Thread Number: 12587
Help with Kitchenaid KDI-17 |
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Post# 220139 , Reply# 1   7/2/2007 at 21:18 (6,141 days old) by varicyclevoice (Davenport, Iowa)   |   | |
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Hi Mark, My parents had a similar problem with their KitchenAid dishwasher. Basically, what happened was a piece of a stem off of a grape got lodged on the seat of the drain valve preventing a tight seal and thus the water slowly drained out as it came in. Is this the case with your unit or is the solenoid actually activated? A good way to test this is to disconnect one of the wire terminals to the drain valve...preferably the wire (don't know what color but on it near the lead will be the letter "D" for drain. The other wire is the white common wire. Pull off the "D" wire. Then turn the dial to the very beginning of the WASH portion and let it fill and wash. Does the water drain out? If so, then there is a foreign object on the seat of the valve and you can remove the valve and take it apart and fix it. If it does not drain the water, then it might be a defective timer. This happened once to my Mom's friend's KitchenAid Custom 17 model where the drain valve was energized when it wasn't supposed to be. If this is the case, the timer needs replaced or adjusted. When you close and latch the door, press a button, and turn the dial with the button engaged...you should hear the drain valve clicking at the points on the timer that represent the end of the PREWASH, WASH, RINSE sections, etc. Do you hear the click of the drain solenoid? Let us know what you find out. Todd |
Post# 220152 , Reply# 3   7/2/2007 at 22:38 (6,141 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)   |   | |
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Post# 220274 , Reply# 5   7/3/2007 at 10:49 (6,141 days old) by varicyclevoice (Davenport, Iowa)   |   | |
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Post# 220308 , Reply# 7   7/3/2007 at 13:55 (6,141 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)   |   | |
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