zanussi w/m zwf1432w flashing three lights and beeps?

This method worked a treat for me, just follow the instruction & you can't go wrong. What a great thing the internet is!!!

Dave Forrest
July 2014

It worked for me!!
Great advice. Saved me the cost of a new washer - for now! :-)

MJB
October 2012

If anyone else is trying to fix this problem, we just spent ages trying many different things trying to fix or 'reset' ours.

Finally we fixed it! We needed to reset the PCB printed circuit board. It's a bit tricky, and some might say dangerous as you have to reconnect the circuit boards whilst the power is on, so we take no responsibility if you get electrocuted!

It's best with 2 people.

Here's how we did it:

Turn off and unplug the power.

There are two screws at the back holding the lid on, unscrew and slide lid off towards the back of the machine, and put to one side. There are two circuit boards, the front panel, which is behind metal casing (where all the buttons on the front of the machine press on to), and another board in white plastic casing with lots of wires going to it. We'll call this the main box.

There is a screw holding the main box to the side of the machine behind the front circuit board. Unscrew this (don't drop the screw in the machine!!) and it will be loose so you can turn it horizontal. Locate 4 (maybe 5?) small blue wires connecting the front board to the main box. It is plugged in to the main box at the bottom. There is a little clip holding that plug in. You may need to un-clip them from the main box a bit so they are easier to trace/pull out. It's a bit fiddly, and best to get your helper person to hold the main box for you, but move the holding clip to one side with one finger, and pull the blue-wires plug out of the main box.

Now reconnect the machine with mains power and turn on. The on/off (power) LED should come on, but nothing else. This is a good sign. Now carefully reconnect the blue wires plug you just disconnected before trying to couch as little wires/cabling as possible (just in case, It's all plastic and should be safe enough, but you never know).

Once it's plugged back in firmly and the little clip is over the plug, the machine should then work again. ie. press the 'fabrics' option button etc. to set the desired wash cycle.

We then disconnected power again to put everything back together, and have done one load successfully so far.

Hope this helps someone. We were about to go and buy a whole new machine as didn't think this solution would work, but it did. We found it on another forum, and it sounded too good to be true, but I suppose it's a hard reset of the panel, so makes sense in a way.

Rich Talbot
April 2012

I had the 3 lights flashing thing and after reading this post and changing the pump I went with my instinct as it seemed the pcb was stuck in a programme and pressing any button just resulted in flashing lights. Anyway, long story short, to fix it:
Take the lid off the washing machine (2 screws at the back) *unplug first
Locate the pcb, unscrew and lift above the washing machine with all wires in tact.
Locate the wires that are coming out of the back of the "program" board, it should be 2 blue wires.
Follow these back to the pcb and unplug
plug in washing machine
Turn on washing machine
Only the on/off light should come on
Whilst on, and being careful, plug back in the wires you unplugged
VOILA, fixed washing machine!!

Right, have to go, got a weeks worth of washing to do!!!!

Chris Culshaw
December 2009

This might be helpful.

Ours just did this & the 3 beeps & flashes seems to indicate that the machine has not emptied in the time that the program would expect it to do.

If you drain the machine with the little pipe inside the front filter panel then when the flow has totally stopped open up the filter & see if there is a blockage.

The pipe from the drum is to the upper left of the filter compartment & I found a colour catcher bunging up the discharge pipe.

Once the water has fully drained away then the machine should be back to normal.

Jack - Lincs
September 2009