The short answer for the F models
On the AEG-Electrolux F dishwasher models, water where it should not be leads somewhere the brand-generic article does not put first — the machine is overfilling. The brand-generic ordering opens instead with this: the door gasket or the door alignment. It moves down behind the lead here, because this family is a short run on a common stem, so its behaviour is consistent in a way the brand as a whole is not.
What you observe on these models
- The machine stops and will not restart with water underneath — Many machines have a tray with a float that shuts them down rather than letting them flood.
- Water runs down the outside of the door when it is opened — That is condensation and carryover rather than a leak at all.
- Water on the floor at the front, under the door — The commonest pattern, and it points at the door rather than at the plumbing.
- NEAR MISS — water is inside the machine and not on the floor — That is a drainage fault; the drain page is the right one.
Causes, most likely first on the F family
- The machine is overfilling — A float or a pressure system that no longer stops the fill puts water over the door lip. Ranked first on the F models.
- The door gasket or the door alignment — A gasket that has hardened, torn, or collected debris in its channel leaks at the point where you find the water. Second.
- The base tray and its float — Many European machines have a tray under the tub with a float in it. Third.
- A cracked tub or a failed weld — It is rare, and every other cause here is cheaper to check and more often the answer. Last, and that is the point of the order.
- Body: The spine for the F family records 6 model codes built on a common stem — a short run rather than a long one, which is why a single ordering covers all of them. Where this departs from the brand-generic ordering: the cause that moves up on these models is this one — the machine is overfilling — and the brand-generic lead moves down behind it.
Check in this order on the F models, and why
- Run a finger all the way round the door gasket — First: Feel for hardness, a tear, a fold and debris in the channel.
- Look at whether the water is clean, soapy or dirty — Second: Clean means fill side, soapy means the wash, dirty means the drain side.
- Put a spirit level across the door opening and front to back — Third: A machine out of level explains both a door leak and a corner leak, and it is adjustable in minutes.
Before you open anything
Safety
Power off at the breaker and water off at the valve, in that order, before anything comes apart — the capacitor stays charged after the switch and the sump stays full after the cycle. Put a towel down, wear gloves, and do not reach blind into a sump where a glass has broken. The door catch is never to be defeated.
Models covered by the F family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| F45078I-M | aeg-electrolux:dishwasher:f |
| F65478VI-S | aeg-electrolux:dishwasher:f |
| F89078VI-M | aeg-electrolux:dishwasher:f |
| F89078VI-S | aeg-electrolux:dishwasher:f |
| F89088VI-M | aeg-electrolux:dishwasher:f |
| F89088VI-S | aeg-electrolux:dishwasher:f |
When to call a technician
Call when the gasket is clean and intact, the machine is level, the detergent is right, and water still reaches the floor — at that point it is the fill system, a hose or the sump, and all three are behind the machine. Call immediately, and switch the machine off at the breaker and the water off at the valve, if water is reaching an outlet or spreading under a neighbouring appliance. On the F models the line sits where the check stops being one you can make from outside the cabinet. Top the consumables up and run one more cycle before you book.
Other symptoms covered for the F family
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