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Re: Duff control board? Candy
Ok thanks for the suggestion – I’ll check that.
Would you say that if the wiring is all ok, then its likely to be the main pcb?
Thanks!
Re: Duff control board? Candy
Do you mean inasmuch as has it frayed or split?
I know there is a bigish bundle of control wires going from the pcb through the bottom of the door to the respective components.
I have had a cursory glance at that, but not in real depth, do you think that if one of those wires has split or frayed that might be the cause?
Thanks
Re: How to find earth leak?
It’s not been broken the whole time 😉 it started working after I disconnected everything and put it all back together but just broke again a few days ago 🙂
I’m slow but not quite that slow 🙂 hahaRe: How to find earth leak?
Presumably the insulation tester is going to be more than the new element? 🙂 I see you are local, do you have one? A new element is about £65 so I’d pay a small sum to be sure if you were interested?
Otherwise I’ll probably just go for it and hope 🙂
Re: How to find earth leak?
Been a while now but think I have found the culprit.
If I disconnect the heater element I get no tripping but when I connect it back up it immediately trips out..
I’ve tested the element with a multimeter and it seems ok, I get about 15ohms but presumably the fact it’s tripping out means it’s that which is dead or dying?Just wanted to check before I buy a new one…
Thanks!Re: How to find earth leak?
Thanks
Its a candy dishwasher, but not sure of the model – its not written on the outside – but its a semi integrated one.
I tried removing the outgoing supply from the suppressor so only the incoming supply was connected and the RCD does NOT trip, so obviously something in the unit is causing the leak.
Would it be safe to say it can’t be the pump / heating element given at the point it trips neither of these are active?
Looking at earth leakage testers how can I use one if the device trips the RCD? presumably i need to plug it into a non RCD protected supply to find the leak?
is it also a viable option to disconnect everything and slowly plug things in until it starts tripping – process of elimination… do i need to just disconnect live / earth / neutral or do I only need to remove live etc?
really appreciate your help and advice, thanks.
Re: How to find earth leak?
Thanks for the reply.
Does the fact that it’s tripping before the dishwasher switch is on narrow down what could be at fault?
Looking at the wiring everything seems to get power from the mains and presumably the on switch just controls neutral feed.?
Are earth testers easy to use? Or is it more likely to be a faulted component ie heater element or motor that’s causing this?
Thanks for the help.
