djrwood Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 I’ve searched for the answer on the net without success so thought I would put to the pigeon watch masses. My dishwasher (not the wife, the electric one) keeps on getting an e4 error message. This is resolved by disconnecting it, tipping it up 45 degrees to drain the water and then reconnecting. It works fine for around 5-10 washes and then the same error occurs. Getting sick of pulling it out and the mucky water. Any ideas how I can stop this from happening so regularly? It’s worked fine for the last two years Any help appreciated. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Have you cleaned out the filter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djrwood Posted January 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) Your Mrs should be able to sort it out, after all its her department surely. I really cant understand why your not sorting out the shooting cupboard while she's sorting out the dishwasher. What make is it ? Most error 4 seems to be water supply issues on Samsung, bent feed pipe maybe but it would have to be moved to create this i suppose ? Edited January 6, 2021 by Dougy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djrwood Posted January 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 It’s a prima, e1 Is the code for water. E4 is for the anti flood device which stops the water over topping during a cycle. I’m guessing it’s gunked up but I don’t know how to get to it to clean it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 If you have to tip it upnto empty out the water, surely it is not draining properly, pump error maybe or blocked drain pipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benthejockey Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Have you tried a pouring in a kettle full of boiling water when it won't drain? We had a previous dishwasher that would flood in a similar way, it was built in so a pain to pull out but a kettle of boiling water usually did the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Heron Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Put a dishwasher cleansing tablet without any dishes in and that should solve your problem if that doesn't work you might have something blocking your pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djrwood Posted January 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Thanks. Will try out the suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 What about flushing it out with one of the branded washing machine/dishwasher cleaners? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) As a last-ditch attempt if nothing else works, maybe half a cupful of caustic soda chucked in there and rinsed through on cool (hot will fizz it all off too quickly and may have dramatic side effects). It will certainly eat up any gunk blocking things if that's the problem, but you don't know if it would knacker anything else like internal surfaces or more likely seals, o-rings etc. As I said, absolute last ditch if the only other thing you'd do is chuck it in a skip. Most proprietary oven cleaners are based on caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) if you're struggling for a source of it. Edited January 6, 2021 by Jim Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) I had this on the last one and it was a leak inside, in the end it wasn't worth repairing. Kept filling up with use and wasn't gunked up at all. Got a bosxh series 2 and touch wood its been fine for 5 years. Edited January 7, 2021 by GingerCat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 12 hours ago, Jim Neal said: As a last-ditch attempt if nothing else works, maybe half a cupful of caustic soda chucked in there and rinsed through on cool (hot will fizz it all off too quickly and may have dramatic side effects). It will certainly eat up any gunk blocking things if that's the problem, but you don't know if it would knacker anything else like internal surfaces or more likely seals, o-rings etc. As I said, absolute last ditch if the only other thing you'd do is chuck it in a skip. Most proprietary oven cleaners are based on caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) if you're struggling for a source of it. Soda Crystals are good for removing gunk etc from sinks, so maybe it could work in a dishwasher. In work, the staff use dishwasher 'salt' to clean it out occasionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 Yep that might work as a slightly safer alternative to sodium hydroxide but it's not as powerful 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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