Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher Help Needed Please

Marg

We have the double drawer F & P dishwasher but it has started to bleep when switched on. DH says according to the book it is because the 'flood switch' has been activated.

Can anyone tell me if this will 'dry out' if left long enough?
Suggest how we could fix it?

OR

Do we have to call out the potentially expensive repair persons. It's not a common make & wonder if it's a specialist job or would any competent dishwasher repair person be able to do it?

Thank you!

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keystone

The bottom of your dishwasher is like a tray. They fill up from time to time. The primary cause is the housing that the bottom rotating "washer bar" (for want of a more technical term) fits into works loose. If so you should be able to tighten it up by taking the basket out, removing the washer bar and screwing the housing back down again.

In that tray there is a "float switch". when the level of water rises to an appropriate level it operates the switch which cuts off power - principally so that the solenoid operated valve on the inlet stops allowing water in. Consequently your kitchen floor stays nice and dry. Thats why its called a flood switch.

The short term fix is to remove the fascia board, and the front panel to the base of the machine. Turn off the power at the socket/FCU first.

Get a bucket and a small sponge. Get your hand in and using the sponge remove as much water from the tray as is possible transferring it into the bucket as you go. Youi'll find that when you have emptied it - or even part emptied it then the machine will operate as normal. That is, until the tray fills up again.

Medium term trace the source of the leak and fix it but in the meantime that will get you going again.

HTH

Cheers

Marg

Keystone - Many many thanks for your helpful advice - machine is up & running again nicely!