I have a Zanussi DE6850 free-standing dishwasher. Have just put on a 65 degree programme. After approximately 1 minute the machine has stopped functioning and the top two lights are flashing and water remains in bottom of machine. There's also a bad dirty water smell from machine now

Thermostat should be in the base of the dishwasher next to the heater element and looks like this part.

http://www.espares.co.uk/product/es567728/dishwasher-temperature-sensor?PartTypeId=1532&ModelId=576996

replace the heating rod that surrounds the pump base drain

Try this link. Should be the online manual.

http://kitchen.manualsonline.com/manuals/mfg/zanussi/zdi_6041.html

remove RHS panel and you will see it bottom right. looks like a round cylinder with wires going into it.

if not heating worth looking at main board as wel for a broken solder joint on heater relay. bit of solder will sort this

Hi,
Check your heating element..
A bad heating element causes many problems in dishwashers...

Dishwasher Problems The Heating Element not Working

Dishwasher Maintenance

heatman101

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Hi,
Check your heating element..

Dishwasher Problems The Heating Element not Working
http://www.fixya.com/support/r4589033-dishwasher_problems_heating_element_not

Dishwasher Maintenance
http://www.fixya.com/support/r4319937-dishwasher_maintenance

heatman101

Make sure you unplug before you start. I had the same problem with a DE6850. The heater was ok. Metered at 25.ohms. Apparently, the relay on the control board mounted in the front door behind the switches is a common fault. Remove the screws around the top part of the door and you will be able to get at the control module. Resolder the connection. Zanussi reliability has been lost. Noel P

is your water heater set on 120 degres

most probably the pcb unit...had a few of these changed pcb and cured fault, not a job for a novice to be honest, think the parts is about £70-80 from memory.. ally

I have the same problem if you take off the tray below the front door and set a small blow heater in there it will dry the out the anti flood switch. It usally takes about 25 mins for the machine to start working again.