bpg
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Post by bpg on Jun 20, 2024 17:13:14 GMT
"the heating element in our dishwasher gave up after 8 and a bit years." ..... "New pump ordered" Eh? What failed then? Is the element in the pump? This is the heating element which sits inside the pump case www.aspares.co.uk/products/siemens-dishwasher-water-heat-pump-12019637-i-12014980If you scroll down you'll see a complete pump, the heating element sits under the cover where the pipes connect. My logic for replacing the whole pump is if the heating element has gone then chances are the pump motor brushes or seals won't be far behind.
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Post by Rob on Jun 20, 2024 19:50:35 GMT
I think your logic is sound. Especially as the extra cost is minimal.
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Post by Alanović on Jun 21, 2024 7:50:08 GMT
How did you realise the heating element was not working?
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Post by WDB on Jun 21, 2024 8:50:35 GMT
Cold, grubby plates might be a clue. 🕵️
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Post by Alanović on Jun 21, 2024 8:56:56 GMT
Ah yeah, sorry I was reading it as washing machine for some reason
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Post by bpg on Jun 21, 2024 9:01:54 GMT
Exactly this, the cutlery wasn't clean, we generally rinse off plates before putting them in.
Also started getting E09 error which tells you there's an issue with heating.
I then ran the machine on a cleaning cycle using the hottest cycle and it wasn't hot.
YouTube is great for this kind of thing, striped down the machine, someone showed how to strip it down and test the heating element 20ohm being the magic number. The heating element in my broken pump is 13ohm. I can't see any breaks in the element but the resistance is not right.
I've fitted the new pump, will get the machine rebuilt later today and run it before reinstalling the kitchen around it.
I found the difference between iQ300 and iQ500 is just the number of places it can take 13 v 14. Same number of programs and same pump.
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Post by Humph on Jun 21, 2024 10:16:00 GMT
We have a dishwasher that came with the house as a new build more than 20 years ago. Hardly ever use it. Christmas and so on sometimes I suppose. I do all the food shopping and cooking and I just wash up as I go along. When meals are finished there are usually only the plates, cutlery and serving dishes that were on the table left to clean and my wife does that in a few minutes while the coffee pot does it’s thing. It may sound absurd, but I genuinely didn’t know we had a dishwasher for about two years after we moved in here. It’s hidden behind a panel that matches the kitchen units and I’d never thought to open it! I suppose it’s a handy thing right enough, but we’ve never developed the habit of using it.
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Post by bpg on Jun 21, 2024 11:17:13 GMT
I grew up in a household without a dishwasher, is that better or worse than no Sky TV although didn't have that either, one washed, one dried and put away.
Having a machine do it is just one of those labour saving devices you only really appreciate when it's broken. Convenience is the weird I think I'm looking for, again !
It's all working again, hot water, no parts left over, fingers, thumbs and tools all accounted for.
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Post by Alanović on Jun 21, 2024 12:01:40 GMT
Lived in a caravan until age 2. B&W TV until 8. VCR aged 12, second hand dishwasher and microwave same time. Considering my Dad was an unskilled, unqualified factory line worker, and my Mum a receptionist, and both kids were in private school for 4 years (1 child, the other one, for 7 or 8 years), I think my Dad must have been winning more on the horses than he ever let on...
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Post by Humph on Jun 21, 2024 12:03:33 GMT
Don't think it’s all that weird, lots of people have them I suppose. We just don’t seem to use ours. Can’t really say why. Habit I guess.
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Post by WDB on Jun 21, 2024 13:03:15 GMT
…I think my Dad must have been winning more on the horses than he ever let on... Did he know the date of a general election? 😈
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