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Re: Siemens dishwasher pump is running continuously
Martin wrote:
Daymdishwosher wrote:
But there is nothing above the pump that could be leaking. All there is above it is a huge molded plastic part.Exactly so and prone to leaks where the stainless container meets the plastic tub base. Look for more water stains and that will lead to the source.
Daymdishwosher wrote:Is my theory not even plausible?
No way!
I removed the water from the metal pan and wiped it dry, then I ran the dishwasher which was running just fine. When the dishwasher was done I laid it on its back and inspected the metal pan, it was completely dry. Not even a drip of water could be seen.
Re: Siemens dishwasher pump is running continuously
But there is nothing above the pump that could be leaking. All there is above it is a huge molded plastic part.
Is my theory not even plausible?
Re: Siemens dishwasher pump is running continuously
Martin wrote:The BOTTOM metal panel not the front plastic plinth. You have to lay the machine on its back, as I mentioned earlier!
Bottom metal panel is gone now and what I can see is that there are kalcium(?) spots on the outlet hose from the pump. But the hose itself and around its area seems to be dry.
This might be very stupid, but do you think that when the drainage hose was clogged, the water pressure that the pump built up was so big that water was slipping through from the black hose with the metal clamp that you can see in the pic? At least that would explain why those two problems occured right in such a close time frame to each other.
Re: Siemens dishwasher pump is running continuously
Oooh, alright. My mistake. Just had a big dinner and currently suffer from itis, so I will get back to you later today or tomorrow.
Thanks for the help so far!
Re: Siemens dishwasher pump is running continuously
Might be the salt container yes. The water is very clear and I think I can see some kind of filter in there.
I have removed both side panels and now I can see that here is about 0.5-1 dl more water in the pan. Clearly a leakage somewhere. I’ve been looking from the sides with a flashlight but I can’t find any leakage whatsoever.
I have problems with getting the bottom front panel off. It seems like the plastic bit is a part of a very big construction, is it really removable?
I could take a picture for you if its unclear what panel I am talking about. The panel has some kind of lock that you can screw on and there are arrows pointing upwards and downwards.
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Hmm, with some closer look I can see that while I’m tilting the machine, the bottom metal pan is in fact filled with water… Also when I tilt the machine I can hear a click, I suppose this is the overflowing switch going on/off?
But what is this big plastic water tank and should it be filled?
Re: Siemens dishwasher pump is running continuously
Okay, I still have the machine standing and removed a panel and what I can see from there is that the bottom metal pan is completely dry, there is no water there. But when I dragged the whole diswasher out of the bench, there was some water dripping on the floor. Maybe 1 dl.
I can see a pretty big plastic tank that is completely filled up with water to the top.
Re: Siemens dishwasher pump is running continuously
Thank you for the fast reply. What blows my mind is that the drainage hose/hole got clogged exactly at the same time as the internal leak happened?
Anyway, is this what I should try next (open the left panel and check the flood switches)? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE7oYA5l3EQ
