Fisher Paykel dishdrawer DD24ST17 error E4

[mallochtaylor]

Dish drawer runs through most of a cycle but stops every time. Does the double beep. When I open it the illuminated light is ‘Fast’, which translates to error code E4. Supposedly this means the heating element has failed. Does anyone have a repair manual for changing the element?

 

One odd thing - the flow chart says that if the double beep does not return after a few seconds then the fault is cleared. I don’t get the beep recurring, but the next cycle I run still fails. Anything to worry about here?

 

[J5*]

You should be able to find the service manual

First thing I would do is pull the base off the drawer , access the connector to the heater and check the measurements of the heater at the large silver dots 

that’s because it’s about prob an 80/20 split between the heater plate and the control module 

the service manual gives the ohms readings but iirc it’s something like 60 and 150 ohms 

normally if it was a twin drawer the easiest way is to swap the control module between drawers , but single drawer you don’t have that option 

[darren412]

if you have a membership for downloading service manuals you can get all the information you need here. If you don't have a membership ,  I suggest you do this if your fairly new. You wont regret the treasure trove of information.  You will be able to down load the service manual for this dishwasher to accompany you with the checks you need to make ok.   for the cost of going out to dinner twice its one of the best investment's you will make if you want to proceed in being successful in the appliance repair business.  You will not always be able to get this type of information that follows.  find the tech sheet at the bottom and good luck.   Your issue can be faulty wiring from the controls or  maybe a bad heating element or bad sensor  issues.  The heating element will come with the sensors.   If the wiring and the connections are good  and you have a bad sensor or heating element , just replace the heater plate.  If all that checks ok then replace the electronic control.       at the main control you can check these components.  from the P101 connection.    The element check will be pin 6 at the p101 connection and  the neutral pin of the power plug at the base of the washer for the specific drawer in question (24 ohms + or - 3 ohms) .      The temperature sensor check will be at pins 1-2 at the P101 connection (about 12000 ohms  @ 68 degrees F) .      The dropper resistor sensor check will be at pins 4-5 at the P101 connection. (24 ohms + or - 3 ohms).      The pin count goes from right to left starting at pin 1 at the P101 connection for the main controller.