Dishwasher woes
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We have a smeg dishwasher thats playing up, it powers up normally then we can’t get the timer to delay the wash or start the cycle ,before xmas i shook it around abit and result ! It worked for a week faultlessly then we are back to it not working . I’m handy with a screwdriver just don’t know which parts to butcher first ! Any ideas ?
bimsb6 said:
We have a smeg dishwasher thats playing up, it powers up normally then we can’t get the timer to delay the wash or start the cycle ,before xmas i shook it around abit and result ! It worked for a week faultlessly then we are back to it not working . I’m handy with a screwdriver just don’t know which parts to butcher first ! Any ideas ?
We have a Smeg also. This sounds a bit like our issue. It leaks very slowly into the base. There is a detection float that stops ours if there is too much water in the base. Turn machine off. There's a clipped on plastic cover at the base at the front. Carefully prise it off then mop up any water. That should sort it, if it's the same as ours.K87 said:
Mine plays up unless I switch it off at the mains after every wash. It is something to do with a circuit board issue.
It is worth a try and cannot do any harm... Switch off and leave off for at least 24 hours.
Tried that , made no difference . Bizarrely it suddenly did a wash after saying no several times .It is worth a try and cannot do any harm... Switch off and leave off for at least 24 hours.
Ace-T said:
bimsb6 said:
We have a smeg dishwasher thats playing up, it powers up normally then we can’t get the timer to delay the wash or start the cycle ,before xmas i shook it around abit and result ! It worked for a week faultlessly then we are back to it not working . I’m handy with a screwdriver just don’t know which parts to butcher first ! Any ideas ?
We have a Smeg also. This sounds a bit like our issue. It leaks very slowly into the base. There is a detection float that stops ours if there is too much water in the base. Turn machine off. There's a clipped on plastic cover at the base at the front. Carefully prise it off then mop up any water. That should sort it, if it's the same as ours.ATG said:
Ace-T said:
bimsb6 said:
We have a smeg dishwasher thats playing up, it powers up normally then we can’t get the timer to delay the wash or start the cycle ,before xmas i shook it around abit and result ! It worked for a week faultlessly then we are back to it not working . I’m handy with a screwdriver just don’t know which parts to butcher first ! Any ideas ?
We have a Smeg also. This sounds a bit like our issue. It leaks very slowly into the base. There is a detection float that stops ours if there is too much water in the base. Turn machine off. There's a clipped on plastic cover at the base at the front. Carefully prise it off then mop up any water. That should sort it, if it's the same as ours.How old is it?
My dishwasher had a slight leak, triggering the aquastop feature. There was a pool of water in the bottom tray. You’ll have some lights alerting you to this, if this is the source of the problem.
We called someone out who diagnosed it needing a new part for about £250, fitted. Because it was more than 5 years old, we decided to get a new one. Dishwashers these days are disposable items. Something else would likely have gone in a year or two.
Even the likes of Miele largely gave up on their 10 year warranty because it was getting too expensive. They only roll it out for their premium models or as a special offer now. Most of their dishwashers come with 2 years, like everyone else.
My dishwasher had a slight leak, triggering the aquastop feature. There was a pool of water in the bottom tray. You’ll have some lights alerting you to this, if this is the source of the problem.
We called someone out who diagnosed it needing a new part for about £250, fitted. Because it was more than 5 years old, we decided to get a new one. Dishwashers these days are disposable items. Something else would likely have gone in a year or two.
Even the likes of Miele largely gave up on their 10 year warranty because it was getting too expensive. They only roll it out for their premium models or as a special offer now. Most of their dishwashers come with 2 years, like everyone else.
Edited by wyson on Thursday 2nd January 00:36
wyson said:
How old is it?
My dishwasher had a slight leak, triggering the aquastop feature. There was a pool of water in the bottom tray. You’ll have some lights alerting you to this, if this is the source of the problem.
We called someone out who diagnosed it needing a new part for about £250, fitted. Because it was more than 5 years old, we decided to get a new one. Dishwashers these days are disposable items. Something else would likely have gone in a year or two.
Even the likes of Miele largely gave up on their 10 year warranty because it was getting too expensive. They only roll it out for their premium models or as a special offer now. Most of their dishwashers come with 2 years, like everyone else.
No lights and no lcd for error codes.My dishwasher had a slight leak, triggering the aquastop feature. There was a pool of water in the bottom tray. You’ll have some lights alerting you to this, if this is the source of the problem.
We called someone out who diagnosed it needing a new part for about £250, fitted. Because it was more than 5 years old, we decided to get a new one. Dishwashers these days are disposable items. Something else would likely have gone in a year or two.
Even the likes of Miele largely gave up on their 10 year warranty because it was getting too expensive. They only roll it out for their premium models or as a special offer now. Most of their dishwashers come with 2 years, like everyone else.
Edited by wyson on Thursday 2nd January 00:36
Mine was playing up recently, error code and water leak underneath in the catch tray triggered the "auto cut off"
Had fella come out £70 call out, diagnosed as blocked jets in arm, a good cleaning, dishwasher rinser and dishwasher salt (both of which I have never used in it's 9 year life) - its working great.
Lesson learnt for me, maintain your white goods.
Mine is a IKEA one, probably an indesit rebadged, I'm damned to get a new one till this thing really does die!
Probably not relevant at all to your issue, but thought I would share
Had fella come out £70 call out, diagnosed as blocked jets in arm, a good cleaning, dishwasher rinser and dishwasher salt (both of which I have never used in it's 9 year life) - its working great.
Lesson learnt for me, maintain your white goods.
Mine is a IKEA one, probably an indesit rebadged, I'm damned to get a new one till this thing really does die!
Probably not relevant at all to your issue, but thought I would share
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