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I have had my smeg DWF1 dishwasher since 1999, never had a problem with it.. until now.
The problem was that it just stopped cleaning – so I emptied it – cleaned the washer arms, checked the filter, and ensured all movable parts inside moved – still nothing.
I tripped the door catch and switched it on with the door open, ready to shut it in a hurry… the water just trickled in through the lower aparture on the right hand side. No water comes through the central jets or the arms.What else can I try ?
and if I NEED to get an engineer, whats it likely to cost me?Please any help would be hugely appreciated.
Thanks in advance.Engineer time methinks. 😉
It sounds like something up with the recirc pump, jammed, goosed of the cap could be goosed. Not a fun job if you don’t know the machine.
K.
Re: Smeg DWF1 – water trickles in.
Sounds like no circulation to me – I wouldn’t worry too much about how fast the water comes in. After it stops filling, can you hear a faint humming noise? This may well be power going to the circulation pump and it not responding. Possible causes are jammed/blocked motor, or failed start capacitor.
An independent repairer will probably want about an hour and a half to work on the machine as they are damned awkward – labour rates vey across the country, so discuss this when you call. Capacitor is cheap (£7-12), motor c.£100.
HTH,
Regards,
Penguin45.Re: Smeg DWF1 – water trickles in.
Hi
Thanks for the replies, it appears to make all the right noises – except the usual watery spraying noises of course.Maybe I’m now faced with a dilemma – since plumbers that I have used in the past, so far in my area charge around £90 per hour, and they tend to charge in whole hours thats £180, plus any money for spare parts. So IF this is to cost more than £200 – maybe I’m better off buying a new one?
(Yes, we live in a disposable society…)
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