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Anonymous Posted on May 17, 2009

Drain pump runs continuously. Nothing else happens!

Hi Bosch s10m1b - rotary control - drain pump runs continously. It does pump out OK, no blockage etc. Turning the knob slowly all the way round makes no difference. Any ideas, please?

  • Anonymous May 17, 2009

    OK, I found out by searching other people's fixes! Tip the appliance backwards approx 45 degrees to drain the sump - the sump is in the bottom of the dishwasher and catches any leaked water. When the sump is full, the drain pump runs continuously and the machine will not work. I guess there must be a seal leaking, but at least I have the answer to the symptom! This seems to hold good for many makes and models, from what I can see on the net...

    Adrian.

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Water had accumulated in the sump - a plastic tray at the bottom of the dishwasher which catches any leaked water. This operates a float switch which makes the drain pump run all the time. The fix was to tilt the dishwasher backwards to drain away the water. It isn't filling up again, so I'm not sure where the water came from, but I'll keep an eye on it!

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