Can't seem to locate an heater element to check as Dishwasher is not heating. Could you specify the location please. Couldn't find product below Model Number is DX 302 WB
Thank you This worked for me!
The heater was ok found dry joint on pc board
see attatched photo
Took top 6 screws out of door holding front panel in place
Removed front switch panel
I then labeled the 6 cables with 6 being for the heater
Removed pc board from housing to find dry joint
using small piece of wire and solder repaired board
re assembled
now as good as new
i had the exact same fault,called Electrolux they quoted $180 for a look, then parts etc, lucky i found this site ,its working perfectly now, thanks heaps. cost. $0
Thank you so much. Did exsactly what you said and it WORKS fantastic, niw I dont have to look for a new dishwasher.
Mate you are a champion. My dishwasher stopped producing heat two nights ago. In hindsight it has probably not been heating to its full capacity for several months. I removed the PC board and had a dry joint in the same spot as your image. Two small spots of solder and the dishwasher is working perfectly. I'm sure it has saved me hundreds of dollars and hours of hassle with repair persons etc... Thanks so much
I followed you instuctions and now it works fine. Thanks heaps:-)
I'd post a before fix of my PCB but it looks the same as yours - even down to the scorch marks
So here is a after pic - I used solder wick to make a join as the pad was damaged
I thought i was in for the same easy fix - my board looks good!? Slight scorch mark but in different location.....I will go looking for a possible dry joint :|. Ian
Hey = got hot water again! Must have been a dry joint, I redid about six cause they looked ok, so maybe got lucky. Thanks for the info.
I had the same with a Dishlex 403. Scorched tag very similar to JonThom's photo above. Soldered the bad joint, no joy. Then desoldered and removed the relay, tested okay, replaced and resoldered the 5 tags, and it is working again. Maybe another joint was dry but not obvious. Many thanks for the above which was a great help in finding the problem.
Yes same here water not heating in our dx302 watched video and followed steps and dishwasher now works perfect. Thanks heaps
Had my Dishlex 13 years then it stopped heating the water. Only noticed because the dishes were coming out wet with soap residue.
Followed this solution and after the 2nd attempt it worked.
I tried heating each of the connection points first but a couple were jut too dry.
2nd attempt I added enough new solder to each connection and then it worked.
Thanks for this!
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Thank you this worked for me.
1st of all to be sure that the Heater element has not open circuited, checked the resistance of the heater element which was O.K. Then dismantled the control by unfastening top 6 Counter sunk screws on the front door and removed the PCB housing. The cables are terminated to the PCB via 6 push on sockets. The socket sizes being unequal, there is no chance of interchanging the cables during re-assembly.
PCB track feeding output of Relay was burnt out due to over heating. Soldered a short length of wire directly from the output of the relay to the spade terminal leg on the PCB.
See attached picture
You guys are blo....dy brilliant. I have put 2x heater elements into my DX302. The first time I think I got lucky - having the circuit board on the door probably banged the joint back into life but the second one - still no heat. After looking on this site BINGO. Joint as described 30 secs with the trusty Weller and all fixed. Unfortunately - I can't send back the "replacement" $85 heater I have but at least I won't be buying another one.
One think gives me the willies are those silly hose clamps on the heater - they are hard work. Why can't (I think price might be the issue) use worm drives.....
Thanks for this site - I'm just stoked.
Element surrounds short section of stainless steel tube on outlet side of pump (clamped hose section either side) Unlikely to be faulty, check circuit board for dry joint at relay.
STEWY JJ
Just done repairs on our dishwasher as you suggested. It does work. Thanks for that, it saved us megabucks. Awesome!
Hi
I have the same problem with my 302.
I noticed the dodgy relay solder joints and have fixed them and confirmed the operation of the relay, but still no joy.
Does anyone have a service manual they would be kind enough to email?
[email protected]
Thanks.
This fixed my dishwasher just as described. Brilliant. Saved me heaps. New fan of site!
The relay could be off because the thermostat is faulty. There are 4 wires to the thermostat . Does anyone know which trigger the relay to close?
As above - hot joint fault noted cleaned & re-soldered - highly appreciated
Art
Could anyone kindly share a picture showing exactly where I need to solder? The pictures shown so far are only showing the burnt track and not how t should be fixed. Thanks!
Could anyone kindly share a picture showing exactly where I need to solder? The pictures shown so far are only showing the burnt track and not how t should be fixed. Thanks!
I didnt use any wire just re soldered the burnt joint and it now works fine.
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Thanks to all above, done a bit of reserch on the net and solved my no heating problem on a WESTINGHOUSE SB915. Dry solder joint just as you displayed. It seems the same controler is used on a variaty of ELECTROLUX dish washers.
