Smeg DF410 S – Possible E1 Home Repair

[Bromwich]

Hi all,

I was hoping I could draw on the knowledge of this forum to help identify the spare parts required for a possible home repair on my Smeg DF410S which has sprung an E1 error.

The code came up last week and after a few runs wouldnt go away.

Having tilted the machine up I drained the overflow tray, but the error came back after a few minutes.

Since then I have removed the sides and top, and noticed there is a leak on the RHS, which mainly springs up during what I think is the rinse cycle. (ie. the start and end of a program)

Just to prove that it would do a full program I did a temporary repair to the joint shown, using plasticine (which was all I had lying around), which worked well up until last rinse when it sprouted the leak again.

So… I maintenance wash later I can confirm I have either a perished seal, or worse, a split in the larger opaque moulding above.

In both cases I will need a part number and some guidance as to how to replace them would be great!!

Note – the original leak showed up as bubbling at the joint. It was only after I sealed it that it sprouted from the top of my crude plasticine bodge job.

any advice?

Thanks, Simon

[Andy jones]

Re: Smeg DF410 S – Possible E1 Home Repair

Replace the o rings

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[Bromwich]

Re: Smeg DF410 S – Possible E1 Home Repair

Thanks Andy,

There is only 1 o-ring available at the store, which looks like it may cover the job (although it doesnt have any dimensions).

http://shop.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/754131307-dishwasher-sealing-o-ring

Do you know how easy it will be to unmount the moulded chamber above the o-ring to allow me to fit it? – Sadly I didnt look at how it was mounted last night.

[Andy jones]

Re: Smeg DF410 S – Possible E1 Home Repair

Replace both o rings. Easy enough, unscrew from inside tub, pull towards you and lift out

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[Bromwich]

Re: Smeg DF410 S – Possible E1 Home Repair

Hi again,

So the seals should be turning up today, but I was hoping for a little more help.

Having looked at the internal fixings for the chamber it looks like there is just one plastic nut holding it in place.

Is this just a twist job? (as it seems seriously tight!) or is there a trick to it?

[Andy jones]

Re: Smeg DF410 S – Possible E1 Home Repair

If you use a pair of plumbers grips they may be big enough to get around the large nut or a pair of pliers inside May do it

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[Bromwich]

Re: Smeg DF410 S – Possible E1 Home Repair

Thanks Andy,

I got a pair of sliding pliers, which just worked (after making a few marks in the plastic!

O-rings replaced and all running smoothly again.

There was a great Smeg video on You Tube that helped too.

Thanks again for the help.

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