One of the most important household appliances is the dishwasher, they get a lot of use and are very likely to have problems at some point so make sure you know what to do should you encounter problems.
Before doing anything with any electrical appliance, especially a large item such as a dishwasher, you must ensure it is disconnected from the mains power supply. It may sound a simple thing to do but too many serious accidents occur every year because someone has forgotten to turn it off, or assumed someone else had already disconnected the supply.
Dishwashers are far more complex than many people realise. It is generally thought a dishwasher is much more simple than a washing machine, but there are probably as many moving parts in a dishwasher, and they are all capable of going wrong! Read more…