Dishwasher rinse aid oddity

Sep 23, 2016 1 Replies

Having a few spare moments today, I decided to have a nose at our (Hoptpoint SDD910) dishwasher rinse aid light.



INitially it was stuck on. a few months ago (I posted then to general "don't bother with rinse aid" advice :) )



Then it went the other way, and hasn't come on for months.



When you power on the machine, it flashes all lights, so it's not a question of the light/bulb having failed.



Dismantled front of machine - very easy. Removed rinse-aid/tablet holder assembly.



Inspected, and found an open circuit in the 2-wire cable between the rinse aid dispenser and the main board.



Replaced wires - tested from both ends - all OK.



Reassemble and (have you guessed ?!) - the rinse aid warning still doesn't work ....



Given the control module has (as I explained to SWMBO) "electronics up the wazoo" - is it likely there is some logic with some other components which is (also) failing ?



Just shorting the two wires by hand doesn't trigger the light. Door open. Door closed (in case there's an "ignore if door open" logic).



I think we'll get by, but it is intriguing ....


Following on from this, yesterday, the light came on ! Since I knew there was no rinse aid, I filled it up and - it went off !!!!

I wonder if the synchronistic post from Tim hints at the reason being due to a "gunged" tank which has now - as a result of my intervention - ungunged ?

If this is the case, it suggests the previous *in*operation of the light was in fact correct, and the rinse aid wasn't being dispensed !

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