I have a hotpoint aquarius dishwasher which was displaying a fault with the heating element. I was going to get it repaired soon, but out the blue, it started making banging and crackling noises from the socket and a poof of smoke, even though it was not on, and the electrics went off. We pulled the machine out to find the fuse has entirely melted and so had part of the plug. The wall socket was intact on the inside and still works, though a bit scorched. Hotpoint seem to think that it is impossible for the dishwasher to draw electric when not on. So what is to blame the dishwasher or the electrics? Would this have had an effect to the internal electrics of the dishwasher? Is it worth repairing? It is less than 2 yrs old.