Every wash ended with water sitting at the bottom of the tub. A broken piece of glass had jammed the pump completely. Cleared it out, drains fully now.
Kingsley N.
Glasses that come out hazy, or a puddle left behind in the tub, generally means one part is at fault rather than the machine itself.
Click through each one for a plain-language look at what's typically going on.
A Pool Left Behind
Cycle ends, door opens, and there's water sitting at the bottom. Usually the culprit is tiny, a fragment of glass caught in the drain pump, or nothing more than a squashed hose. The pump gets looked at first since it's the more frequent and cheaper of the two to fix.
A Haze On Everything
New detergent doesn't help. Rinse aid is topped off. Still, a chalky film covers every glass. Spray arm holes clog easily, and once blocked there's not enough pressure left to rinse properly. A dirty filter beneath the arms adds to the same problem.
Dead Panel, No Response
Push start and get silence. No light, no hum. Most units simply won't cycle unless the door latch signals a snug close, so a latch that's slightly off can look exactly like a dead board. Worth checking before anything else.
A Grind Partway Through
A harsh grinding starts partway through, audible enough to notice from the adjacent room. Usually something tiny, a chip of glass or a fork tine, has slipped into the chopper near the pump. Rarely is it the motor itself.
Water Sneaks Out
The door looks shut, yet water finds its way out along the edge during a wash. The rubber hardens as it ages, eventually unable to form a consistent seal against the tub opening. Checking the full ring matters more than patching one spot.
Clean, Yet Still Wet
Dishes look spotless but stay damp, heat-dry setting or not. A dead heating element or a fan that's quit spinning explains most of these. Occasionally the rinse aid simply isn't dispensing at the right moment.
Types We Service
No two brands display these quite the same way, so treat the list below as a general pointer rather than your unit's actual manual.
If the same code returns after a power cycle, it's worth having someone look at it properly rather than resetting it again. Book a visit and we'll read it correctly.
What customers said once their dishwasher was sorted.
Plenty of what we get called out for turns out to be minor enough to check on your own first.
Pull and rinse the filter
Tucked under the lower rack on most units. A blocked one causes the majority of hazy-glass and standing-water calls.
Follow the hose for kinks
Check the connection point under the sink for a tight bend or crushed section anywhere along it.
Spin-test the spray arms
Tall pans can block them. Give each arm a nudge to confirm it turns without resistance.
Close the door fully
Most machines hold off starting unless the door registers a full close. Check nothing's in the way.
Warm up the tap first
Getting the kitchen tap running hot first saves the dishwasher some of the work of heating its own water.
Peek at the breaker panel
Make sure the dedicated circuit is still live, particularly following any brief power interruption.
There's probably something more involved happening if none of that helped. Book a technician and we'll take a proper look.
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