A dishwasher is a household item that not everyone can afford to buy. It is most often used in food service establishments. To connect, you need access to electricity, water supply and sewerage. But, like any home appliance, the car can break down. It can be repaired by yourself, as it has an uncomplicated device. Naturally, in order to carry out the repair process with your own hands, you need certain knowledge in this area, tools and spare parts to replace defective parts of the machine. At the moment, replaceable items are available in abundance in specialty stores, as well as in repair centers. In this article we will tell you what parts for dishwashers are.
Dishwasher main parts
For each manufacturer and each model, all parts are different, and accordingly, various spare parts are available for sale, for most models. However, dishwashers have a similar structure to each other, since they have the same principle of operation.
So, let's first describe the main parts for dishwashers. However, individual parts are quite expensive, so special attention is needed to them.
Electric motor - the heart of the dishwasher. Without it, absolutely all the work of the unit stops and in most cases its breakdown leads to its replacement. In fact, its purpose is to pump washed-out water along the machine's executive body. That is, an electric motor equipped with a circulation pump is a central organ, without which the dishwashing process will not take place. As you might guess, this spare part is the most expensive one. What are the reasons for the failure of an electric motor:
- sudden voltage drops in the power grid;
- water ingress into the pump casing, after which the bearings become unusable;
- debris and dirt get onto the engine electronics.
From all this it turns out that it is necessary to regularly monitor the condition of the pump filters and clean the electric motor with special means.
Heating element - a secondary part of the dishwasher. Its task is to heat water to the required temperature. Without hot water, the dishes will not be washed as needed. Different models have different heating elements made in the form of heating elements or instantaneous water heaters. Naturally, if you do not carry out proper maintenance, the element may fail over time.
Control module Is also one of the most expensive parts of the car. All modern dishwashers are equipped with an electronic control system, while older models have a mechanical control module. It looks like a motherboard placed in a plastic or metal case, on which indicators, a display and manipulators are located. Most often, this control element is made in the form of a single board and it is sometimes very difficult to make repairs, since it is not possible to get inside the module case.Therefore, not many service centers undertake the repair of this equipment; it will be easier and cheaper to replace it.
Drain pump (pump) - designed for draining dirty, waste, liquid. It is also one of the key elements of the dishwasher. As practice has shown, the drain pump is the most fragile part of a dishwashing machine, as it most often fails. The reasons influencing this:
- defect from the factory is quite common;
- power surges;
- overload of the pump due to violation of the operating instructions;
- dirty pump filters.
This spare part is also repaired very rarely, it is a laborious and costly process, so it is more profitable to simply change the pump. You can find out about the malfunction by the noise emitted or by the error indications on the display of the control module.
Sensors (thermostat and pressure switch) - designed for the correct execution of a given program in the machine, are responsible for the automation of actions. Absolutely any modern dishwasher is simply stuffed with all kinds of sensors that regulate the temperature of the water, its amount, and monitor the progress of the dishwashing process. The more expensive the dishwasher model, the more functions, the more such sensors it has. Replacing them is not particularly difficult, since the machine will tell you which sensor is out of order.
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Small parts and accessories
Having directly described the main parts, you can proceed to the description of additional, sometimes not supplied spare parts.
Any dishwasher must be connected to the water supply and sewerage system using several hoses and nozzles. Plus, the unit itself includes a fluid circulation system through tubular connections, the breakdown of which contributes to the failure of the above parts. If you notice a malfunction, you should replace the defective spare part, especially since the range of these pipes on the market is large and the price does not bite, and the replacement process is not time consuming.
The baskets and crockery holders can also become unusable. The reason for this, most often, is the time and careless operation of the equipment. In this case, the baskets must be selected exactly of the model as the dishwasher itself. We advise you to have an additional part in case of failure of the current one.
Such accessories can be replaced by yourself, without much effort.
We hope this article has given you a rough idea of what parts for dishwashers are. Operate the equipment with care and be careful. Be careful when choosing spare parts for dishwashers, so that you do not have to change the newly purchased item later.
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