20 Most Recent Indesit 24 in. IDL500 Built-In Dishwasher Questions & Answers

Remove bottom panel, you'll see the element connections in the corner of the base. Unplug the connectors and unscrew the 8mm nut securing the earth wire to the element. Pull the 2 rubber insulation cones that cover the terminals, unscrew the retraining nut to the element and remove the "E" shaped spacer from between the terminals. The element will then pop out of the two holding bracket from inside the machine and remove. To replace - just reverse the procedure.

It's usually behind the control panel you have to remove the screws on the door

Disconnect from mains for 15 minutes and then change cicle and start

Then you need to find a meter they are really cheap.and will help solve the problem....what colour are the wires?

Usually it is a relay on the control board that sends the signal to the heater. The control board will also sense the temperature from the thermostat (usually called thermistor) and turn heater off depending on setting. It could also be the thermistor is open circuit.

Best to first try the dishwasher on the fast cycle where heating of water is not invovled and confirm the dishwasher is operational. If this is ok then one can assume controller is reasonabley functional. The focus could then be the thermistor.

I have an Indesit IDL 500, the machine will start fine but after about 20 mins the Ist and 2nd button start flashing. Can you help?

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Ingrid Houben

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