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Westinghouse sb915 - draining too early.

Westinghouse sb915.
Starts to fill as usual then when the pre-wash cycle begins it drains out the water it just filled with and then gives the -10 error.

Its not the water supply or the filter - something is telling it to drain before it should.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Alex

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  • alex_cecy Dec 13, 2009

    Hey Hoymate,

    Thanks for the fast response.

    Yes the drainpoint is higher than the bottom of the dishwasher - I don't think this this is a "gravity" issue.

    We have just re-installed the dishwasher after replacing the element and soldering the "missing link" described in other blogs - however this is a new issue that seems to have occurred in the interim.

    The initial problem was failure to heat, there have never been any other issue with premature drainage prior to the failure to heat.

    The problem now is the the washer fills as normal,then when the cycle hits the next step (pre-wash)instead of retaining the water so the cycle can continue the water begins to drain as soon as you hear that cycle change. After a short time the -10 (not filling)error shows

    Hope that makes it clearer.

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1. Is your drain point higher than the bottom of the dishwasher? (ie, does it drain into the garbage disposer or does the drain line drop down below the floor into house plumbing?) Did you just install the unit? You may have to install an "air gap" to prevent syphoning.

2. Did the dishwasher work then suddenly stop working? (asking for clarification)

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