Just recently my dishwasher has been tripping the safety switch off inside my metre box, and cutting the power off to the house. It dosn't happen straight away, I think it's only when the heating cycle starts in the dishwasher.

Can you help?
Ian

Ian Murphy, September 2007

Hi Ian,
If none of the hoses are leaking water inside underneath the main washing cabinet onto the wiring, then another possibility is that the heater element has absorbed some moisture through its body or the end seals, and is producing some residual leakage current.
If so, then the heater element will have to be replaced.

greg, November 2007