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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Entwood on 10 June 2008, 20:21:39
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They say things go in threes ...... :(
Cooking my dinner, microwave goes POP, stops working and a few strands of smoke .... take it apart and the main input power board is "not a pretty sight" ... replacement one ordered after SWTSMBO has looked at about 50 ...... £75
After dinner, load the dishwasher set it going, 10 minutes later a BANG from the kitchen, all power sockets die ... check the supply board, downstairs sockets has tripped, reset, goes again in 2 seconds, unplug dishwasher, reset .. all working fine..... I have no idea how to dismantle a built-in dishwasher ... so tomorrow I'll be phoning around for an "engineer" to come and suck his teeth and shaft me no doubt ... :(
So ... what is going to fail next ...... ??? :'( :'( :'(
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TV? ::)
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the miggy,lol ;)
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Keep away from the car... :(
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If you go offline we will know what the third item was ::)
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They say things go in threes ...... :(
Cooking my dinner, microwave goes POP, stops working and a few strands of smoke .... take it apart and the main input power board is "not a pretty sight" ... replacement one ordered after SWTSMBO has looked at about 50 ...... £75
After dinner, load the dishwasher set it going, 10 minutes later a BANG from the kitchen, all power sockets die ... check the supply board, downstairs sockets has tripped, reset, goes again in 2 seconds, unplug dishwasher, reset .. all working fine..... I have no idea how to dismantle a built-in dishwasher ... so tomorrow I'll be phoning around for an "engineer" to come and suck his teeth and shaft me no doubt ... :(
So ... what is going to fail next ...... ??? :'( :'( :'(
Wiv a nammer. :D
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They say things go in threes ...... :(
Cooking my dinner, microwave goes POP, stops working and a few strands of smoke .... take it apart and the main input power board is "not a pretty sight" ... replacement one ordered after SWTSMBO has looked at about 50 ...... £75
After dinner, load the dishwasher set it going, 10 minutes later a BANG from the kitchen, all power sockets die ... check the supply board, downstairs sockets has tripped, reset, goes again in 2 seconds, unplug dishwasher, reset .. all working fine..... I have no idea how to dismantle a built-in dishwasher ... so tomorrow I'll be phoning around for an "engineer" to come and suck his teeth and shaft me no doubt ... :(
So ... what is going to fail next ...... ??? :'( :'( :'(
Heater element failures are favourite for tripping C.B`s.......if the element in your dishwasher is the in-side type (visible as a large 'kettle' element laying flat under the under bottom basket), then they are easily changed.
In-line 'hose mounted' heaters are usually under the floor accessed from the front bottom trim panel (under the hinged bottom of the drop-down door).
I bought a dishwasher heater via an eBay seller and saved a packet on engineer call-out costs. :y
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They say things go in threes ...... :(
Cooking my dinner, microwave goes POP, stops working and a few strands of smoke .... take it apart and the main input power board is "not a pretty sight" ... replacement one ordered after SWTSMBO has looked at about 50 ...... £75
After dinner, load the dishwasher set it going, 10 minutes later a BANG from the kitchen, all power sockets die ... check the supply board, downstairs sockets has tripped, reset, goes again in 2 seconds, unplug dishwasher, reset .. all working fine..... I have no idea how to dismantle a built-in dishwasher ... so tomorrow I'll be phoning around for an "engineer" to come and suck his teeth and shaft me no doubt ... :(
So ... what is going to fail next ...... ??? :'( :'( :'(
Heater element failures are favourite for tripping C.B`s.......if the element in your dishwasher is the in-side type (visible as a large 'kettle' element laying flat under the under bottom basket), then they are easily changed.
In-line 'hose mounted' heaters are usually under the floor accessed from the front bottom trim panel (under the hinged bottom of the drop-down door).
I bought a dishwasher heater via an eBay seller and saved a packet on engineer call-out costs. :y
Deb's strikes again. :y :y :y
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On me way to look ... :) Nice one Debs .. :)
Edit .. no heater visible inside, and I can't see anyway of getting to any bits and pieces... there MUST be a way of sliding it out but I can't see it.
It's a fully built in unit and the only visible screws that might be securing it have a wierd head, like an offset torx.
It is De Deitrich so bound to be complicated .. :(
Thanks for the idea Debs .. makes me feel a tad better anyway ... a new heater element will be cheaper than a new machine .. :y :y
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On me way to look ... :) Nice one Debs .. :)
Edit .. no heater visible inside, and I can't see anyway of getting to any bits and pieces... there MUST be a way of sliding it out but I can't see it.
It's a fully built in unit and the only visible screws that might be securing it have a wierd head, like an offset torx.
It is De Deitrich so bound to be complicated .. :(
Thanks for the idea Debs .. makes me feel a tad better anyway ... a new heater element will be cheaper than a new machine .. :y :y
Yes, they`re the ones; `anti-tamper heads >:( but, I used mole-grips to 'tamper' with mine ;).......nearly all the mechanical parts are inside that cover. The posher-ones have a slide-out tray with the pump and heater attached.
A bit like Tv`s many dishwashers have 'common' internals made by Italian or German suppliers.
As a guide: the in-pipe (hose mounted) heaters cost approx £28. from online appliance parts sellers.
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I bought a big set of anti tamper drivers from Ebay - worth havin gin stock.
B&D Wizard - a lot
No spares
So screw set and a drive spring later........