[alfredo_b]

Re: Baumatic BDW 5

OK, thanks for the tip.

With the help of this forum I have managed to fix a couple of other problems over the last 2-3 years, but after checking the price of the controller and considering there is also a leak somewhere to resolve, the baumatic is going out.

6 years use use does not seem so bad in some level, but in taking the machine out, it does feel disappointing that poor reliability causes such a big pieces of kit to end up in landfill. The sales person at John Lewis did not seem to think 6 years was so bad, about par for the course for a mid range dishwasher..

Long shot, but before the council gets the call, is there anything from this machine that would be of interest/use to anyone else?
cheers,
alfredo

[alfredo_b]

Re: Baumatic BDW5 fault

HI,
After enquiring at ukwhitegoods, the thermostat part I needed for the BDW5 was in fact V75I000G2, made by Fagor but common for certain Candy and Baumatic machines as well.

This was available from whitegoods here…
http://tinyurl.com/5m2fzh

I fitted the part last night and indeed it has fixed the problem. So big thanks to penguin45 for the help & hints.
cheers
alfredo

[alfredo_b]

Re: Baumatic BDW5 fault

HI,
OK thanks for the tip.

I measured the thermo switch with it disconnected. When cold, one side is closed circuit and the other side is open circuit. Interestingly dipping in near boiling water did not change the state of the closed side either. So it is bust.

The current part has serial no Z0123C02C1 and I can’t see anything with this id on the web so I guess a call to spares at whitegoods is in order.

Cheers,
alfredo

[alfredo_b]

Re: Baumatic BDW5 fault

Hi,
ok i checked the resistance across the element whilst the electricity was off and it came out about 25 ohm. Suggests element is not the problem.

The heater cables come off some switch which I take to be a thermostat of some sort as it is pushed against the underside of the dishwasher tray. the switch has 4 terminals, three terminals were exposed and one shielded by a back plastic sleeve.

Very carefully I measured the voltage applied to the element when the machine was set to wash and sure enough it never gets any significant voltage across it. Whereas on the unshielded terminal on the other side of the switch I could measure 250v.

It looks like this switch (thermostat?) is bust. Any ideas where I can get a replacement?
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alfredo

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