Hard water does it effect dishwasher

johncfc28 · 18 Apr 2008

Hi, new to this site but looks good for the info.
We have lived in our house for five years and have a whirlpool ADG7540. We had problems with it bleeping all the time and not finishing its cycle. We had a water softener put in and i cleaned the bottom of the dishwasher and sprayed using a syringe hot water into the black filter, it has cured it and now for a year we haven't had a problem.
My neighbour has had a similar problem and i tried the same with hers, it seemed good we put it in rinse mode and water came in and it seemed ok but near the end it suddenly kept bleeping. Is it possible that limescale can build up in that filter, if not should we just keep putting really hot water down there.

Cheers

JohnD · 18 Apr 2008

presumably you and your neighbour have both been putting salt in the salt container of the miniature softener within the dishwasher? If so the filter usually collects food particles, not lime.

If you say the number of bleeps someone will be able to decode them and say what the fault is.

johncfc28 · 18 Apr 2008

We have a water softener and have been putting salt in the dishwasher. I think she may have only just started to do that. If she keeps it filled up and tries the rinse cycle a few times will this cure it.

JohnD · 18 Apr 2008

I don't know what the fault is, or, therefore, the solution.

count the number of bleeps.

johncfc28 · 18 Apr 2008

The machine just keeps bleeping until you open the door, so there isn't a specific number. We stop it after at least ten bleeps.

johncfc28 · 18 Apr 2008

Just to add to the topic, we used to put it on the cleaning cycle and it would clean then when it got to the rinsing cycle it would start to clear then keep beeping, no particular number just continous until i squirted the black filter with hot water and its been fine but it isn't working with my neighbours machine. At least water is going into it now but not completing the cycle, as i mentioned it just stops near the end and keeps beeping continously.

JohnD · 18 Apr 2008

so it doesn't go "beep beep beep" (pause) "beep beep beep"? (3)

Or "beep beep" (pause) "beep beep"? (2)

johncfc28 · 29 Apr 2008

The beeps are continuous, there isn't any pause between them.

Sleepyhead · 29 Apr 2008

the 85 number is required to determine which machine.
The start light will be flashing and, depending on age, will be flashing an error code.

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