Dishwasher appears to operate as normal with one exception, when the drain motor needs to operate, the machine aborts the current programme and then goes into fault mode, leaving detergent/waste water in the sump. My workaround is to manually drain the sump by hand.

Have checked for blockages, and tested the drain motor while removed from the machine. If I mechanically remove the motor, but leave it connected I can see it operate as expected - it just won't spin when the cycle requires it to.

Am considering electrically isolating the motor from the machine and creating a separate circuit to operate the drain motor, with proper safety precautions in place.

⟐ Answer accepted June 28, 2023 at 0:46 MST

⟐ Commented February 06, 2026 at 1:28 MST