my kenwood dishwasher kdw243a, just gone out of warentee and as usual, a problem arises,i cant find the manual(even online) and no support for dishwashers or ovens on their website, anyway, i filled up with salt the other day and now when you start the machine all it dose is beeb every 60 seconds or so as if it had the door left open, i have checked the microswitch seems to be fine,and displays no error on the display,just 15 which i guess is the temp inside? can any one help?also nothing else starts up, ie it dose not try to start pump or motors etc

r tawn, February 2008

Kenwood cannot achieve the basic ground rule for making a dishwasher; "water should not be leaking out of the machine" at least within the first few months of the purchase. It is a very poorly made machine in all respects, there is no support or information from Kenwood. Their staff cannot find the source of the leak either.

George St, March 2022

My Kenwood dishwasher KDW45X20, has exactly the same problem. It was just still within the warranty, and the serviceman came but could not find the source of leak only to declare it dead. There is definetly a production/engineering fault. I had a Bosch which lasted 26 years without any problems and this is not even one year old. I will never ever buy any Kenwood appliences!

George St, March 2022

Tried to tilt mine. got rid of water but new cycle just fills and leaks again!!

Faye, March 2012

The E4 code is showing a water leak, there is a polystyrene float that rises when there is water in the base, it switches on the micro switch to display the E4 water leak warning. Tipping is fine but it doesn't get rid of the problem. You need to take the side off, find the leak and fix it.

Jim Chinnery, March 2011

I tried your tilt 45% Method and it worked but you shouldnt have to do this. Anyway after trying that I noticed that my machine was not level by 1/2" so maybe that caused a build up of water and that lead to the E4 error code. I will level the machine up later then get back to you hopefully saying it works!

Bernie, July 2010

E4 fault. The tilting method certainly works!!!!!
Tilt front to back 45 degrees or more and surplus water will appear from somewhere at the rear right of the machine.

Andy and Ria, April 2010

how do you un block kenwood dishwasher as E4 is showing in the fault window ?

Mark, February 2010

I have just bought a Kenwood dishwasher KDW1274W
but dont know where to put the tablet because the manual refers to liquid detergent. Where do you or can you put tablets in this dishwasher

Tony, July 2009

Fault seems to clear if the machine is turned off tilted 90 degrees then put back and swithed on.

Kris, December 2008

Mean e4 not e3.

Southerner, May 2008

This E3 fault is the bane of my life. Hauling the machine out, tilting it, mopping up, heaving it back in for a couple of months before starting all over again. Completely useless. It's a design fault - how convenient. Won't be buying Kenwood again.

Southerner, May 2008

E4 error code is the code for a blocked pipe/drain or overfilled with water.

These are hideous machines- we have had nothing but trouble with ours!

Andy, March 2008

I dont know , but I have the same model and get an error code E4 on the display..any ideas?

mike, February 2008