Anybody know about dishwashers?

[Noel]

The electrical kind.....
We've got an Ariston LI 62 thing which is apparently more modern Stanley than LV. Anyway, the detergent flap fails to open during the cycle. Anybody got a clue? All terminals are clean and the lever mechanism appears to be ok. How is the flap activated? Oh, and the spring has good tension.

crinkley fingered Noel

 

[Pete W]

Hi Noel,

We had this exact problem last year on our Whirlpool dishwasher. On ours, at least, there's an integrated sensor and switch behind the detergent compartment (in the door itself).

It required a service callout and replacement unit. The latter was cheap enough; the former was the expensive bit :roll:

 

[RogerS]

Had a similar problem with a Neff..chappie came along, took off the door cover and pulled back a wee plastic thingie on its pin and that fixed it. Maybe time for a little exploration ?

 

[frank]

my wife gives hers a sharp kick it works every time :lol: :lol: but it dont half hurt :roll: :roll: :wink:

frank

 

[martyn2]

know the feeeling

martyn

 

[blurk99]

Hi Noel
I think our dishwasher works by the catch holding the flap opening at a certain temperature - possible using 2 differenet types of plastic together?
best of luck though - it took me 3 hours to get the door open once...

 

[Noel]

Thanks all, took it apart during the week and tested the solenoid, it's knackered, so will try and source another.

Ta

Noel

 

[devonwoody]

My wife is an expert, she knows how to work the dishwasher. She says the tablet must not get damp otherwise the deterrgent sticks and trouble occurs as mentioned above.