Thread: Dishwasher and earth leakage protection

Originally Posted by Jamo

and I forgot that dishwashers ran on electricity as well as water .

is that where the big red nose came from??

Originally Posted by Utemad

Well the verdict is it must be the heater element. As when you use the economy dry function the earth leakage does not trip.

So I will have a look at it over the weekend to see if there is anything obviously wrong with it.

The element is normally quite easy to remove - and to test just use a meter to see if it's going to earth/ground/negative.

When you take the old one out also check below the seal to see if there has been water dripping past the seal - that is of course if the element checks out okay.

And when you put the element back in make sure the oval seal is good - recommend a new one even if the old one 'looks' okay.

Ladas