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Re: Caremark/Bernstein 02 800470 Dishwasher fault
Yesterday I bit the bullet, moved the dishwasher into the garage (where flooding wasn’t so much of a problem) and stripped it down testing parts as I went.
The pump, motor and water inlet valve all work fine, there are no blockages anywhere in any of the pipes and all contacts appear to be clean and servicable. The thermostat and water heater both have perfect conductivity according to my multimeter.
The only thing I’ve discovered to make a difference is a magnetic reed switch on the side of the salt chamber which is activated by a float within the chamber; I assume this is something to do with the salt level as there’s a light illuminated on the control panel telling me the salt’s low. If I disconnect this switch the dishwasher works fine (despite the salt light on the panel still being illuminated). It’s completed full cycles 4 times so far. So my next question is, what does this reed switch and the float measure, is it important that it’s reconnected or will the dishwasher work just fine without it?
I can send pictures of this switch and associated parts demonstrating it’s location if it would help anyone to give some advice.
Question 2, next to the salt container is another plastic container which looks brown inside, is this dirt or should it be this colour?
Looking forward to any response.
Gerry
