Dish Washer Trips Electric

whitegoods_engineer

Generally if a dishwasher runs for around, lets say 20 mins then trips out, it is a fair bet that it is the element.

Usually the element switches on at around the same time that the dispenser flap clunks open and on energising, if it shorts to earth, it will trip the electrics.

The second most likely cause is a leak internally. Simply tilting the dishwasher back (away from the door) and looking for water coming out of the base will confirm this.

The element is either visible in the bottom of the machine, under the lower basket as a long metal bar, usually L shaped, where you will sometimes see a small hole where it has popped, or it will be a tube heater under the sump of the machine which is not visible without looking underneath.

It is simple for an engineer to check and repair so just give your local friendly repairman a call, statingthe make and model.

ahll

Cool thanks for that. Any idea of the rough cost I should be expected to pay for this repair ? There doesnt seems to be any evidence of water leakage.

whitegoods_engineer wrote: »

Generally if a dishwasher runs for around, lets say 20 mins then trips out, it is a fair bet that it is the element.

Usually the element switches on at around the same time that the dispenser flap clunks open and on energising, if it shorts to earth, it will trip the electrics.

The second most likely cause is a leak internally. Simply tilting the dishwasher back (away from the door) and looking for water coming out of the base will confirm this.

The element is either visible in the bottom of the machine, under the lower basket as a long metal bar, usually L shaped, where you will sometimes see a small hole where it has popped, or it will be a tube heater under the sump of the machine which is not visible without looking underneath.

It is simple for an engineer to check and repair so just give your local friendly repairman a call, statingthe make and model.

whitegoods_engineer

ahll wrote: »

Cool thanks for that. Any idea of the rough cost I should be expected to pay for this repair ? There doesnt seems to be any evidence of water leakage.

Depending on where you live has a bearing on prices charged locally but the element could be around £25 plus around maybe £40-£60 ish labour/call out.