Miele novotronic W864 rince light flashing. Machine not working

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The right home on its back probably damaged it.

Problem answered earlier.

The Miele W864 model will flash a warning light and will refuse to spin when it considers its load to be unstable....What I mean is... if you put a blanket in it and the blanket is on one side of the drum, the computer decides that if the machine spins, the centre fugal force or whatever they call it, the weight of the thing inside, will make the machine move about dangerously and will therefore not spin... its a safety feature. My spelling is shocking... I will look at the manual. Which says the load is unstable... more or less... waterlogged garments, like blankets can do this.... I normally just fill it with towels, and wash twice or three times because I wont get a good wash when overloaded.xx

Providing the motor is okay then yes could be the belt...if so you will find that the drum turns by hand no problem with ease........In which case order new belt....

rinse light flashing is an indication the is a problem within the motor circuit. Brushes,motor or electronic.

Try turning the machine on its side, undo the bottom and check that the polystyrene float (attached to a switch) is not somehow jammed. This float cuts off the water if the machine leaks internally, and produces the symptoms you describe. It's a really good machine so don't throw it away!!

If that still doesn't help then it might also be the motor brushes, which produce similar symptoms - if your machine starts to fill but then flashes and just drains again, it's almost certainly the brushes. This might be the case after you check the float problem.

it maybe choked out. just lay it down and see if there is any thing or thrust a heavy shower of water in the pipe.

this usualy indicates a problem with the motor not turning, it can have many causes

I have a W844 and the exact same fault occured. I traced it to badly worn brushes on the motor.