On 14 Feb 2005 16:03:49 GMT, F wrote:

My daughter's Indesit washing machine appears to spin and empty ok during
the cycle but leaves clothes very soggy, and some water in the tub, at the
end of the cycle.

Get the Haynes washing machine manual (any library) and follow the
flowcharts. All machines are pretty much the same.

Pumping out should be time-related, not involving the pressure switch
at all, so it's fairly easy to diagnose.

Is it pumping out ? Is it pumping out for the time you expect it to
be ? While the pump's running, it should run dry and you'll get the
characteristic "trickle and slurping" as it empties the last water
out. If the pump shuts off while it still had work to do, then that's
a control fault.

If it _is_ running the pump for this period, then chances are that
it's either a blockage or coin damage to the pump impeller. You'll
need to open it up and look.

What happens if you run it empty, or near-empty ? A faulty
slowed-down spin and heavy clothes may be remaining soggy enough that
there's no free water in there to pump out, but the clothes are still
wet. Trying the final "rinse and empty" programme with no load should
still work OK, if that's the case.
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Smert' spamionam