We gathered to do the washing at home, put the laundry in the drum of your indispensable assistant, set up a program that includes the process of drying your laundry. And as a result, at startup, she displayed a problem F13. Or it began to work in an adequate set mode and showed a breakdown, before drying, and stopped working. Maybe this is a variant of the malfunction, when the machine started the drying mode, and after a short period of time it still displayed the F13 malfunction and refused to work further.
It should be noted! It is necessary to know that such a breakdown is displayed only in modifications in which the manufacturer provides for the drying mode of laundered laundry.
When the manufacturer does not provide a screen in the unit, the malfunction will be displayed using the characteristic LED illumination depending on its model:
- LED bulbs are constantly lit, indicating the functions of delaying washing, super washing and additional rinsing.
Problem Value
Do not forget that the F13 fault is displayed only in units equipped with a drying function and indicates an open or missing contact in the sequence of connections of the contacts of the temperature controller in the drying mode. The result of such a breakdown is that the device does not carry out the established mode.
The reason for displaying such a combination of F 13 is that the temperature controller does not work. To establish a breakdown and eliminate the cause of its manifestation, only professional intervention is necessary.
However, there are such cases when it becomes possible to solve the F 13 problem without professional help.
What you need to do to fix the breakdown without resorting to professional help
- There was a trivial software crash. To eliminate it, you must perform a full forced reboot. First of all, disconnect your machine from the power supply. Leave on for up to 10 minutes. Then reconnect and restart the previous mode. As a result, the device should clear the error and start working safely.
- Contact breaks. To eliminate it, it is necessary to examine the contact circuit in the area from the temperature controller of the drying mode to the control module for breaks or short circuits. There are cases when this malfunction is displayed as a result of transportation or a change in the location of the unit, then perhaps somewhere in the circuit the contact has moved out of the connecting bracket.
Have you followed all the above recommendations? Is there no result? The machine did not work? Then you can not do without professional intervention. Call a washing machine repair specialist.