Cheers
hi i read the comments about the problem and checked it out on my dishwasher and found the exact problem..just soldered the connection back and is as good as new..i quickly cancelled my order for a new haeter unit..$69.00 better off...thank you very much ..what a great site
regards gary
Ditto... for my dishwasher, a Westinghouse SB907, (which I've had for just over 10 years and up until yesterday, had performed very relliably), but the PCB is exactly the same as the one discussed in this thread. I removed the PCB and on initial examination, it appeared to be fine - no evidence of burning, nor any obvious dry soldered joints. However, bearing in mind what I'd read on this forum, where one or two others reported the same, I decided to re-solder all of the pins to the relay, as well as the beeper's pins (only 2 pins), which had gone silent (stopped beeping) about a year after I bought the machine. The machine now heats up and dries AND the beeper works again.. It is too early to tell yet if this repair was 100% sucessful, as the problem with mine was intermittent - i.e. it worked OK most of the time, but sometimes no heat. Last night was the last straw and decided to either replace te machine with a new one, but see if there was any DIY solution first. There was of course such a solution: right HERE on this fixya.com thread... I must admit that I'm a bit worried that there are other dry or unreliable soldered joints on the PCB, as re-soldering the beeper's pins proved it beyond doubt, so now wonder if something else will stop functioning for the same reason, but if so, I'll at least know what to do and how to do it - it's not a big job or a difficult one. If I'd not found this forum, I'd probably have wasted an awful lot of money (on a new dishwasher that I don't need) or, still have a malfunctioning, white-elephant in the space in my kitchen, reserved for a (fully functional) dishwasher! Thanks all of you - you have taken a big load off my mind...
Resoldering the dry joints on my heating relay on the PCB worked perfectly for me too. I thought I was up for a new heating element or possibly a new dishwasher. Thank you so much for this thread. My Westinghouse SB907 is now fully functional again.
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BRILLIANT !!! Thanks for the fix.
I've attached these two photo's below to help folks with wiring & showing the obvious fault
we have recently had the same problem as mentioned. no hot water = no clean dishes... I pulled apart front panel and found there was no burnt out board. Should I attempt to try and solder or would it be the water heater
Thank you, this was a great help,
Thanks for the photo, have taken my PCB out , now soldering and hope it works!
Dishwasher now working again, perfectly, thanks again!
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Guys, Thank you so much for your info, i lost heat in my 302, followed your guide, 1st time I resoldered 5 joints, nothing, then I resoldered about 20 joints that were large enough for my shakey hands, BINGO, it now works so I believe there is a quality control issue with these boards.
Thanks again, otherwise I would be buying a new machine.
Many dish washers rely on supplied hot water and do not heat supply water. Check to make sure it is connected to the proper water source.
This was also the problem with the board on mine. Resoldered the burnt joint and now its like new.
My Dishlex 302W had exactly this problem! The photos could have been from the PCB in my machine. I soldered the joint that had burned, and presto! - hot water again. Thanks so much!
Dreadman
I went over all solder joints agin ,melting and adding a tiny bit of new solder too each joint, now its working better than it has in the last 3 months, thanks heaps guys
Great information.
Saved cost and mucking around under the DW to replace the heater element.
Simply checked and resoldered a few joints on the circuit board at the front and bingo. Problem solved.
Got 10 years out of the Dishwasher. Might get a few more.
Some extra info before going into the circuit board.
Remove the front control panel.
Use a multi meter to measure AC Volts across orange and blue wires from right hand side plug.
At power on it shows nothing (or about 3 or 4 volts).
Once it is running and filling up it shows 240 volts (or there abouts).
After filling from mains water this drops to 0 (zero).
In the last five minutes it rises to 240 volts again.
If it doesn't do this I would suggest a problem with the board.
Hi ST13P,
My dx302 has stopped heating the water, so I tried what you suggested. Voltages all look good on the heater plug (orange/blue wires). 8v when power on. 240v when running. I removed the plug and it is not an open circuit across the contacts. This would indicate the heater element is ok, right?
I havent pulled the base apart to get at the element yet. I removed the circuit board and had a good look - no burnt/melted joints.
Any ideas?
thanks.
If you want to try and differentiate between a faulty element or relay: the large "orange and blue" connector has neutral (blue) and the heating element (orange), and is switched via the relay on the control board. 240V across those wires means the relay is off or the track on the board has blown. ~3-4 V across means the relay closed and a reasonable current is flowing (i.e. the relay and PCB tracks have a small resistance); ~0V across would mean no current is flowing and the element is stuffed.
Great help followed steps and soldered the burnt connection worked for a few weeks but now it has the same problem again. Is it simply just resoldering or does something need to be changed that is causing the burn in the switchboard?
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Hi,
Check your heating element..
A bad heating element causes many problems in dishwashers...
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Thankyou so much fixed my problem with my dishwasher your blood is worth bottling saved me heaps thks
Hello any chance a photo showing exactly where to be soldered be uploaded somewhere? I have tried resoldering the burnt spot twice yesterday to not avail. thanks in advance
where abouts was the dry spot
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