Hello,

My dishwasher stopped working. I posted to the ukwg web site and
someone suggested that water ingress had seized the bearings on the
motor.

When the motor was in situ I could not turn the impellers. Once I
removed the motor, I could turn it but it was hard work. With the
impellers removed, I could not turn the spindle.

I thought if the motor was seized it would not move, so I am puzzled
how I managed to turn it but perhaps I was applying more torque than
the motor could (is this possible?)

I've only had one person help on ukwg, so I thought I would post here
for a wider audience. To be fair perhaps the repairmen are out at
work.

I took a few photos which I uploaded:
http://tinypic.com/r/fnegx2/6
http://tinypic.com/r/sp9qbb/6

There didn't seem to be any obvious water ingress until I removed all
the impeller assembly and then I found a sandy/dusty substance. It is
not rust. What is it? Scale? Some sort of corrosion?

It was suggested that the IWMS might be a problem in the future and I
would be better buying a new machine. There are some deposits in the
IWMS; I believe they are mould. It is in the water inlet side of
things, so it is not dirt from the washing.

http://tinypic.com/r/awtdno/6


Thanks,
Stephen.