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Carl Edwards Posted on Jul 31, 2012
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Electrolux dishwasher not heating water

Dishwasher is not heating water. Checked heater and ohms were at zero, but electrical leads did not show 120v.

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If your Ohms are at "0" then the heater is open.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 09, 2007

SOURCE: bosh exxcel dishwasher heater problem

Check with multi-meter for power on the heating element's tags. If it does get power, you should replace the heating element. In case of no power- you should replace the thermostat. Good luck!

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 05, 2009

SOURCE: In built dishwasher, Electrolux ESI6220, is not heating the water and therefor not washing the cutlery properly. What may be the problem and how does one remidy same?

You have to test the heating element with an ohm-meter. It should read very low ohms. If the element seems ok, you have to test the controller to see if it is powering the element (probably should be 120 volts)

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 09, 2008

SOURCE: AEG DISHWASHER, DOES NOT HEAT WATER.

I had this same problem on our AEG dishwasher. The reason was on the controller board. There is one relay switch which drives the heater element.One of the legs of that relay box was disconnecteds from the circuitboard. Check this out.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 08, 2009

SOURCE: electrolux de 6850 dishwasher

Hi,
I followed some of the good instructions already on Fixya. I had checked the heater and it was o.k. I then took the front door of the washer apart to get at the control box. Sure enough, I also had the common design fault. One leg of the rely had scorch marks and was now disconnected from the circuit board. I will solder tonight and test. I include a photo of the burned board. TNoel P8017c86.jpg

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 10, 2009

SOURCE: No power to dishwasher; checked breakers they seem

you need to check the power only:
1- check the power come to the wall right ,if not
get elecricity man to bring it to plug in the wall
2- check the cord of m/c if it has fuse check it
and replace with same values ampers,....so on
3- if problem still check electricity reach at end of cord if not ,chang cord
4- if you still have problem inform us
>be ware of electricale chock it is your your life> thanks from me m abba

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Hi My washer is 10d52 is just washing Not drying and show E17 I dons know what's problem

Hello Khan;

My name is Peter. I am a retired field service appliance technician.

The highest probability is, you have a bad heating element. Lets check it out:

Turn the power off to the dishwasher at the breaker box. Turn the dishwasher on to test that there is no power.

Regardless of the dishwasher model they are easy to disconnect and remove. In the bottom of your dishwasher you will see a metal form shaped bar. This is your heater.

Remove the bar and inspect for cracks. If you have a multi-meter set your meter to Ohms X1. Touch one meter lead to one end of the heater contact and the other meter lead to the other heater end contact. If the meter either reads '0' or infinity the heater is bad.

Also, make sure the contacts on the heater and where it connects inside the dishwasher are good and clean.
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Electrolux de 6850 dishwasher

Hi,
I followed some of the good instructions already on Fixya. I had checked the heater and it was o.k. I then took the front door of the washer apart to get at the control box. Sure enough, I also had the common design fault. One leg of the rely had scorch marks and was now disconnected from the circuit board. I will solder tonight and test. I include a photo of the burned board. TNoel P8017c86.jpg
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In built dishwasher, Electrolux ESI6220, is not heating the water and therefor not washing the cutlery properly. What may be the problem and how does one remidy same?

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Beko dwd5419w. My dishwasher wont heat the water, i have taken off the heater element and tested it and it works. what else should cause this problem

hi The heating element is used to help dry the dishes. In most dishwashers, the heating element fits around the screen in the bottom of the tub housing; it looks like an electric oven element. The heating element doesn't malfunction often, but it can burn out. If you suspect a faulty element:

Step 1: Test it with a VOM set to the RX1 scale. Remove the dishwasher's bottom access panel and disconnect one of the power leads to the element. Clip one probe of the VOM to each element terminal. If the meter reads between 15 and 30 ohms, the element is working. If the reading is higher than 30 ohms, the element is faulty and should be replaced.

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