Electrolux Dishwasher Anti Flood System Reset

henryporter

Anyone here know how to turn off the anti flood switch on an Electrolux ESI 6220? Thanks

antiskeptic

henryporter wrote: »

Anyone here know how to turn off the anti flood switch on an Electrolux ESI 6220? Thanks

I'm just guessing that the flood switch is the same as on many other dishwashers, to whit; a lightweight float (polystyrene in my case) which rises when the sump in which it sits fills with water. The sump will be a depression in the underbase of the machine. Any water leaking for any reason into the base will end up there - lift the float and trip the switch.

One way to deal with it is to tilt the machine forward and hold it there a while, the water will leave the sump and hopefully drain from the base of the machine. The switch will reset automatically once the float is able to return to it's original position.

You can get water splashes from inside the machine accidentally working their way down overflow tubes - sometimes the way you stack plates in the machine causes this. If it's a recurring problem then you've a leak from some or other componant fitted into the wash compartment./

henryporter

antiskeptic wrote: »

I'm just guessing that the flood switch is the same as on many other dishwashers, to whit; a lightweight float (polystyrene in my case) which rises when the sump in which it sits fills with water. The sump will be a depression in the underbase of the machine. Any water leaking for any reason into the base will end up there - lift the float and trip the switch.

One way to deal with it is to tilt the machine forward and hold it there a while, the water will leave the sump and hopefully drain from the base of the machine. The switch will reset automatically once the float is able to return to it's original position.

You can get water splashes from inside the machine accidentally working their way down overflow tubes - sometimes the way you stack plates in the machine causes this. If it's a recurring problem then you've a leak from some or other componant fitted into the wash compartment./

Sounds ingenius - if this works you'll (I'll) be a hero! Thanks a million.

mp22

If there is a light in the dishwasher the seal on this is a prime cause of water leaks into the sump.

henryporter

No light in this old machine thanks mp22 - but its back working again thanks to antiskeptic. Thanks again guys and Happy Christmas.

Razor444

Henrypoter> did you find out where exactly is that anti-flood trigger? What had you to do to reset it?

I have same problem and the only thing i noticed is that salt compartment is full of water...tried to remove some of it but problem still remains.