Diplomat ADP8332 – F4 Fault

[millyvanilly]

I hope someone can help – my dishwasher developed F4 fault yesterday which I gather might be something to do with a blockage or kink in the pipe?? After resetting and trying the cycle again the fault is now showing as FA (think this might be due to too water in there??).
Can someone offer an help for: 1) the orginal fault 2) advice as how to drain the water manually from the machine.
One other thing I should mention is that we have a waste disposal unit that has some shared pipework, and my husband replaced this (waste disposal unit) on Sunday. Coincidence? Probably not.
Can anyone help?

[Penguin45]

Re: Diplomat ADP8332 – F4 Fault

Holding down the button will cancel the programme and should run the drain pump for one minute. If the machine drains into a spigot shared with the macerator, check that it is not still blanked off.

Penguin45.

[millyvanilly]

Re: Diplomat ADP8332 – F4 Fault

Thank you so much for your reply. Your help resolved the problem. Great forum!!

[ron1050]

Re: Diplomat ADP8332 – F4 Fault

My ADP8332 also developed an F4 fault yesterday, It starts its cycle then stops working after 5 or 10 minutes or so and bleeps. Have cleaned out all the filters to no avail – what next – device is only 2 years old by the way
Any asistance would be appreciated.

[Simon46]

Re: Diplomat ADP8332 – F4 Fault

If filter removed is there gunk on the grid at 3 o clock in the sump?

Water level control is here.

S.

[ron1050]

Re: Diplomat ADP8332 – F4 Fault

I’ll have a look when I get home tonight!

[ron1050]

Re: Diplomat ADP8332 – F4 Fault

The grid is clear..any idea what I should check next?

[Simon46]

Re: Diplomat ADP8332 – F4 Fault

Computer thinks machine is not draining. If start button pressed for 5 secs to reset does the dishwasher empty?

Regards
S.

[ron1050]

Re: Diplomat ADP8332 – F4 Fault

Can I ask what do you mean by emptying? – how can I tell if it has water to drain in the first place?

thanx

[gegsy]

Re: Diplomat ADP8332 – F4 Fault

ron1050 wrote:Can I ask what do you mean by emptying? – how can I tell if it has water to drain in the first place?

Hi
Normal fill level is just below lower spray arm, half way up its mount.
After the re-set, the appliance pumps out for app 1 min. When the pumping sound ceases, open door and there should be no water above filters in the base only a small amout in sump if you remove filters.

Greg

[ron1050]

Re: Diplomat ADP8332 – F4 Fault

The machine appears to drain OK. I had left the machine for a couple of days and some water had accumulated in the bottom by the filter. When I pressed and held the restart button I could hear the water draining away and upon inspection the level had dropped to that described above i.e. just a little bit at the bottom of the filter – so it appears to drain OK. What next?

[ron1050]

Re: Diplomat ADP8332 – F4 Fault

ron1050 wrote:The machine appears to drain OK. I had left the machine for a couple of days and some water had accumulated in the bottom by the filter. When I pressed and held the restart button I could hear the water draining away and upon inspection the level had dropped to that described above i.e. just a little bit at the bottom of the filter – so it appears to drain OK. What next?

Anybody got any more suggestions?

Thanks
Ron

[dpm]

Water level shouldn’t rise over a few days?

[ron1050]

Re: Diplomat ADP8332 – F4 Fault

Well I got a local engineer to have a look at the machine and his analysis proved quite interesting!

Within a few minutes of me describing the symptoms and he observing them he diagnosed a split hose on the main wash pump. He knew this without even inspecting the machine because every single person that had this machine had experienced the same problem!. Sure enough when he got the pump out there was a split about 2 ” long around the rubber hose (explains why water was going where it shouldn’t!).

Furthermore, he claims it’s a “known” design fault as the hose is not manufactured to a high enough spec and can’t handle the load put on it. He claimed that Whirlpool are fully aware of this problem but are chossing not to do anything about their manufacturing process!

He reckoned the part would be around £150 ( the hose cannot just be detached and replaced because it is an integral part of the pump) but recommended I complain direct to Whirlpool on the grounds of “not fit for purpose”.

I will let you know how I get on.

[Penguin45]

Re: Diplomat ADP8332 – F4 Fault

Ah……..
Read and enjoy:
http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/modules.p … ge&pid=159

Penguin45.

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