Error F06 in Ariston washing machine

Modern washing machines are equipped with intelligent controls called Fuzzy logic. The manufacturer Hotpoint Ariston is a series of Dialogic machines. They are equipped with various sensors and sensors, which allow you to select a program depending on the weight of the laundry, water hardness, pollution and other parameters. In such machines, a self-diagnosis system is also provided, informing about a malfunction. Consider this system using the code F06 as an example, find out the reasons for its appearance.

Decryption and reasons

As we have already noted, error F06 is typical only for washing machines of the Dialogic series. It informs the user that the buttons on the keyboard are faulty, which leads to a malfunction of the programs. Indeed, this washing machine has an unusual design, or rather control. The keyboard with buttons is hidden behind the handle, to provide access to the buttons, you need to click on the center of this handle. There are 9 buttons on the keyboard, including spin and quick wash.

The cause of the error F 06 may be:

• broken buttons;
• faulty electrics between the control board and the controller;
• faulty electronic module

Electrical Check

Error F with the number 06 indicates a malfunction in the electronic module, the control panel board, or somewhere in the circuit between these two elements. So the first thing we need to do is remove the control panel of the washing machine of this brand.

1. First, unscrew the two screws that are located directly under the top cover on the back of the washing machine. They hold the top cover. After that, we shift the lid a little back, and then lift it up and remove it to the side.
2. Now we go around the washing machine in front and remove the detergent drawer.
3. On top of the ends of the front panel, at the corners we find two self-tapping screws, which also need to be unscrewed.
4. Next, unscrew the screws that are located around the niche of the powder receiver.

While the powder receptacle is in a niche, the screws around it cannot be removed, but if you remove it, everything can be done quickly and conveniently.

5. Now we just have to pull the panel up a little and on itself, it should be removed. True, here you need to be careful not to damage the delicate plastic mounts.

After we remove the front panel, we will see a huge bundle of wires that fits from the board to the pull-out segment with buttons and a couple of wires go to the "Power" button. This washing machine has a special design and, by the way, is inconvenient, especially when it becomes necessary to ring the contacts of all buttons and check their supply wiring. But we will not strike into philosophy, but we will get down to business.

First, examine each posting and each contact of the control panel button. A visual inspection will give us a first impression. If somewhere there are traces of burning or fusion on the wiring and contacts, we will definitely notice them. After a visual inspection, we take a multimeter and begin to check each contact of all available buttons one by one, note those that do not work. Next, we successively check all the wiring that goes to the contacts of the buttons, this is a meticulous job, but it will not take as much time as it might seem.

Professionals advise checking each contact and each posting several times to eliminate an error, because if you miss a faulty segment, you will have to start all over again.

We mark the broken wiring, if, of course, there will be such. After the check is completed, we need to remove the faulty button contacts from the special grooves, order similar ones and replace them with the old ones. After that, connect wiring to them according to the diagram. If it was not possible to get the circuit or you have problems reading it, just take a picture of the wiring arrangement at the very beginning, and then, relying on the photo, connect everything as it was.

If during the checking of contacts and wiring, you did not find a single defective element, you must pay attention to the control module. It is very possible that electrical communications from the control module to the control panel and buttons have nothing to do with it. Most likely, the electronic module is to blame, this must be checked! About other malfunctions of this machine can be found in the article Repair of the washing machine Ariston.

What to do with the electronic module?

An electronic module is a part that is quite difficult to repair. Firstly, you need to have the necessary tool, secondly, you have the skill of work and knowledge in this area, thirdly, you will need the details - “donors”, that is, those elements that need to be re-soldered. First you need to find these elements on the board, each ringing alternately. In 99% of cases, this work is trusted by the master, which we advise you to do.

The module in the Hotpoint Ariston washing machine is located in the lower left side of the machine closer to the rear wall.

There were cases when the board was not repaired, but on the contrary was broken, due to ignorance of many nuances. Replacing this part also has its own characteristics. And the point here is not how to remove the electronic module itself, but whether it is programmed, because if there is no software, then you need to install it. In the master’s language, this means “flashing” the board.

So, F06 error is not so simple as it might seem when reading its decryption. To fix it yourself, you need to know many nuances. If you have nothing to risk, and you are learning to repair, go for it, the road will take the road!