Dishwasher advice please?

[swee'pea99]

Our dishwasher has recently developed this intermittent fault where sometimes you open it in the morning and all is well, but sometimes when you open it there's a puddle in the bottom.

I've googled and come up with various suggestions, mostly dividing into blocked or dodgy pump or kink/blockage in the outlet hose. I've checked the pump and it looks fine. I've checked the hose, and it looks fine too. And the thing that's really baffling me is the intermittent bit. I would've thought that the pump/hose either was or wasn't dodgy - not dodgy one day, fine the next.

I know the obvious answer is to call in the engineer, but I'd rather avoid an £80 bill for something I could do for myself. Anyone out there have any ideas?

Many thanks.

 

[PK99]

Our dishwasher has recently developed this intermittent fault where sometimes you open it in the morning and all is well, but sometimes when you open it there's a puddle in the bottom.

I've googled and come up with various suggestions, mostly dividing into blocked or dodgy pump or kink/blockage in the outlet hose. I've checked the pump and it looks fine. I've checked the hose, and it looks fine too. And the thing that's really baffling me is the intermittent bit. I would've thought that the pump/hose either was or wasn't dodgy - not dodgy one day, fine the next.

I know the obvious answer is to call in the engineer, but I'd rather avoid an £80 bill for something I could do for myself. Anyone out there have any ideas?

Many thanks.

have you cleaned the filter? On ours sometimes stuff gets pas the first stage and slows the flow resulting in said puddle

 

[Arjimlad]

Ours gets a bit blocked if we don't clear plates thoroughly. I have to undo a little bit of plastic under the metal filter thingy, poke the pump impeller and reassemble. I then run it on the hottest setting a couple of times. HTH.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

May I refer the OP to this thread?

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/washing-up-gloves.192304/

 

[swee'pea99]

Thanks all. Well, nearly all... .

I have cleaned the filter & checked the pump impeller - both seem fine & dandy. I've been sent a link to http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/forumsphpbb3/dishwasher-forum.html which I'll definitely be following up.

 

[PK99]

Thanks all. Well, nearly all... .

I have cleaned the filter & checked the pump impeller - both seem fine & dandy. I've been sent a link to http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/forumsphpbb3/dishwasher-forum.html which I'll definitely be following up.

that looks like a great resource!

 

[biggs682]

May I refer the OP to this thread?

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/washing-up-gloves.192304/

You beat me to it

 

[Vapin' Joe]

You beat me to it

Ever considered a dishwasher?

 

[PeteXXX]

Have you run one of those cleaner thingies through it?
Maybe there's a bit of grungy residue built up in the pipework.

 

[Sara_H]

Our dishwasher has recently developed this intermittent fault where sometimes you open it in the morning and all is well, but sometimes when you open it there's a puddle in the bottom.

I've googled and come up with various suggestions, mostly dividing into blocked or dodgy pump or kink/blockage in the outlet hose. I've checked the pump and it looks fine. I've checked the hose, and it looks fine too. And the thing that's really baffling me is the intermittent bit. I would've thought that the pump/hose either was or wasn't dodgy - not dodgy one day, fine the next.

I know the obvious answer is to call in the engineer, but I'd rather avoid an £80 bill for something I could do for myself. Anyone out there have any ideas?

Many thanks.

Have you googled it? We've saved a fortune using Google to work out how to fix stuff.

 

[swee'pea99]

Have you googled it? We've saved a fortune using Google to work out how to fix stuff.

Thanks. Yup, like I say, it seems to basically point to either the pump or the outlet hose, but as far as I can see both are fine.

Oops - sorry, missed the cleaner thingies message. Not sure what a cleaner thingy is, but I've never used one. What are they? Are they good?

 

[fossyant]

I only break down occasionally, sometimes get ratty when a plate arrives 3 hours later from the kids bedroom !

 

[Sara_H]

Thanks. Yup, like I say, it seems to basically point to either the pump or the outlet hose, but as far as I can see both are fine.

Ooops sorry, I didn't read all the way to the end, I was so eager to give you my advice!

 

[biggs682]

Ever considered a dishwasher?

no

 

[Elswick Cotterpin]

I am the dishwasher.