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Hi
I have a Zanussi DWS39 Dishwasher that has just stopped working. No water was entering the machine, the taps and water were all fine. I turned the machine off and unplugged it from the mains electricity. Two days later I tried again and it worked for about 2 days / 5 washes now it has stopped again.
It doesn’t seem to get through the wash cycle – could it be the programmer ? If so how much is it likely to cost to get repaired or would I be better off buying a new dishwasher. Is the repair likely to be a DIY job – I am fairly confident.
The machine is 4 years old (bought in July 2000 but was not used until Jan 2002 as there was no space for it- it was stored in a spare room ) so it has only been running for about 3 years.
Re: Zanussi DWS39 Not working properly
It doesnt sound like a timer fault, more likely the inlet valve has locked due to a blockage if it is stopping completely, can you hear a faint humming sound from the inlet valve? if so:
Take out the filter, you should see a clear plastic dome with a screw in the top, under this are 2 blue tubes – these may be blocked. If they are then its likely that the hose underneath the machine is blocked as well. normally its in a grey cover & shaped like a horseshoe. You will need to pull the machine out & lay it on its back to reach it so obviously dont attempt any of this unless you are 100{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} confident at what your doing & make sure you unplug first. You may also need to reset the inlet valve, usually just removing the inlet hose is enough to reset, otherwise it might need a gentle tap.
The other alternative is to call an engineer, if its a blockage then your probably not looking at vast sums of money to repair it and most zanussi engineers love the sight of a machine with syphon tubes in it!
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