Smeg Dishwasher My dishwasher has suddenly started making an awful grating noise when it starts up. My husband found a small screw at the bottom but can't work out where it has come from. It still works perfectly. Any ideas?

Hi my Smeg dishwasher is doing the same! Did you have any luck fixing it?

Hi olsworth,

 

I think you may have something hung up in the pump.  This is a bad situation.  See if you can remove the dish baskets, and remove the strainer cover in the bottom of the chamber and see if something is in the pump drain area. I am not real familiar with the Smeg, But I do know that humming is related to the pump motor in a strain. I will study this more and get back with you soon.  Please do not vote yet.  I am wanting to get this solved for you, and it may take a bit of study on my part to get you an answer.  Please give some feedback in to what you are finding on your end.

1)wash pump bearing damage(water leaks&leak on winding &bearing etc..,)
2)arrest the leakage &check.

most times i have found a foriegn object in the pump. sometimes the machine will clear it itself but other times you have to take the pump apart. it is not too difficult but you will need a size T15 and T20 Torx aka (star) bit to get it apart. Just keep taking out screws until the filter flowplate lifts off.

to get to the motor or the pump you NEED to un install the dishwasher and flip it on its side or back and remove the botom cover.from there you will see whats up.

yes, it requires taking apart the bottom plate on the dishwasher.  Have you tried a small magnet?

Replacement parts for this type of dishwasher can be found on amazon. here: Amazon com Whirlpool Gold quiet partner III parts (You can ask sellers for particular problem, they know the best.) I hope this was helpful. Cheers

A loud high pitch whine while running the dishwasher means that there is something caught in the chopper assembly. To get to the chopper assembly you need to take the racks out and take the pump apart from the inside of the dishwasher. The chopper assembly looks like a metal grate with holes in it. And it might not even be stuck in the grate but somewhere in the pump area due to the water being pumped out, so the best idea is to take the whole thing apart and clean everywhere. However I do not recommend doing this unless you are completely certain you will remember where the screws and gaskets go, otherwise you risk damaging your pump or house from a leak or improper installation. You have been warned.

Here is the link to the user manual, hopefully this solves your problem else please ask again; http://www.smegtech.com/site/smeg/pdf_libretti/19590097802-GB.pdf Hope this helps :)