HELP! SOS!!! Plumbing EMERGENCY!!!!! (people, about, pass)

[anifani821]

Oh lord. My hubby says - how much do you charge to do this stuff? LOL!! Cause he says he just doesn't feel confident doing all this.

I guess we are gonna have to call a repair tech. We just don't feel confident. I bet that will be an expensive repair, tho. Makes me sick. Just should not happen on a DW not even 1.5 years old.

[BigJon3475]

It's sort of simple.

When I say circuit think of a continual line in a circle or square.

Basically the touch pad is the motherboard that is the CIA.

If you felt brave enough you could just remove the closed door switch by attaching the two wires together.

The touch pad is nothing more than an electronic way to open and close circuits. Look at the thing and see where it says motor, rinse aid, etc..... The only thing that happens when you press buttons to choose options is those loops close to provide power. For example I want the water valve, the pump and the heater to all come on. If I was to manual press the button I would close circuits P3-4, P3-1 and P-1. Deep down in the circuit boards that's all that's happening. It's making circles of those connections or connectors. In the electronic circuit board world P is the designation for connectors.

[anifani821]

Originally Posted by BigJon3475

It's sort of simple.

When I say circuit think of a continual line in a circle or square.

Basically the touch pad is the motherboard that is the CIA.

If you felt brave enough you could just remove the closed door switch by attaching the two wires together.

The touch pad is nothing more than an electronic way to open and close circuits. Look at the thing and see where it says motor, rinse aid, etc..... The only thing that happens when you press buttons to choose options is those loops close to provide power. For example I want the water valve, the pump and the heater to all come on. If I was to manual press the button I would close circuits P3-4, P3-1 and P-1. Deep down in the circuit boards that's all that's happening. It's making circles of those connections or connectors. In the electronic circuit board world P is the designation for connectors.

See - I find all that fascinating. I have worked on circuit boards in old cars and liked it. You are right - it is logical and like following a map.

[BigJon3475]

It's not as difficult as the $700 price tag entails.

The main thing you need to know is past the pump motor and door switch itself the next thing in line is the push button control board.

If your hubby were to check that switch he would change it to the ohm setting and put the test points across the door switch with it closed and see if it has continuity or continuance through it.

[anifani821]

Originally Posted by BigJon3475

It's not as difficult as the $700 price tag entails.

The main thing you need to know is past the pump motor and door switch itself the next thing in line is the push button control board.

If your hubby were to check that switch he would change it to the ohm setting and put the test points across the door switch with it closed and see if it has continuity or continuance through it.

Well, if anyone does it, it will have to be me, cause he is saying nope. I think he has sewer burn out, HEE HEE. Maybe he will change his mind tomorrow!!!! We will see!!!

[BigJon3475]

Originally Posted by anifani821

Well, if anyone does it, it will have to be me, cause he is saying nope. I think he has sewer burn out, HEE HEE. Maybe he will change his mind tomorrow!!!! We will see!!!

Yeah just give it overnight. Think about this. You plug your light in and it has three prongs on the plug that go into the socket. the bottom is the ground and the two elongated slots are hot and neutral. The hot and netural leads go to the on/off switch on the lamp. When you cut it on it connect those two wires together through the switch and the light bulb. The size of the filament in the light bulb is what determines the wattage. Basically it becomes a resistor or an item in a circuit that resist the flow of electricity. The way it deals with that electricity in a way to resist it is heat at which point it heats up so much it put's off light. The same energy being used can be used to heat thing for example through a stove. The radiant heat from the coil on the stove is the exact same as the light bulb but the light bulb is sealed and the filament doesn't oxidize so the filament in the bulb can be much hotter without buring.....why the bulb is white and the most the stove does is a deep red.

electricity, light, heat, horse power, energy, mass, etc.....it all can be converted to one form or another.

[BigJon3475]

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[stmaarten]

BigJohn,
I think you should start your own plumbing/electric-issues blog. You are such a wealth of information.
You can actually talk someone, who is mildly handy (such as me) through some seriously difficult projects!
You could give us all the link, we could all get good advise, heck, if you post advertising, you could probably make some serious $$$ from all of this!
What do you think?

[anifani821]

Originally Posted by stmaarten

BigJohn,
I think you should start your own plumbing/electric-issues blog. You are such a wealth of information.
You can actually talk someone, who is mildly handy (such as me) through some seriously difficult projects!
You could give us all the link, we could all get good advise, heck, if you post advertising, you could probably make some serious $$$ from all of this!
What do you think?

I agree. I know one thing for sure . . . I have a blog I am trying to get put together . . . and I want him to be one of my guests, for sure!!!!!!

[BigJon3475]

I just like helping people. What little I have gained on this planet if not shared would be a waste.