Whirlpool ADG 6340 – help please!

[Megavolt]

Daughter has moved into new house with Whirlpool ADG 6340 (Model 854233215710).

Switches on ok, fills, runs for about 20 mins, then stops with power on/off light flashing.

Have been told it’s the main board . . any advice / manual would be most helpful.

Thanks guys,

Megavolt

[Penguin45]

Re: Whirlpool ADG 6340 – help please!

Count the pattern of the flashes and report back.

Penguin45.

[Megavolt]

Re: Whirlpool ADG 6340 – help please!

Thanks Penguin,

Will take a day or so due to availability of the appliance – obviously the pattern will give an error code . . .

Kind regards,

Megavolt

[Megavolt]

Re: Whirlpool ADG 6340 – help please!

More news,

The boss (wife) informs me that the flashing is continuous and constant at about 1 on/off per second. Upon opening the door, no water present, and no heat apparent.

Does this help?

With thanks,

Magavolt

[clivejameson]

Re: Whirlpool ADG 6340 – help please!

That correlates to error code E1 (one flash) which means the circuit board detects a fault with the NTC (temperature sensor HERE but there is a strong possibility that the circuit board will need replacing too.

Realistically the only way to find out is to measure the NTC with a meter and then try replacing it anyway 😕

[Megavolt]

Re: Whirlpool ADG 6340 – help please!

Hi Clive,

Many thanks for the info. Understood that it could indeed be the board.

Next questions:

Where can I find this NTC thermistor?
What values of resistance should it have, a) room temperature, b) 70 deg C (or any other temperature)?

With thanks,

Megavolt

[Penguin45]

Re: Whirlpool ADG 6340 – help please!

HERE.

Readings are in kOhms, but……… These damn things work or they don’t, regardless of what the meter says. Reading should fall as the temperature rises.

Penguin45.

[Megavolt]

Re: Whirlpool ADG 6340 – help please!

Thanks for the extra info, will try to locate the device, presumably on the drum somewhere, next time I get access to the machine.

OK on the k-ohms and of course can check if I chuck it into a jug of hot water.

If not, as Clive mentioned, it could be the main board. Will advise asap.

With thanks,

Megavolt

[clivejameson]

Re: Whirlpool ADG 6340 – help please!

The NTC is in the base at about the three o’clock position of the sump bowl…it has two blue wires connected to it, bayonets in from underneath and can be removed with the machine in situ. Be prepared for a little water to follow it out so keep the connections dry 😉

Plug out at all times of course :zap:

[Megavolt]

Re: Whirlpool ADG 6340 – help please!

Thanks guys, finally got around to checking the dishwasher since the original post about a month or so ago.

Finally found the NTC (thanks Clive) and didn’t scrape too much skin with the sharp metal edges (you should try White Knight tumble dryers for that!). Initial reading was about 50k ohms at room temperature. Went down to less than 10k ohms within seconds when immersed in water at about 90°C. Conclude it must be main board . . .

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