Six Years and Going Good

It's been Six years since we bought our Dishwasher and it has been working very well. I'm sharing some of the experiences so that it would help the visitors.

• No Major break downs witnessed so far except on two occasions when the Controller board had to be replaced. Controller Board was replaced without any additional charge as we had always ensured that the Dishwasher is under AMC/Warranty.
• I personally feel that, if we had taken some simple precautions then we could have avoided the Controller Board failure
• Having a suitable Power Socket that is properly earthed.
• Operating the Dishwasher during the night and leaving it ON throughout the night without switching it off - this is my feeling, in our area there are many industries nearby and there would be lot of power fluctuations during the night and during one such instance a spike might have happened
• After we took care of the above two points we never had a breakdown.
• Clean the filters and spray arm regularly so that there are no food debris that is blocking free flow of water.
• Whenever the Dishwasher doesn't clean properly, don't disturb the way vessels are kept, just try to figure out what might have went wrong. Do some simple checks...
• Check the program setting and ensure proper program is selected. A curious visitor or a kid might have changed the program setting.
• Check whether there are any detergent left in the Detergent Dispenser  or recollect if you have filled it prior to starting and the lid was closed properly.
• Improper placement of Vessels, especially placing a big vessel on the top basket that might prevent water falling on vessels kept at the top.
• Check if you have place any big plate/vessel that prevented the detergent dispenser from opening fully and/or detergent getting emptied during wash cycle.
• Check whether the spray arms are rotating properly, some vessel might be obstructing the free movement of spray arm. Best way to avoid this is, after you place the vessels try to rotate both the spray arms and ensure they are rotating freely. 
• Immediately after the Dishwasher has started, don't leave the place, just listen to the sound the Dishwasher makes, if you hear any abnormal sound or you feel the spray arm is not moving then rectify it.
• May be it is time to fill the Dishwasher salt or the water softener level needs to be adjusted due to change in the quality of the water that is coming from the over head tank.
• Check whether Filters need cleaning

• Once in a while keep any eye on the time the Dishwasher takes to complete the entire cycle. Any minor time difference is fine, however, any major differences in the duration might indicate some issues.