Hotpoint DWF50 Dishwasher Tripping RCD

andiep123 · 28 Apr 2008

My hotpoint Aquarius DWF50 Dishwasher trips the main RCD house fuse everytime I go to turn it on. What could be wrong? Please help!

fidom · 30 Apr 2008

Usually a hole in the outer sheath of the heating element, allowing it to short circuit to earth. Modern dishwashers are not easy to work on so you may be best getting someone in to fix it.

rocks1 · 30 Apr 2008

the heater is in the base of mc tip it on the side undo the six screws ,the heater is a tube a bit smaller than a coke can , unplug the 2 wires on it and turn on if it dont trip thats your problem heater is about 35 quid or you can megger it if you have a meter

andiep123 · 30 Apr 2008

Thanks for the advice. We opened it up today and found heavy corrosion on the main motor, we believe the motor has seized. Water had leaked in because the main feed hose had leaked. We tried drying it out and trying it again but with no luck.

Do you know how much a new motor is likely to cost? and is it a viable repair?

Thank you in advance for any advice anyone can give.

fidom · 1 May 2008

Retail price of the motor is about £109. If the appliance is less than 5 years old it would be cheaper to get Hotpoint to come and do the repair as there is a 5 year parts warranty.

Diyisfun · 1 May 2008

fidom said:
Retail price of the motor is about £109. If the appliance is less than 5 years old it would be cheaper to get Hotpoint to come and do the repair as there is a 5 year parts warranty.

I agree, thats what I did last year.

rocks1 · 1 May 2008

hotpoint will charge 89.oo to supply and fit part thats the best way

andiep123 · 1 May 2008

Thanks for all the advice, we will give that a go. I think the dishwasher is about 3 years old.

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