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IF YOUR ECOSMART BEEPS FOR HELP

Your Ecosmart is capable of diagnosing its own troubles. If your Ecosmart gives a musical series of beeps every 5 seconds it is telling you that it has a problem which YOU can solve using the checklist below.

MUSICAL SERIES OF BEEPS*

EVERY 5 SECONDS AND...

POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

* The beeps are the same sound your washer makes when you plug your machine in.

HOT water temperature

1.

Hot faucet has not been turned on.

light is flashing.

2.

Inlet hose screens may be blocked.

 

3.

Hot water supply is not hot enough to maintain

 

 

the wash temperature you have selected. Select

 

 

a lower wash temperature.

 

4.

Inlet hoses connected the wrong way around.

COLD water temperature light is flashing.

HOT and COLD water temperature lights are flashing.

HIGH water level light is flashing.

First RINSE light or SPIN light is flashing.

First RINSE or SPIN light is flashing as well as the SPIN SPEED light.

Lid Lock light is flashing

1.Cold faucet has not been turned on.

2.Inlet hose screens may be blocked.

3.Inlet hoses connected the wrong way around.

4.Cold water temperature exceeds recommended limits (See separate INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS).

1.The faucets have not been turned on.

2.Inlet hose screens may be blocked.

3.The drain hose is too low and the water is siphoning out of the machine. (See separate INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS).

4.The flow rate of the supply water is too slow.

1.The machine is overloaded and can not agitate. Ensure the machine is stationary. Remove items until the remaining ones can move freely.

2.Select a higher water level.

1.The machine has a suds build-up. (Too much detergent may have been used for the amount of soil in the load). Wait for suds to dissolve. Rinse clothes using a deep rinse.

1.Wash load is out of balance. Ensure the machine is stationary. Manually redistribute the load. Check machine is level. (See separate INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS).

1.Make sure the lid is closed.

2.Press START/PAUSE (refer to page 5).

3.If the symptom persists refer to back cover for service contacts.

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Fisher & Paykel manual If Your Ecosmart Beeps for Help, Musical Series of Beeps Every 5 Seconds Possible Solutions

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