Kenwood dishwasher E4

[Jupiter01]

My Kenwood integrated dishwasher started reporting E4 recently. I have a maintenance plan and when the engineer came to have a look, he said there was a leak in the sump and that part wasn’t available. I got a tiny contribution towards a new unit and had to foot the bill for the rest of the replacement.

When removing the old unit, I noticed a leak at the back and upon closer inspection, there was a small tear in the water hose at the machine end. Could this have been the cause as opposed to the alleged leak in the sump?

I am inclined to replace this hose and see if it starts working. I’d appreciate your advice on this.

 

[jj4091]

Won't do any harm to try. Water hoses are pretty cheap. It's probaly worth trying to repair the sump while you are there, perhaps some JB Weld would do it.

 

[Jupiter01]

Won't do any harm to try. Water hoses are pretty cheap. It's probaly worth trying to repair the sump while you are there, perhaps some JB Weld would do it.

Do I have to buy one of those right angles hoses or would a straight one suffice for testing?
Also, I’ve moved this into the garage next to my outdoor tap. Is there anyway of providing the water feed from here? I don’t want to plumb in an appliance valve just for testing.