Hotpoint Dwf40 – Fill then drain

[Thorvaia]

electrofix wrote:ok if you feel up to it and soldering

change the x2 capacitor in the middle. in the pic its a 1uf 305v x2 capacitor

this provides the power to the board. as they age its like batteries getting old and it cant provide enough power and board crashes or has not got enough power to start various components
is a long shot but an educated one. plus its a cheap component

Dave

Dave, thanks for the advice, i will have a shot this week and let you know the out come. Its such a strange one!

[Thorvaia]

electrofix wrote:ok if you feel up to it and soldering

change the x2 capacitor in the middle. in the pic its a 1uf 305v x2 capacitor

this provides the power to the board. as they age its like batteries getting old and it cant provide enough power and board crashes or has not got enough power to start various components
is a long shot but an educated one. plus its a cheap component

Dave

just wondering, could i test the capacitor to confirm using a multimeter?

[electrofix]

if the meter has a capacitance scale and if you take it off the board to test then yes

Dave

[Thorvaia]

electrofix wrote:ok if you feel up to it and soldering

change the x2 capacitor in the middle. in the pic its a 1uf 305v x2 capacitor

this provides the power to the board. as they age its like batteries getting old and it cant provide enough power and board crashes or has not got enough power to start various components
is a long shot but an educated one. plus its a cheap component

Dave

You sir, are a genius! my replacement capacitor came today, so i soldered it on, and bingo the dishwasher appears to be working (still running its first cycle, but so far so good!
I found the jubilee clips i used to refiit the pump are crap and are weeping a bit of water!

will run a full program and test!

cheers again

Rich

[electrofix]

brilliant

Dave

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