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Re: Hotpoint BCI450 Failure

Hi,

As requested I wanted to provide a quick update on the issue. On closer inspection of the heater unit by a local electrician the fault was determined to be in the wired connection to the heater itself.

Two new insultated connecting tags and a replacement heater has resolved the problem.

For the sake of getting the dishwasher back in action asap I was able to source the part from a local supplier – surprisingly had one in stock.

All advice was appreciated and I now have a happy dishwasher!

Thanks,
Ben.

[_ben_]

No problem at all. Would like someone with the proper test equipment to come and determine whether there’s another fault somewhere else in the appliance – no point spending £50 on a new heater only to find it needs a £70 PCB and new wiring loom!

Thanks for your advice.

Ben.

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Re: Hotpoint BCI450 Failure

I’ve popped a picture in the user gallery, wiring is only damaged up to the connector block.

You can see from the photo though that the molten plastic splattered all over the place.

Specialist01269 wrote:The problem you had may well have been due to bad connections at the Heater terminals, this will cause overheating & can eventually cause the problem you’ve experienced. If useing just a Multimeter to check leakage it needs to have a resistance range of at least 40 Megohms, although this is not a conclusive test it will give a good indication. How much of the wiring is burned?

[_ben_]

Hi,

Thanks for the speedy response. When testing the heater it was completely removed/disconnected from the machine. Also, the machine was totally isolated from the mains.

Unfortunately I’m only able to test with a multimeter and see what you mean about a proper Earth leakage test (thanks for that top tip!!).

It was actually the connector block to the heater that had melted – no other wiring was affected. I guess with my limited testing facilities it will be difficult to 100{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} confirm whether the heater is at fault?!

Thanks,
Ben.

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