Gaggenau DF260161F/86 Int’ D/W End of Cycle Fault (1 Minute Remaining)

[jontymox]

Good afternoon all,

Wondering if anyone can assist with a problem on the above dishwasher?

The customer reported that the dishwasher was running continuously, so I’ve visited and monitored it’s operation earlier today.

Essentially, all is well until nearing the end of a cycle when water remains in the tub, and the machine is still intermittently washing, pausing, washing, pausing…. and it then eventually drains and completes the cycle.

The above has found to occur with “1 minute” remaining displayed.

There are no error codes, and I’m unsure as to what is causing such a fault.

Best wishes,

jonty

[jontymox]

Well, having done a little research the problem may well be due to a faulty heater relay on the main board.

Although the dishwasher heats up, I wonder if anyone has come across this problem on Bosch/Neff/Siemens, as Gaggenau are part of their stable?

jonty

[Hollytree_Technical]

1 minute syndrom on Bosch/Neff/Siemens is a “time out error”, essentialy it means that a process has either taken too long or failed to complete, this could be fill, drain, heat or anything else – you don’t treat it as an actual error code but more as an indicator light.
According to the parts list on Conect this is one of the later dishwashers (Bosch SMS series) so I would have expected an actual error code to be displayed.
Personally I haven’t seen a faulty heater relay on these but have seen plenty of duff heaters, also check the pumps as if there is anything stuck in them then it can cuase it to think that it hasn’t filled/drained correctly.

Jem

[jontymox]

Thanks Jem,

Awaiting customer feedback, as he now thinks the dishwasher is under warranty…

jonty

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