When I switch on my Kenwood KDW243A the number 20 appears on the display,if I leave it like this nothing more happens,no amount of button pressing changes anything.
But if I switch it on and push and hold the "clock" symbol button at the same time all lamps flash if I then push "P" the display goes to "18" then "17" the pump runs momentarily and water enters the machine.
"16" appears and the machine starts to wash the "15" appears and it stops washing,this cycle continues in a countdown type of way until the display reaches "10" and everything stops and will not start again until I repeat all of the above.
Upon opening the door the machine is wet inside and the detergent flap has opened..any ideas ??

Pete, July 2010

I recently repaired my kenwood kdw243a dishwasher. The wash pump motor occasionally stalled during its start and an E3 fault eventually occurred. The problem was a faulty capacitor mounted on the wash pump motor assembly. The capacitor cost £3.75 and my dishwasher is now working fine.

A*B*C*, July 2010