I Fixed a $600 LG Dishwasher with THIS

He put up a good fight but once again, man beats machine.
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[fritsever]

I fixed last week my dishwasher that is the exact same model LDS 5540 from LG. I found a brown cable broken under the door just like you... This wire was thinner and it actually powers the drain pump. The message appearing on the display was FE. It was intermittent at the beggining but eventually i had to do something about it. Great video.

[delfranes]

I will always check all the cables around before starting to take voltage tests, thanks for the video, very helpful.

[Codeman]

Keep up the great work! Really enjoy showing that complicated items can be broken down into simple components.

[resandor]

A quick way to diagnose this in the future. Use a non-contact voltage Checker that can be purchased from Lowe's. You will notice it will flash red up until the noise filter and won't flash anything past the noise filter that's the quickest way to diagnose this issue.

[spiderowboy]

great video. succinct, and to the point. no frills, good information. thanks

[keepingup]

God bless the people who upload mistake videos.

[Ebolachicken]

very nice im glad all work out and the the seller was nice enough

[TheOne]

You said the cable snapped after a light tug. I think there was enough contact to show voltage, but there was not enough contact to deliver the amperage for the board to be functioning.

[Donn]

Good job ! Perhaps there were two\multiple power inputs to the board with differing voltages. You read the 12 volts to power the board, but did not take into account the other input. Well done!

[diymaster]

It is important to mention that non contact voltage testers will show voltage even when the circuit is not closed !
The voltage was present in the board and wiring but the circuit was open so the current couldn't flow.
Voltage is just a potential on the wires but if the circuit is open the current wont flow.

[georgemartinezjr]

Great job if finding that wire.
F&R

[michaelbill]

…Other than that, great repair video. 👍🏻

[cpoco]

The dishwasher that came with our house worked for a while... then it would get part way through a cycle and trip the house fuse (I would go out, reset the main fuse then try again only to have the fuse tripped again... about three checks was enough). I'm the dishwasher now :(

[minutemanprep]

Haha mine is on the fritz on the fritz. I'll go through the same process to see what I find

[monkeybarmonkeyman]

Video's worth it just for the link to the connectors! Thanks much!! I'd sub -=- but I'm already a sub!

[sheryarkhan]

U r lucky eBay return your circuit board there is no return in Pakistan 😢😢

[michaelbill]

The obvious question wasn’t answered. What caused the damaged wire? Sharp metal front panel? Not enough stress relief of wires?

[lifooz]

All that hassle for a single broken cable, hehe! Good that you found it and could fix it, it means one less machine at the landfill!

The Ebay sellers was very kind there tho since normally, you really don´t want back such specific products like PCB´s!

/L