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Possibly leaking into the base, activating anti-flood. Switching off for a few weeks allows for leakage to evaporate, hence will run again, but only until possible drip leaks enough to re-trigger anti-flood.
Next time it refuses to run, power off, tilt machine back 45° to drain. If it then runs ok, it’s looking more likely it’s the above.
Check for a broken wire in the harness to the motor. Normally in the foamed section of wires coming up from base of cabinet to motor plug.
It’s possible to take the front panel and banjo off, but I find it less of a faff just taking the drum out.
Switch off power, take lid off and check wiring to PCB. Prone to melting at the heater connection. And rarely, if the heater has been changed recently, check wiring coming into machine from heater. Seen it get tangled around motor/pulleys.
matrixresonator wrote:They all come apart fairly similarly:
Thanks a lot. I’ll give this a check
There’s a pressure sensor on the heater that goes faulty. So even though you’re getting a good reading via the element, it never gets powered due to the faulty switch.
Is it an integrated appliance? If so, is it maybe pushed too far into the carcass, disallowing the doors to fully close?
You’ve answered your own question, fridge defrost heater will, more than likely, be leaking to earth. Unplug it and see if it trips.
I had a similar issue with my Bosch dishwasher, turned out to be a fault with the flow meter in the heat exchanger.
