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e 8 fault code
please guys i know what it’s supposed to mean but please have look for my post today which i stupidly attached to another thread in the public dishwasher support forum. it would take me ages to type it out again.
or please moderaters can you move it to here please please.
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keithRe: smeg dwd 1 e
What, this post?
keithwilliams wrote:hi penguine. by alternator , is that what i’d call a diverter. i.e. to send spray to different sections. the history to this is that a bloke saw my van the other day and offered to give me this dishy. his insurance had agreed to buy him another. when i saw that the facia was stainless s i took it as it’ll go great in my kitchen. (white whirlpool out).
he told me that the machine was “stuck” on half load.
i opened it up and checked the diverter by
1. continuity on the stepper motor.
2. checked for foreign objects and that the cogs are free.
3. powered it up on the bench and it ticks away beautifully.reassembled the whole thing and tried a prewash.
every thing seemed fine for a couple of mins and then e8
reset it and tried a diff cycle and same thing again.
tried a normal cycle and after five mins of heating again it went e8.
during the running period i could hear the water “diverting through the various tubes.
then the lecky tripped.
after getting the megger around the usual suspects i discovered a slight leak in the rinse aid dispenser causing an earth fault in the rinse aid level sensor.
powered it up again and now things have got worse.
when i select a cycle i get a split second of drain pump and then nothing for a few seconds and then E8.
i’ve checked the pump by activating the aquastop and it runs fine.so finally to the 64000 dollar question. if i’m happy with the diverter, am i looking at a board fault, especially since the earth fault? can any other less common fault be attributed to E8?
finally any idea of cost of a board. (trade) i’ve searched masterpart and qualtex.
anybody got a tech manual i could take a peek of.
i’m potentially on mega brownie points with the missus if i get this sorted, although i’d rather keep the whirlpool.
cheers
keithp.s. i forgot to say that this dishy is a smeg dwd 1 e
Board is p/no 696290694. Have you got continuity through the diverter from the board end?
Chris.
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for part number £100 on masterpart site. that’s enough incentive to have another go. i’ll do continuity check tomorrow. i did say though that it seemed to be working at first.
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keithRe: smeg dwd 1 e
You need to check he switch on the alternating valve which are the 2 connections that are not the motor ones. the switch should open and then close again after about a second. (or the other way around, sorry I cannot remember which, whatever, its state should change briefly) Jiust listening to it click is not good enough as I have have shorted contacts in the past. I have never yet had a E 8 board fault.
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when on the bench i did check that the switch was giving continuity and so on and that the cam follower was aligned with the cam properly. however i hear what you say and will have another go.
can you think why it was previously running for about 5 mins, but now only for split second.
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keithRe: smeg dwd 1 e
big thank you to all who contributed to this query. machine is currently doing it’s second cycle.
first of all i tried the shorting out of the switch contacts. although this ultimately ended in an e8 fault, it at least allowed more of the cycle to run.
i then removed the diverter and once again checked the switch for normal operation. i soon discovered that it was intermittently failing to make contact.
i disassembled the unit and carefully opened up the switch to “tweak” the contacts inside. being satisfied that it was now opening and closing everytime, i put the whole thing back together. it’s now working o.k.
i of course have little confidence in this switch so will be replacing it.
c.p.c. part number sw00406 £2.68 for a pack of five.
i’ve no idea how much the complete unit is from smeg, but as far as i can see, if you attach the original operating lever to one of these switches and a couple of blobs of solder, you’ve done a top job for a pittance of outlay on spares.again thanks a million for your help. in this house tonight i can do no wrong.
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