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Re: Which is best choice for a new dishwasher

Thanks for your replies.
I was thinking of Bosch and will look at Siemans.
Beko appliances? Really? Catch fire?

[elbee]

Re: Hotpoint Dishwasher Aquarius DF62 Diaphragm Question.

I’ve got it happening again.
Thanks for your help I will check that this time.
It was OK for a year and thanks to this forum I’ve kept the dishwasher alive for nearly four more years.
Nearing the end I feel though!

[elbee]

Re: Hotpoint Dishwasher Aquarius DF62 Diaphragm Question.

Actually I’ve just push my finger in and this feels like some sort of impellor for a pump as is there on the other side of the sump.

[elbee]

Re: Hotpoint Dishwasher Aquarius DF62 Diaphragm Question.

OK Iadom I realise how forums work, I do run my own and appreciate the help given by others. It was just that I had the thing in bits and if there was anyone who knew then it would have been a good time.

Martin,
I have watched it work through a cycle with the side cover off. The diaphragm switch is actually working OK (for the time being?). The red float switch did not operate although it does work so that’s fine.
The pipe it connects to is clear.

Now in the machine (where the plates go) I removed the silver mesh filter and the cylinder one. Both were clean anyway a few bits but OK.
I drained the sump of water by hand. On the right had side there is a hole about he size of the pipe. Although I cant see into it, I could feel a plastic obstruction and a cone pointing into the machine (not towards the pipe) It occurs to me that this may have a very small inlet hole, to stop slurping of the water triggering the drain pump perhaps) and it could be this that may have some bits or fat in it that got passed the filter(s). Perhaps that is why it always works fine after pouring boiling water in it.

Quite how I can clean this I am not sure. I might try some kitchen Mr Muscle and a small stiff paint brush or toothbrush.

[elbee]

Re: Hotpoint Dishwasher Aquarius DF62 Diaphragm Question.

Well I’ve put it all back together now and the Diaphragm switch seems to be functioning as it should. All the pipes are clear – not that any were even partially obstructed.

May just have to be resinged to adding hot water to beigin with then draining each time to ensure full cycle works.

[elbee]

Re: Hotpoint Dishwasher Aquarius DF62 Diaphragm Question.

Is there anyone on here that can help me now.
I have the thing all in pieces.

[elbee]

Re: Hotpoint Dishwasher Aquarius DF62 Diaphragm Question.

OK A little help!
I’ve taken the pipe off the matrix thingy. The pipe is part number 000265 and 170200 d and it wasnt blocked at all.
Did you mean something else.
can anyone help me as I am getting pressure from err indoors to fix it or buy a new one today!

[elbee]

Re: Hotpoint Dishwasher Aquarius DF62 Diaphragm Question.

So is what is in the picture part of what you refer to as the matrix?
And the pipe from it goes to the sump.
I take it the sump is where the water is under the silver foil filter in the bottom of the machine when you open the door?

[elbee]

Re: Hotpoint Dishwasher Aquarius DF62 Not drying no hot wate

Thanks
I’ll check t the door wiring if it happens again.
It seems to be working just fine again now for the moment!

[elbee]

Re: Hotpoint Dishwasher Aquarius DF62 Not drying no hot wate

I saw the PCB suggestion on another answer for a dishwasher with the same problem as mine.

Waterflow not fast enough may be something to look at as I previously (3 years ago) had no water coming in at all until I cleaned the valve.

Would/could the heater work intermittently?
I thought it would either be broken or working like a kettle element.

Control timer goes round OK. If its a new one of those it will be a new dishwasher. It has been a good one 😀 lasted over 10 years with just one other issue.

Thanks for the tip about the wiring. It could be that opening the door means the wire disconnects and re connects. It is the only thing that changes wash to wash.

[elbee]

Re: Hotpoint Dishwasher DF62 does not fill with water

First of all a big thank you to those that gave me advice.
It was indeed the cold water inlet valve that had jammed.

For the benefit of others – here is a guide to what I did to make it work. Turn the power off!
1) Remove the left hand side panel. To do this unscrew the two machine screws you can see when the door is open. Then carefully prise out the panel from the top first and away from the nylon lug at the back near the top. Once the top is out the panel should just lift up and away.
2) You can then examine the float chambers and waste tubes. A good idea now to clean these out. If you are logical everything can be easilly removed in order.

3) Now for the cold water inlet valve.
This is at the back of the machine at low level.
FIRST TURN THE WATER OFF TO THE HOSE!
Then undo the hose at the machine end. Have a sponge with you as the water in the tube will drain out.
Next prise out the white nylon panel that retains the valve and slide the panel off the valve.
Take of the electrical connections and label them so you know which went where when you put it back together.
Next, and this is a bit fiddly, take of the blue hose to the valve. It is retianed with a spring clip which can be moved using pliers but there is not a lot of room.
Now you should have the valve in your hand.

What I did was to reconnect the valve outside the machine but with the other end of the blue hose discharging into a bucket. I then turned on the machine and watched to see if it filled – it didnt!

I removed the magnet bit of the valve from the nylon valve and immersed the nylon part in a cup of boiling water. I took it out from time to time and gave it a good shake. It started to rattle so I guessed what ever had jammed it had now gone.

I put it back togther and re assembled it outside the machine as before discharging into the bucket again and this time it worked.
I then reconnected the hose properly and I am running a cycle to ensure all is OK. I did have a slight leak to the float chamber push fits which was easilly fixed.

So far all is good.
If it dioes not fill again anytime soon, this time I will know it is the water inlet valve.

It is so easy to just buy a new machine these days, in spending a few hours finding out what was wrong, I have hopefully managed to keep it going for a few more years.

[elbee]

Re: Hotpoint Dishwasher DF62 does not fill

Thanks I will give it a go and see if that is the cause.
“carefully prised” is there any other way to get the bits off this! I had tio carefuly prsie quite a lot the last time I had a go.

I wish I could get an exploded view diagram of all the parts.
like a Haynes Manual for a car

[elbee]

Re: Hotpoint Dishwasher DF62 does not fill

OK point taken so I wont go by-passing anything.

I wanted to know how to get access to the water inlet valve.
I know where it is, I can see some of it at the back of the machine. But the rest is hidden behind a black plastic panel.

Like everything else on this damm machine: access is not easy.
Diagnostics difficult, repairs hard and spares expensive.
Hoptpoint just want you to buy a new machine me thinks.

[elbee]

Re: This Forum is so SLOW!

It was the same yesterday so re booting is not the answer.
It just takes about 20 seconds each time I do anything.
All other forums and websites work fine on my PC.
By the way – I don’t bother with “faceberk”

[elbee]

Re: Hotpoint Dishwasher DF62 does not fill

How do I get access to it.
It is at the back of the machine towards the left.
There is a black plastic bottom to the machine. I have managed to get the front piece off and the galvanised plate, but cannot see how to get at the valve.
I am hoping it only needs cleaning.
I don’t want to buy one for £26 and find out it is something else.

By the way do I need to prime the float tubes chamber?
Can I test the float switches by by-passing them?

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