20 Most Recent Hotpoint 23 in. BFI62 Built-in Dishwasher - Page 5 Questions & Answers

When you keep the button pressed for a few seconds the lights go off, this resets the dishwasher. Then press the p button again to the program you want 1st light is heavy soil 2nd light is normal soil, 3rd light is eco wash, 4th light is rinse. At the end of the cycle the program light you have selected will flash.

There is a white plastic circular screw lid in the bottom of the dishwasher washing unit marked salt. Unscrew this and add as much salt as needed so that you can feel it when you put your finger down the hole. This could be quite a bit, perhaps a kilo.

Water can leak off the drain hose or from a bad drain pump.

The drain hose is supposed to go from the garbage disposal to a high point under the sink in back to keep the water from gravity draining into the dishwasher when it shuts off. If you look you will see that the hose is laying on the bottom of the sink cabinet. Get a hook and wire it up so you're not washing dishes with water from the disposer. Be sure to run the disposer. if it is clogged with food the dishwasher will not drain, water will back up and drain back into the dishwasher. Also make sure that the pipe exiting the disposer isn't clogged and draining slowly. hhe best solution is to have an air gap that mounts on the sink. It goes between the washer and the disposer to keep this from happening.

the connection at the bottom of the dishwasher where the house wiring meets the dishwasher wiring is probably melted. you would need to cut back the burnt wires and re-splice it..

What you will find is that the plastic nut fixed on the back panel that the top drawer pushes into has lost the rubber inner layer. Replace and your problem is solved

Kamal

take out diswasher, tip it backwards and drain out water. make sure that salt resovoir is on tight and there are no leaks from the arms

water leaking into base of machine. tip dishwasher back and drain out water. then check all seals intact, i.e. around arms, around salt holder etc

hi
sounds like you have a heater problem,check connections on your main module behind control panel if all appear ok check you heater for open curcuit.

motor turns to cast the water around the dishes.that motor shaft is in close by a water seal.it must have gone bad allowed water on to the motor bearings which would be your noise.could be bad.open your bottem panel turn on unit and watch whats happening.when you see that decide what parts you will need ,check cost and think if thats what you want to do.God bless,tom

consult manual under troubleshooting.
if no manual, or if it does not address this, consult service center.

one likely cause you can try first is to disconnect it from power via the cord or a breaker. after a brief period, it may reset itself.
otherwise you likely have a logic board issue.

logic boards seem to be very vulnerable in dishwasher environments. the type of issue you have is very common among most brands. don't feel alone.

good luck
mark

Had a similar problem recently. The plastic switch you are mentioning has got stuck in the latched position. I had to open up the front door of the dishwasher to access this switch and disengage it. I don't think you can disengage it in another way.

2+4 - Heating circuit not working. Possible causes - Heating element, connections, timer relay.
Maybe too late a response.

Ian

At the beginning of the cycle the dishwasher is attempting to pump out any residue water in the waste pipe and sump. It could be that the motor is sticking but you would probably also suffer from it not draining properly.
It may just be noisy pump. I have a similar model and it is also quite noisy but nothing extraordinary.
When the dishwasher is pumping out at the end of the washing cycle it may be quieter when there is water in the pump/pipes but then gets noisy as it 'pumps air'.

how many times does it blink

after the 20 seconds does it restart

is the dishwasher on its own circut breaker if so whats the size

is your water heater set at 120 degrees if not set it to it