The short answer for this family
On the Almison ASDW family, a dishwasher that will not begin a cycle is usually the door catch and its switch. A compact tub concentrates everything the filter catches into a small sump, so the filter and the drain path outrank the pump on this family. The brand-generic article for this symptom ranks the supply and the switched spur first; on this platform it does not. The checks at the head of the ranking cost nothing but time; the cause at its foot is not owner work at any stage.
What you observe on these models
- Which of the family's models you are standing in front of — The matrix on this page is two builds of one machine, separated by a single letter in the model number, and that is worth reading first, because a compact tub concentrates everything the filter catches into a small sump, so the filter and the drain path outrank the pump on this family.
- Nothing lights and nothing happens — Power first. The switched spur in the next cupboard is off more often than anything has failed.
- The panel lights but the cycle never begins — Power is arriving. The door circuit or the fill is next.
- The door will not latch, or it latches and springs back — Nothing starts with the door circuit open, and the catch takes every knock.
Causes, most likely first on the ASDW family
- The door catch and its switch — Ranked first because a compact tub concentrates everything the filter catches into a small sump, so the filter and the drain path outrank the pump on this family.
- The supply and the switched spur — Second. The filter lifts out of the tub floor; the pump and drain hose are under the machine, so the spur or outlet is generally in the cupboard next door and is easy to check.
- The water supply and the inlet screen — Third. Check the isolating valve is fully open before anything else; it is the commonest version of this.
- The drain hose, its loop and the disposer connection — Fourth. Worth checking because it needs no part and it explains a machine that has never drained properly.
- A loaded filter at the tub floor — Last. Clean it anyway; a filter left long enough becomes a drain fault as well as a wash one.
- Body: This is not the brand-generic ranking. The door catch and its switch moves to the top of this family's ranking and the supply and the switched spur goes down to second place, because the platform here is a compact machine with one wash pump, a filter at the sump and a short drain run.
Check in this order on these models
- Push the door firmly home and listen for the catch — No click, no cycle. Press the door while starting to rule out a catch that has worn.
- Find the switched spur or outlet and test it — It is usually in the cupboard next door. Something else plugged in there answers the question in a moment.
- Check the isolating valve under the sink is fully open — It gets closed during other work and never opened again, and a machine that cannot fill will not start.
- Confirm the last cycle actually finished — An interrupted cycle leaves the machine mid-programme, and it will not start a new one until it is reset.
- Body: The order follows the ranking, and the access decides the rest: on these models the filter lifts out of the tub floor; the pump and drain hose are under the machine.
Before you open anything
Safety
Unplug the appliance or switch off its breaker before opening any panel or pulling the machine out; a capacitor can hold a charge after the power is off. Do not reset a breaker repeatedly: a breaker that trips again is reporting a fault. Never defeat the door catch to make the machine run with the door open, and close the isolating valve before touching any supply connection.
Models in the ASDW family
Reference| Model number | Family key |
|---|---|
| ASDW12F**A5A | almison:dishwasher:asdw |
| ASDW12T**A5A | almison:dishwasher:asdw |
Where the owner limit falls on these models
Call when the supply is proven, the isolating valve is open, the tub is empty and the door still will not latch or the cycle still will not begin. Call promptly if the breaker trips whenever the machine is switched on, and leave it switched off at the spur until it is looked at.
Other symptoms covered for this family
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