s then next time we see it at 5m40s the element is about an inch away from the drum? this is the tricky part (I've spent an hour trying to pull the element away from the drum and it's only budged by about a tenth of the distance you've managed.) Any tips?
You are right this is the tricky part. The problem is that the rubber almost welds itself to the plastic. What you have to do is break that seal without breaking the plastic.
So what had happened was I had managed to lever the metal off so the actual old element was coming through the rubber and gave me access to the rubber seal and even with this access it still took a bit of getting out.
You should be able to do this with a decent size flat head screwdriver, just be vert careful with what you lever against and try to spread the load to try and protect the drum housing.
It took me a long time to do this but once you break that seal the whole lot just pops out. Just takes time but it will come out.
My washing machine isn't heating up. If I take the heating element out and clean it will it work
Probably not. Usually a new element is required.
@@handymancraftglasgow I have same issue. How much would cost all together for new heating element and technician to replace it?
I have no idea how much that would cost. Just contact a repair company and they will give you an idea of cost.
Yeah cant get mine out the rubber is stuck
It can be a real pain. Mines was solid, came out eventually - lots of swearing involved.
@handymancraftglasgow lol yes I did it but took 4 hours nearly gave up kept sprayingbit with water and washing up liquid
Added some WD40 and wiggled and out it came. Thank you couldn’t do it with out u
Great idea. Thanks 👍