Zanussi washer just cleaned and unstuck pump put back together but now the pause button is flashing and machine will not start

this user manual should cover your 1600 machine
try page 17 of the 28 page document
start looking for a lint filter or clogged pump issue

http://laundry.manualsonline.com/manuals/mfg/zanussi/zwx_1605_w.html?p=16

filter dirty or pump chocked need to cleane

door lock problem or water inlet blocked

check pump /pump filter electronics can sense if the pump not working at the begining of the programme try a pump only prog.Can be heater or main motor with an earth fault. you need an insulation tester to isolate the fault.

flashing red start/pause button, wont spin or drain

Hello, E50 is relating to the main motor,it could be the brushes,tacho or something more serious.,try checking the brushes first follow these instructions.
Hold the start/pause and skip/reset together then press the on/off button keeping the other 2 buttons held until you get chasing lights,now release the first 2 buttons.Now press the fabrics button until the light goes down t60 degrees or the pump cuts in.Then take it on I think step by step until an error code displays make a note, to cancel hold the 2 buttons start/pause and skip/reset and the error code should go but if it reappears then the fault is still there.
Thanks

Hello Paula,
Do not know how many flashes but 1green/1red = 11 water pressure low.
2green/1red = 21 blocked filter or pump fault.
You would be best firstly checking the filter and make sure it is clean and pump turns.with water drained and filter out shine torch into filter put on spin/drain and see if pump blade spins if not then try and turn with long screwdriver to free out any debris then refit filter and check for leaks and try donnt fill fully until you are happy it can drain water.
Hope I was of some help.

Good Luck

Hello,

When you put it to drain/spin does the pump make any attempt to drain,if not it could be that there is something stuck in the pump,needs draining manually.Another thing to try is to find the fault code.If you hold down the 2 buttons on the far right of panel then press on/off button till lights start chasing,then release the 2 buttons on right hand side.Now the first function button by the on/off button you will need to press until the light above the button reaches the 9th or 10th position this will give you a read out in the display.
E10 = low water press.
E20 = pump or filter.
E30 = press. switch or heater faults.
E40 = Door swich.
E50 = motor.
Some of these numbers can vary there are more but those are the most common.After checking codes switch off machine then back on twice to reset.

Hope this helps.

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hi i had the same fault, the machine would go onto pause after a couple of seconds.. after nearly a full strip down of the machine and checking the obvious i found there was carbon dust on the pcb which was causing tracking (the circuit board at the top of the machine). The pcb looked like it was burnt out, but after a quick dust down to remove the carbon and refitted back into the machine it worked fine. HTH