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| Electrolux ESF 2410 dishwasher randomly tripping breaker |
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| agent_power:
Hi all I've got this dishwasher that I bought used for cheap. It worked for the past 4 years without problems but lately it's having some issues. During a wash cycle there was a loud pop which tripped the breaker. I let it sit for few minutes, turned it back on and then it continued to work. Few weeks later today it tripped the breaker again, I decided to have a look inside. The inside condition of the dishwasher isn't too great. Some part of the rinseaid dispensing is leaky and it oxidised part of the bottom plate, some screws are rusting and some parts are a bit moldy inside. I can't find the proper service info for my model. This is the closest probably https://elektrotanya.com/electrolux_esf_2410_dishwaser.zip/download.html Since I don't know anything about dishwashers, do you have any ideas what could cause a loud pop, but then it still not failing catastrophically but continuing to work? Thanks |
| themadhippy:
--- Quote --- do you have any ideas what could cause a loud pop, but then it still not failing catastrophically but continuing to work? --- End quote --- could be a short thats being "blown " clear,possible something leaking were it shouldnt |
| Stray Electron:
It sounds like your dish washer has a leak and that is what is popping the breaker. But after it sits for a bit the water dries up so the washer starts working again. You're going to have to find the leak and fix it. My old (non-Electrolux) dish washer had some plastic hoses that developed pin holes holes in them and I had to replace them. IIRC they weren't very expensive but most of them were molded into shape so I had to use OEM style hoses. The second time that it leaked the water got onto an unprotected circuit board and completely blew it up so I had to replace the washer. My dish washer was hard wired to the AC power but I pulled it in and out so much that I got tired of disconnecting the wiring terminals so I finally put a 220 VAC outlet on the wall behind it and put a 220 V plug on a SO gauge power cable going to the dish washer so that I could just unplug it and pull it out from under the counter. I also replaced the cheap plastic incoming water line with a braided steel hose that was long enough to allow me to pull the washer out far enough to work on it. One other thing in case you haven't discovered it yet; in all of the dishwashers that I've dealt with there is an electrically controlled valve that turns on the water flow when energized. So if the breaker pops, the valve will close and that will shut off the water to the dishwasher so that probably explains why you can restart your washer after letting it sit. i.e. after you let your washer sit for a while the water dries up and removes the power short and you can reset your circuit breaker and why you are able to restart your dishwasher and it will run normally; until the water starts leaking again and the entire process repeats. |
| agent_power:
Hi all Thanks for your tips. I managed to get to (the literal) bottom of it. It looks like the EMI capacitor blew its guts... it has two sections, which would explain the second pop ? There is a styrofoam thing with a switch, I guess it the dishwasher would spring a major leak it would trip this and shut down. Any ideas what I could replace the capacitor with? |
| indeterminate:
Have a look for an appliancespares retailer , or just type the part number into your search engine. |
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