now the dishwasher F8 fault (power), also not working at all. how much will electrician charge to look what is wrong ? . Both gadgets I do not really need in my life so am reluctant to spend big money.
lovelurking,
Mar 24, 3:36pm
Have you googled them? If I remember correctly there is a wee button on the waste disposal unit that you push in and the dishwasher specs will tell you what that alert means.
(I don’t need a waste disposal but can’t do without the dishwasher!)
lilyfield,
Mar 24, 3:48pm
the waste disposer reset button is stuck in., so cannot reset it. there is power in the hotpoint( I tested by plugging a lamp in)
the dishwasher said error F8= no power coming through at all, not on hot point either by trying said lamp. Maybe it does not like me as I only used the washer 3 times in 5 years in this house .
I am not game enough to use a meter on the electrics, no nothing about it. miss my able husband, he could fix anything.
socram,
Mar 24, 4:41pm
Must be the week for it. My wife switched on the washing machine and there was a bang. Dryer (same double socket) also packed up same time!
Checked out the socket - even to the extent of removing it and replacing it and neither machine would work. Google suggested control board faults (both Fisher & Paykel) and at $200 each for new boards plus fitting etc. Not worth it on 2002/2003 machines.
I was advised by HN to use a surge protector on each, but if I plug those in, ($32 each), can't fully lift the lid of the washing machine, or I need to plug them into a power bar with surge protector, which I'm reluctant to do in a potentially damp area. May have to fit a new power point with built in surge protection.
That follows on from a waste disposal that was leaking from a cracked casing and a microwave that died.
snoopy221,
Mar 24, 4:52pm
mm how old is the house and wring?/ as in rcd's or fuses? power at the hot point may not necessarily mean a rcd on the dishwasher/waste disposal hasn't tripped.
lythande1,
Mar 25, 3:45am
You need an appliance person, not an electrician. Waste disposal? Not worth it.
lilyfield,
Mar 25, 3:47am
I say dishwasher not worth it
paora-tm,
Mar 25, 1:29pm
Happy to say our waste disposal unit broke and didn't need replacing - all waste ends up in the garden or compost.
paora-tm,
Mar 25, 1:31pm
Me too. Ours rarely gets used - good for washing heaps of glasses but most other stuff I actually prefer to hand wash.
xs1100,
Mar 25, 3:31pm
waste disposal could just be blocked/jammed
tmenz,
Dec 4, 5:11am
Have you tried powering either or both of the units from a completely different outlet via an extension cord?
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