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Hope someone can help?
This dishwasherr is in a holiday let and recently stopped working. Symptoms are that when power and programme applied nothing but a loud electrical humming occurs. There is dirty water at the base of the dishwasher compartment that is not pumping out.
The machine is about 8 yrs old but probably only had the equivalent of a year’s worth of use due to the nature of the property and I am getting the symptoms from my unmechanical but helpful sister as I live about 200 miles away.
Before I load the tools into the car or even look at replacing the dishwasher would I be correct in thinking that this could be a pump not pumping, preventing the rotary selector from progressing as the water is not being pumped out? Is there an inspection panel that I could check the impellers of the extraction pump on this model? It is integrated and I don’t particularly want to start ripping my kitchen apart?
I’d appreciate any help or steers on how to go about checking a likely problem with this model.
Cheers
R101
Re: Electrolux Semi-Integrated ESI 6104 Not Emptying
Firstly if its connected to a sink spigot check that this or the drain hose isn’t blocked. The pump can be accessed without withdrawing the appliance by removing the bottom front kickplate you will need to remove the wooden plinth at the bottom you will also find it easier by removing the front wooden door panel. Make sure before you remove the pump you have got all the water out of the sump though as any water entering the base will activate the anti flood device .
Re: Electrolux Semi-Integrated ESI 6104 Not Emptying
Thanks Caveman, lower plinth and door cover removed, but with a view to replace the machine. Having looked at the forum and a few you-tube videos I figure it’s worth an effort to see whether I can repair it. I’ve sorted a couple of washing machines before but not a d/w. I’ll check at the weekend and update for the forum.
Re: Electrolux Semi-Integrated ESI 6104 Not Emptying
OK,I’ve cleared the minging water and detritus at the bottom of the d/w. Nothing obvious like a build up of food or anything but the pump was fouled with the remains of the soft plastic dishwasher freshener container, the type that hangs from the basket. White plastic impeller blades show damage and chipping but rotor turns easily. I’ve pulled the dishwasher out of the counter (shame I didn’t know about the rear foot adjuster screw at front & centre before I carved up the wooden floor to make room!), removed the waste pipe from the pump and blown through – no restriction. Have removed the main recirc pump from the centre of the sump base which looks like this one:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ELECTROLUX-Di … 56326eb437
With all the restrictions removed I plugged the d/w back in and tried to run any programme that would spin the motor but the machine just continued the humming noise, in fact having just tried without the pump installed it makes the same noise. So it must be another pump? Does this model have a separate drain pump and if so where is it, ‘cos I can’t see it anywhere!
Any help gratefully received.
Re: Electrolux Semi-Integrated ESI 6104 Not Emptying
Put it all back together and it still just hums! No blockage, dual pump spins ok, but I don’t know whether it works. maybe the plastic blockage burnt the pump out? Teeth on impeller are 25-30{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} worn down and the plastic freshener cover that was stuck in the pump looks pretty well chewed, but it is quite fragile thin plastic. Any tips on how can I test the pump?
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