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Hi,
dishwasher isn’t working. The rotator arms don’t appear to be turning and the bottom of machine is full of water.
I’ve disconnected it from the electric supply and currently have the bottom off to check the impeller, but that doesn’t appear to be blocked.
Any help would be gratefully received.
Many thanks
Edit: Checked sink end of draining pipe and it’s not blocked.
Re: Hotpoint Aquarius FDW20 – Making bubbling / boiling nois
If the arms aren’t turning then it’s most probably the main circulation motor that’s not running properly. That could be down to a number of things with the top ones being, something in it jamming the wash pump impeller, the motor capacitor faulty or the motor itself faulty.
You’d need to investigate more to narrow it down further.
K.
Re: Hotpoint Aquarius FDW20 – Making bubbling / boiling nois
Thank you for the quick reply kwatt.
My wife has just mentioned to me that when the fault first occurred, lights 2(wash) & 4(Drying) flashed simultaneously.
Other then that, I don’t have any further info.
Can you please advise on how to proceed with fault finding?
Re: Hotpoint Aquarius FDW20 – Making bubbling / boiling nois
The error code, I think, is a heater error.
To get to the motor is a bit of a schlep usually. Normally done from underneath and involves a lot of messing about to get into it but, I’m not familiar with that model or series so can’t help much more than that.
K.
Re: Hotpoint Aquarius FDW20 – Making bubbling / boiling nois
2+4 is supposed to be an open circuit heater. Will the machine drain the water out when reset to another programme?
If it does drain out perfectly then it does sound as though the main circulation pump has failed. Interested to know just which ‘impellor’ you actually checked?
The main circulation pump is around £100 and is a fiddle to change.
Re: Hotpoint Aquarius FDW20 – Making bubbling / boiling nois
Thanks again kwatt.
Hi iadom,
I followed the instructions from here, although it’s the FDW60:
http://jdesbonnet.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/hotpoint-aquarius-fdw60-drain-pump.html
It’s been a couple of weeks since the fault first occurred, but if memory serves, then we think that the water didn’t drain on another cycle.
This sounds like I need to think about buying a replacement, can you suggest one that’s sub £350 and preferably silver to match other appliances.
Re: Hotpoint Aquarius FDW20 – Making bubbling / boiling nois
That is the drain pump impellor, not the wash pump. It will stop the machine from draining but not stop it washing.
Re: Hotpoint Aquarius FDW20 – Making bubbling / boiling nois
I’ve managed to find a few videos on replacing various parts, although they do relate to the FDW60. I think from what you’re suggesting I should just cut my losses with this machine.
Obviously we are now in need of replacing the machine. From what I gather Hotpoint / Creda / Indesit should be avoided. But what about other manufacturers, such as – Beko, Bosch, Samsung, Whirlpool & Zanussi?
Many thanks for your help.
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