Dishwasher Not Cleaning Dishes — Repair Cost in Ireland (2026)
Ireland national estimate: €70–€360 for a dishwasher — not cleaning dishes — built from Irish sources, never converted from another country's prices. Pick your quality tier and enter an Eircode to localize. Reviewed July 2026.
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€70–€360 Ireland national estimate for a dishwasher — not cleaning dishes. Localize below.
| Most common repair | Typical total (EUR) | DIY? |
|---|---|---|
| Spray arm / filter / inlet valve service | €70–€160 | DIY possible |
| Wash / circulation pump (motor) replacement | €190–€360 | Pro recommended |
Plus a typical service-call / diagnostic fee of €49–€103, often credited toward the repair.
Pick a quality tier for a class-typical estimate, or a specific Irish brand to override it (both adjust the parts portion only, never labour). Enter an Eircode (or its routing key) to localize to your county's labour costs. All figures stay in euro, never converted from another country's prices. Everything updates without a page reload.
Base: published rates from 2 Irish repair companies (2026-07) · Ireland national base range (CSO NEA06 2024) · Reviewed July 2026 · Estimated
How do brand and quality tier change the repair cost?
Brand and tier adjust the parts portion only — never labour. Value brands such as Beko, Indesit, Hoover and Candy have the cheapest, most widely stocked parts; premium and luxury lines (AEG, Bosch, Siemens, Miele) carry pricier, often OEM-restricted components. Pick a tier for a class-typical estimate, or a specific Irish brand to override it.
| Brand | Parts factor | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Basic tier parts ×0.9 | ||
| Beko | ×0.9 | Parts ×0.9 (published rates from 2 local repair companies) |
| Indesit | ×0.9 | Parts ×0.9 (published rates from 2 local repair companies) |
| Hoover | ×0.9 | Parts ×0.9 (published rates from 1 local repair company) |
| Candy | ×0.9 | Parts ×0.9 (published rates from 1 local repair company) |
| Flavel | ×0.9 | Parts ×0.9 (published rates from 1 local repair company) |
| Mid-range tier parts ×1 | ||
| Hotpoint | ×1 | Baseline — no parts adjustment |
| Whirlpool | ×1 | Baseline — no parts adjustment |
| Zanussi | ×1 | Baseline — no parts adjustment |
| Premium tier parts ×1.2 | ||
| AEG | ×1.1 | Parts ×1.1 (published rates from 1 local repair company) |
| Electrolux | ×1.15 | Parts ×1.15 (European premium OEM (parent of AEG + Zanussi); genuine parts source from overseas facilities with limited aftermarket competition, pricing above the value/mainstream tiers in the Irish EUR channel.) |
| Bosch | ×1.2 | Parts ×1.2 (BSH European OEM (Bosch/Siemens/Neff); genuine-mostly Irish channel priced above mass-market compatibles — Bosch Home IE manufacturer repair is a fixed €103 incl VAT (call-out+labour, parts extra), well above the ~€60 value-brand first-visit. Premium tier.) |
| Siemens | ×1.25 | Parts ×1.25 (published rates from 1 local repair company) |
| Neff | ×1.25 | Parts ×1.25 (published rates from 1 local repair company) |
| Samsung | ×1.2 | Parts ×1.2 (published rates from 1 local repair company) |
| LG | ×1.2 | Parts ×1.2 (proprietary Korean OEM parts with limited Irish aftermarket competition; direct-drive motors and inverter boards sourced through the genuine channel (LG IE support/parts) price above mass-market brands. Premium tier.) |
| Smeg | ×1.2 | Parts ×1.2 (Italian premium/design brand; lower parts volume and a genuine-mostly Irish channel put its parts above the mass-market baseline, in line with the other premium European OEMs.) |
| Luxury tier parts ×1.45 | ||
| Miele | ×1.45 | Parts ×1.45 (published rates from 2 local repair companies) |
Base: Irish brand parts factors from Irish parts retailers and repair guides; tier factor = median of the tier's Irish brands · Applied to the parts portion only · Reviewed July 2026 · Estimated
Dishwasher not cleaning dishes: what usually causes it? Estimated
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Spray arm / filter / inlet valve service
DIY possible€70–€160
most common Irish poor-clean cause: blocked/cracked spray arms, a fouled filter or a weak inlet valve starve the wash of pressure. Irish call-out (€69) + a cheap Irish-sourced spray arm/filter/valve (€10–€60).
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Wash / circulation pump (motor) replacement
Pro recommended€190–€360
a weak or failed wash/circulation pump (motor) gives poor spray pressure so dishes stay dirty. Irish labour + an Irish/imported EUR wash-pump/motor (€90–€260); genuine BSH (Bosch/Siemens/Neff) or Miele pumps sit at the top.
Base: published rates from 2 Irish repair companies (2026-07) · Ireland national base range (CSO NEA06 2024) · Reviewed July 2026 · Estimated
How much is a service-call fee for dishwasher repair?
Most Irish companies charge a call-out / diagnostic fee of €49–€103, often credited toward the repair if you go ahead. It is separate from the repair totals above. VAT on repair labour is Ireland's reduced 13.5% rate (a parts-heavy job can flip to 23% under the two-thirds rule), and many sole-trader repairers fall under the €42,500 services threshold and add none — treat 13.5% as the normal effect and 23% as the parts-heavy ceiling.
Is it worth repairing a dishwasher, or should you replace it?
A common rule of thumb: if the repair cost exceeds roughly half the price of a comparable new unit — or the appliance is past ~8 years for a dishwasher — replacement is often the better value. The calculator's localized totals give you the number to weigh against a new-unit quote.
Prices are county-level estimates based on county wage data (CSO NEA06 2024), not fake city precision. Shopping in the U.S.? See the U.S. version (USD). In Canada? See the Canadian version (CAD). See the methodology for the localization method and named sources, or return to the Ireland appliance repair guide.
Reviewed by a Red-Seal certified appliance technician.