Home appliance diy

General appliance repair tips.

Please read the smallprint below ,before accessing this site.

Use caution when repairing electrical appliances ,with the machine always unplugged from the mains supply.

I have been repairing domestic appliance for over 25 years and my knowledge has been recorded on this site .

The information in this site is free for anyone to read as you wish as long as you read and understand the smallprint.

These pages are demonstrations of how i repair various faults.

If you have a problem with your machine let me know and i will try to do a page on it or if you need advice

If you find any bugs on this site please let me know.

Contact me at Appdiy@yahoo.co.uk


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Home Appliance Diy

Hotpoint Indesit arcadia fault codes

image one F01 . Motor triac short circuit.Check motor,module and wiring.


image two F02 . Motor jammed / tacho detached.Check motor,module and wiring.


image three F03 . Ntc short/open circuit. Check thermister,module wiring.


image five F05 . Pressure switch jammed on full or pump blocked.Check pump and switch.


image six F07 . Heater relay stuck. Check module and heater.


image seven F08 .Heater relay stuck. Check pressure switch,heater,module and wiring.


image eight F09 . Setup error. Check eeprom.


image ten F11 . Pump cannot be activated.Check Pump and wiring.


image eleven F12 . No communication between cards.Check module,top pcb and wiring.


image twelve F13 . High temperature rise in drying.Check fan,heater box for


image fifteen F18 . Fault on control board.Check pcb.