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Not Cleaning Properly covers dishes that leave a completed cycle still soiled, even though the machine filled, washed and drained without complaint. The fault sits somewhere in the wash circuit — water temperature, spray coverage, filtration or detergent chemistry — and more than one of those is often marginal at once, which is why single-part guesses rarely hold.

Causes

Supply water reaching the tub below wash temperature · Partly blocked spray-arm jets · A loaded filter and sump restricting circulation · Weak circulation pump output · Detergent unsuited to the local water hardness

Repair

We measure the temperature of the water actually reaching the tub during the main wash, then check spray coverage with the racks loaded as the household loads them. The filter, sump and coarse screen come out for inspection, and circulation pressure is judged against the spray pattern the pump can still produce. Detergent type and dosing are matched to the hardness of the supply, and a pump or diverter is replaced only when the readings condemn it.

Urgency

medium

Not Draining describes standing water left in the sump at the end of a cycle, or a machine that halts with the tub full. Filtration, the sanitising rinse and the next fill all depend on the tub emptying. Water left sitting under a warm tub turns foul quickly, so the fault does not stay a simple one for long.

Causes

A blocked filter, sump or coarse screen · A seized or obstructed drain pump impeller · A kinked or crushed drain hose · A missing high loop allowing back-siphoning · An unpunched disposer knockout plug

Repair

We start at the sump and work outward: filter and coarse screen off, impeller inspected by hand for glass, seeds and wire, then the pump checked for winding continuity and for actual flow. The hose run is traced for kinks and for the high loop that stops the tub siphoning back. Where the machine discharges into a disposer we confirm the knockout plug was removed at installation, a common finding on recently fitted units.

Urgency

high

Door Won't Close means the door will not travel far enough to latch, or springs back as the catch engages. Until it latches the machine will not fill, so this is a stoppage rather than a hazard. The obstruction is usually mechanical, and it sits in the racks more often than in the door itself.

Causes

A rack rolled forward of the door seal · A tall item leaning against the inner door panel · A distorted or lifted door gasket · A misaligned strike plate or catch · Hinge wear letting the door drop

Repair

We clear the opening first, because a rack that has rolled forward or a handle standing proud of the basket accounts for a large share of these calls. With the cavity clear we check gasket seating, strike alignment against the latch body, and hinge geometry for drop. Cabinet fixings and levelling feet are checked too, since a unit that has settled in its opening will bind the door against the worktop or an adjoining panel.

Urgency

medium

Making Unusual Noise covers sounds that are new for the machine rather than sounds it has always made. The wash and drain pumps, the spray arms and the water path each produce a characteristic noise, so the point in the cycle where the sound appears narrows the cause considerably before anything is dismantled.

Causes

Debris circulating in the pump housing · A worn wash pump bearing · A spray arm fouling a loaded item · A loose or unseated filter assembly · Water hammer in the supply pipework

Repair

We listen through a full cycle rather than a single stage, because a noise at fill points to the supply and valve while a noise during wash points to the pump or the arms. The filter and sump are opened to recover glass, stone fruit pits and cutlery, which are the usual sources of a rattle. Bearing noise is confirmed by turning the pump rotor by hand with the machine isolated, and the assembly is replaced where play is present.

Urgency

medium

Not Filling with Water means a cycle starts but no water enters the tub. This entry approaches the fault from the control side: the inlet valve only opens when the machine energises it, and a valve that never receives its signal behaves exactly like a valve that has failed. Proving the signal separates the two.

Causes

A float switch held up by a stuck float · An open door interlock switch · A failed pressure or level switch · A break in the valve solenoid circuit · A board output that no longer energises the valve

Repair

We confirm whether the inlet valve is being energised before touching any plumbing, because that single measurement splits the fault in half. The door interlock, float and level switch are checked in the order the machine reads them, and the float chamber is lifted to see whether it moves freely. Where the signal is present and the valve stays shut the valve is at fault; where the signal is absent we trace the loss back through the harness to the board.

Urgency

high

Leaking Water covers any escape of water from the machine during operation, wherever it starts. Because the unit sits under a worktop against flooring and cabinet ends, water reaches materials that do not dry, so the source matters more than the volume. A slow leak routinely does more damage than an obvious one.

Causes

A hardened or displaced door gasket · A weeping hose fitting at the inlet or drain · A failed tub-to-pump seal · A cracked sump or spray-arm feed tube · Overfoaming pushing water past the door seal

Repair

We run the machine with the plinth off and the cabinet side clear so the path of the water can be watched rather than guessed, since water tracks along the frame and appears far from its source. Fill, wash and drain stages are observed separately. Hose fittings are checked under pressure, the gasket is examined for flat spots and hardening, and the pump seal is assessed for salt tracking. Damp chipboard under the unit is reported, because it will not dry in place.

