Hello and please help me

My Zanussi Dishwasher model DE4554 recently stopped heating up water.

I have searched all over the net and most forum suggest the heating element needs to be replaced.

I want to find out the position of the element...

How do I replace the heating element for I do not know where it is located???

the appliance is about 5 years old - is it worth fixing???

Thank you in advance

Dave Essel, February 2010

the pcb track fusing on the heater relay is a common issue on these.remove the control pcb from the fascia and remove the pcb from the plastic housing.if the track is fused or bad solder joints around the relay they can be repaired with a soldering iron and some solder.simple job,costs very little to repair.yes it could be a heater and this is in the base.access is by removing the whole base or struggling through a side panel

ck, February 2010