Dishwasher and method for detecting failure of pump thereof

摘要

A dish washer, which detects failure of a washing pump (16), and a method for detecting failure of the washing pump of the dish washer. The method detects failure of the washing pump of the dish washer by measuring the temperature of water at different locations within the dish washer. It is determined that the washing pump has failed when a temperature difference the water temperature measured at one location in the dish washer and the water temperature at different location is greater than or equal to a reference value.