Urgency

high

Dishwasher Won't Start means the machine does nothing when a cycle is selected and the door is closed. The first question is whether it has power and a closed door circuit, because both are interlocks that silence the appliance completely rather than reporting a fault, and both sit outside the control electronics.

Causes

No supply at the switched spur or socket · A door latch not making its switch · A tripped thermal cut-out in the heater circuit · A failed line filter or suppressor · A control board with no working power rail

Repair

We confirm supply at the appliance itself rather than at the consumer unit, then test the door switch as the machine sees it, with the latch engaged. From there the check follows the power path inward through the suppressor to the board rail, and any thermal cut-out in the heating circuit is tested cold. A machine that is dead with supply present and the door circuit proved is a board or harness fault, and we establish which before committing to a part.

Urgency

medium

Leaving Residue on Dishes describes a gritty or filmy deposit found on items after a completed cycle, distinct from food that was never lifted at all. Residue is redeposited material: soil the filter failed to retain, or detergent that never fully dissolved and rinsed away before the tub emptied.

Causes

A saturated filter redepositing soil · Detergent released before the main wash · Rinse water below the temperature detergent needs · An overdosed detergent for a soft supply · A drain that does not clear between fills

Repair

We look at what the machine does between fills, because residue is soil that was washed off and then put back. The filter and sump are inspected for a layer that has stopped retaining fines, and the drain is watched to confirm the tub empties fully before the rinse. Dispenser timing is checked so detergent is not dumped into the pre-wash, and dosing is matched to the local supply, which is harder in parts of the area than packaging assumes.

Urgency

low

Not Cleaning Dishes Well describes results that have declined gradually rather than failed outright: most items are acceptable and a few need rewashing. Slow decline points at wear and accumulation — scale on the heater, a filter that no longer passes freely, jets that have opened out — rather than at a single failed component.

Causes

Scale narrowing the spray-arm jets · A filter mesh that has become partly blinded · A worn impeller reducing wash pressure · A heater scaled enough to slow temperature rise · A rising soil load with fewer items pre-rinsed

Repair

We judge the machine against how it behaves once the wash circuit is descaled and the arms are cleared, since gradual decline is usually deposit rather than breakage. Jets are cleared individually and checked for the widened orifices that drop pressure across a whole arm. The heater is inspected for scale that slows the rise to wash temperature, and impeller wear is assessed from the spray pattern the pump still produces with a clean circuit.

Urgency

medium

Not Filling with Water is taken here from the supply side: the machine calls for water and the water does not arrive. Everything between the stop tap and the tub can restrict or stop the fill, and the inlet screen is the most common find because it collects everything the pipework sheds.

Causes

A partly closed or seized stop tap · A blinded inlet screen at the valve · A kinked or crushed fill hose · A valve diaphragm stuck shut by scale · Supply pressure below the valve's opening threshold

Repair

We isolate the machine and check flow at the end of the fill hose, which proves or clears the entire supply in a single step. The inlet screen is then removed and examined for the grit and scale that blind it. Where flow is good and the valve is energised, the valve itself is condemned, since a scaled diaphragm will not lift reliably even with a sound solenoid. Standing pressure is noted where the property runs on a shared or low-pressure supply.

Urgency

high

Overfilling with Water means the tub takes on more water than the cycle calls for and eventually spills past the door seal onto the floor. The machine carries redundant level protection, so overfilling means both the primary control and its backup have stopped working, which is why it is treated as urgent.

Causes

An inlet valve leaking past its seat · A float trapped in the lowered position · A blocked pressure chamber or sensing tube · A failed level or pressure switch · A control board holding the valve energised

Repair

We isolate the water supply before anything else, because a valve leaking past its seat will keep filling with the machine switched off at the panel. The float is freed and tested for travel, the pressure chamber and its tube are cleared of the sludge that gives a false low reading, and the level switch is verified against actual water height. A valve that passes with no drive signal is replaced, and the machine stays out of use until level control is proved.

Urgency

critical

Leaking from Door describes water escaping around the door perimeter during the wash, appearing down the front of the machine and along the plinth. The seal, the door's alignment and what is happening inside the tub all contribute, and foaming is a frequent cause that no new gasket will ever fix.

Causes

A hardened or split door gasket · A door sitting proud at one corner · Excess foam from an unsuitable detergent · A spray arm directing water at the seal · A blocked vent forcing water forward

Repair

We examine the gasket along its whole length for flat spots, splits and the hardening that stops it recovering, then check the door's fit against the tub face at each corner with the latch engaged. If seal and alignment are sound we look inside, since foam from hand detergent or a blocked vent will push water past a perfect gasket. A tall item deflecting the upper arm into the door face produces the same symptom and costs nothing to correct.

Urgency

high