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Could be something to do with auto-defrost functionality such as the heater. That comes on periodically on fridge freezers on a timer, to reduce the frost build up.

I didn't read the comments so didn't spot that! :) With wires traversing a door opening, the constant bending/flexing over the years could have caused a wire core to break internally - so yes, it's entirely possible that it works/tests OK sometimes, and as the guy acknowledges, if one wire has...

Nigel - not sure if you got anywhere with this over the last few weeks, but worth a look at my experience with my Siemens dishwasher which is basically the identical machine internals, and the first leak I found was in this specific area, but the cause was higher up on the back of the plastic...

The legs of that chip are a bit on the thick side - I have some Lindstrom micro cutters I normally use. As an aside, I have seen some videos on YouTube that involve wrapping a thick piece of copper wire around the tip of the iron, and bending it to form two parallel/flat sections of wire...

One approach with the IC (given its not going to be re-used anyway) is to take a sharp/fine pair of flush cutters, melt a solder pad, and quickly clip the associated IC leg off flush with the plastic body of the IC and take away the solder iron. Repeat all the way around and remove the body of...

Hi Rich - might be worth a read of this as it sounds like a similar fault on the same type of machine. Ultimately down to a wire break from the flow meter in the area of the door hinge. https://andydoz.blogspot.com/2019/06/beko-dw686-dishwasher-repair.html

Just a follow up on this for any of you who hit the same problem. My LSX repair on the sump lasted around four years but then started leaking slightly. It was at this point that I found out there is now a silicone seal kit part number 12005744, and this can be fitted without stripping the...

I had problems with my Siemens dishwasher too (SN65M030GB) and it is a very common failing and occurs on Bosch machines with the same internals too. You'd need to check if this applies to your machine too, but for mine, it is possible to get an additional silicone ring kit for the sump, part...

Have a Siemens microwave combi oven which has just started intermittently shutting down after around 25 seconds on microwave (i.e. if you set the time to one minute, it counts down and fails as 36 seconds appears), and there is no evidence of heating during that time. The conventional functions...

Have an Elica OM cooker hood, and parts seem a little difficult to find. The problem on mine was the push-to-release catch that secures the circular panel of glass which hinges open to allow access to the mesh filter. It started to need several shoves to get it to release. Turns out that once...

A final note on this fault in case it helps anyone else. My new pump arrived today so when I'd dug my old pump out, I opened it back up to take a proper look. Once the impeller is off, you can lever out the front plate (which retains the rotating magnet) by working your way around the join...

I've found my problem. The heater pump impeller has broken up - and it seems this is a common problem. The blades on the front half of the impeller have little pegs which go through the back plate of the impeller and are then melted like rivets. In my case, the pins have sheared off so the...

Our dishwasher is playing up. It will run through the entire cycle, but isn't heating the water. This machine seems to be similar to other models from Bosch and the like. I've tested the following: 1. Checked the heater pump motor is running (it is) 2. Checked whether the heater bit of it...

Fair point - esp. as ours is gravity fed still so I don't consider it as potable anyway.

After a bit more cutting and digging, it's definitely a dead leg and measures in at 2ft. Having another look at where any valve would end up, even the idea of drawing water off isn't going to be feasible - so am going to have to fight my way through the other plumbing and cut it out. Thanks for...

Thanks for the reply. As I mentioned, I'm going to have to cut out plaster to be certain as the pipe run is buried but its looking like it tees into where the pipe for the kitchen tap emerges from the wall. Access to the kitchen tap pipe is really tight. I reckon I might just be able to get...

I've just stumbled across an old hot water pipe coming out the wall behind the kitchen units which due to its position, must have been an old washing machine outlet from the days when you tended to have both hot and cold. It's very difficult to be certain without ripping holes in the plaster...

Thanks for your reply John. You said condenser core and I assume you mean evaporator? I find that confusing too - as the you'd have thought the core on which the water condenses would be the condenser, but it's actually referring to what is going on with the refrigerant. Let's just call it...

Have had one of these small dehumidifiers for some years and it was last used around three years back to dry out re-plastered rooms and it seemed to be working fine at that point. It has been languishing in the garage since - and I have just stripped it down and cleaned the filter and the...

Had an interesting fault on my Stuart Turner 2 bar Monsoon pump that I thought I'd share as it only seems possible to buy third party control boards for this type of pump - and even they cost upwards of £20. The pump would intermittently cut out after it had been on a number of minutes. Turning...