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Indesit Company
Service Manual UK English
EXPLANATION OF AUTO-TEST CODES
(The fault codes below are generic and also associate with other models not listed in this manual)
FAULT
CODE
CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION
F 07
Defrost Heaters
• Check module connector E1;
• Check resistance reading between pins 2
and 6 of connector E1;
• Check defrost heater and gutter heater
connections and freezer compartment
wiring junction box;
• Check that the thermal fuses are not open
circuit;
• Replace defrost heaters;
• Replace power module.
F 09
Module not programmed
• Re-programme module with correct
settings file;
• Replace power module.
F 14
Faulty power module • Replace power module.
F 20
All fridge lamps fail to illuminate
• Check module connector E1;
• Check resistance reading between pins 3
and 4 of connector E1;
• Replace lamps;
• Replace power module.
F 21
NTC ambient sensor on power
module faulty.
• Replace power module.
F 22
Fridge air NTC sensor
open / short circuit
• Check module connector E4;
• Check NTC sensor, ensuring that the
values read between pins 3 and 4 of
connector E4 is compatible with the values
in the “Sensor Resistance Table” on
page 34, (also heat the sensor by holding it
with your hand / fingers where possible and
check the change in the resistance value);
F 24
Freezer air NTC sensor
open / short circuit
• Check module connector E4;
• Check NTC sensor, ensuring that the
values read between pins 5 and 6 of
connector E4 is compatible with the values
in the “Sensor Resistance Table” on
page 34, (also heat the sensor by holding it
with your hand / fingers where possible and
check the change in the resistance value);