Hi.

After reading lots of Forum posts about this being the heater element I took my Dishwasher apart and measured the resistance across the heater element. (Measured between the 2 contacts with with the purple and Pink wires going into it)

Resistance = 260 Ohms. - Is this Normal?

If so where do I go next - Should I test the thermostat and if so how and what am I looking for?

If I need to replace a circuit Board do you know where I can buy a spare from?

Thanks very much for reading,
Steve

Steve, October 2010

fast and delicate lights flash on my hotpoint dwf50. it fills with water heats up and then the lights flash.. it does'nt drain either...? it had developed a water leak...

snakedageneral, December 2010

Retested it again last night and it was 26 Ohms.. Doh!

I also set the dishwasher up again to see if my moving it about had fixed it at all and no luck. It starts taking in water and then within 1 minute drains and starts flashing its Fast and Delicate lights.

Would you asuggest going ahead and buying a replacement PCB board? - Do you know the Part number?
Thanks,

Steve, October 2010

Thanks for the Reply. After speaking to a friend I suspect that I may be reading my meter wrong. I am going to have a look tonight an re measure it.

Do you know what is next assuming that the heater element is ok? Anything I can test or do I need to replace something.

Thanks Again!

Steve, October 2010

26 ohms is more normal.Are you reading you meter correctly?.if the water heats you can safely say heater is working

ck, October 2010

Sorry I also forgot to say that the the problem I was having (Flashing Fast and Delicate lights, Dishwasher draining and not finishing its cycle) was a intermittent problem.

It did seem that the water was heating up each time but would not finish the wash / rinse cycle.

It did start off that 1 in 10 washes would have the problem, but then started getting worse to the point where 3 in 4 washes would have the problem!

Thanks

Steve, October 2010