Whirlpool Dishwasher Impeller (askoll Wash Pump) Madness !!!

[Pat-UK]

Hi Guys

I had a call to a whirlpool ADP 4504 with no wash, Going armed with my trusty spare capacitor I turned on the machine and could hear what sounded like a dodgey Mag pump trying to turn.

Front and bottom off and was shocked to see an Askol wash pump ??? What drugs are they on ????

Anyway the impeller is belly up and I can’t for one second believe Whirlpoooo expect us to replace a complete pump at £160 ish, Can they ??

Does anyone know if this impeller is available seperatly and the part no too.

Thanks in advance

Pat 😛

Oh Double poo, I own and use an ADP 5966, I bet this has the same silly pump.

[Dave_Conway]

Re: Whirlpool Dishwasher Impeller (askoll Wash Pump) Madness

Complete wash pump only I’m afraid Pat.

Dunno where the price came from though, it’s £88.77 inc VAT list price !

Carefull if you order though, Whirlpool are supplying the wrong part, I’ve had two recently one from Whirlpool direct and one from CDA, both the earlier standard wash pump (packing error as the part number is correct), which will not fit.

Part number is 4812 361 58334

Dave.

[Pat-UK]

Re: Whirlpool Dishwasher Impeller (askoll Wash Pump) Madness

The customer said he had already contacted someone who quoted him that price for the pump.

That is just criminal, These are going to be dying all over the place. it’s the smallest little shaft stuffed in to a nice big imeller thats gotta do a shed load of work.

How it ever got off a test bench defies me.

Oh well, The customer has already said he doesn’t want to spend a fortune on it, I might go in to production of mag pump impellers as I see a sudden influx in their demand on the cards.

Thanks Dave

[Pat-UK]

Re: Whirlpool Dishwasher Impeller (askoll Wash Pump) Madness

Just had a look as to the reason behind it failing, and I think there is something VERY WRONG with the manufacturing of this impeller.

The tab that alows the initial free spin if located in the wrong place, and as such is only leaving about 0.5 mm for the tab to hit and thus turn the impeller, for a pump that is designed to push so much water round, this is totally inadequate and must be borderline to being a deliberate fault.

Anyway, One carfully located dowel fixed through the impeller into the remaining half of the tag and the pump is working again with the correct amount of free spin and 400{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} stronger than before.

The customer was not interested in having a new pump, and I only got the job because I said i’d do a free call out on it, So I was not in for getting a bean for stripping it down.

I advised the Customer what I was going to do and that other than a new pump it was the only solution open to him.

All fitted and working, with a well happy customer and a cheque for £45, and more importantly, A little knowledge for future reference (like when my own one breaks)

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