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Re: RCD vs Dishwasher Pump??
Just wanted to close the thread down and pass my sincere thanks to Martin (and PGS) I changed the heater and no more trips. Coil resistance on the defective unit was 34.6 ohms, with no detectable leakage to earth when cold (not surprising) I didn’t measure it when hot.
Thanks again for putting me on the right track it is really appreciated.cheers
Nick
Re: RCD vs Dishwasher Pump??
hmmmm. Just had a trip at 23 mins 44 seconds on quick wash, I wonder if Indesit can tell me what the programmer was calling for at that point – if it was calling for heat then I’ll pay the £45 for a new heater…..
Re: RCD vs Dishwasher Pump??
cheers Martin – fully appreciate the difficulty of remote diagnoses and am just very grateful that you take the time to try to help.
All I have is a trusty multimeter.. V, I or R. I’m happy to pull the machine out and try to take any meter readings that might help like coil windings etc but am beginning to sense that I have a snag that I could spend £180 on parts with a few hours of sweat thrown in and still find that I haven’t cured it (eg if it is a deeper gremlin or it is the RCD).
Maybe I should take the plunge and spend another £100 for a new machine..Re: RCD vs Dishwasher Pump??
Martin thank you very much indeed for replying, please can you just give me a sentance to back up your no doubt accurate answer? Its counter intuitive to me as a non-whitegoods engineer given the water is heated without problems and the trip occurs within 10 minutes of end of program. Are you perhaps going on a corrosion / carbonating angle? If so I would offer the additional detail that I think the dishwasher is less than 4 years old, most likely 2-3 yrs old and we have a water softener.
Please don’t think I’m challenging you, I’m very grateful for the input I just want to understand before I commit to a course of action.
Cheers
Nick
