Thread Number: 54142
My cousin's dishwasher |
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Post# 765247   6/22/2014 at 18:06 (3,567 days old) by rpms (ontario canada)   |   | |
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Post# 765248 , Reply# 1   6/22/2014 at 18:08 (3,567 days old) by rpms (ontario canada)   |   | |
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Post# 765250 , Reply# 2   6/22/2014 at 18:09 (3,567 days old) by rpms (ontario canada)   |   | |
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Post# 765251 , Reply# 3   6/22/2014 at 18:11 (3,567 days old) by rpms (ontario canada)   |   | |
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Post# 765252 , Reply# 4   6/22/2014 at 18:13 (3,567 days old) by rpms (ontario canada)   |   | |
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Post# 765256 , Reply# 5   6/22/2014 at 18:39 (3,567 days old) by maytag63 (South Berwick, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 765285 , Reply# 6   6/22/2014 at 21:46 (3,567 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)   |   | |
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An upper replacement arm wouldn't be THAT expensive! |
Post# 765299 , Reply# 7   6/22/2014 at 22:50 (3,567 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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As far as the water going on the floor. I tried first by taking the inside screen for the vent off and found it was full of gunk, cleaned it all out and now it is fine. I knew already there was no leaks in the door seal or under it and I noticed the towel on this one was under the vent on the outside. I'd try that before trashing it. Mine is a 1995 Whirlpool MOL and has worked fine for almost 19 years now. But that top spray arm definitely needs replacing.
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Post# 765314 , Reply# 8   6/23/2014 at 00:48 (3,567 days old) by joe_in_philly (Philadelphia, PA, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 765397 , Reply# 9   6/23/2014 at 11:18 (3,566 days old) by dascot (Scotland)   |   | |
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That's quite impressively melted - looks like it's melted from inside out though, which is weird. I wonder what happened. |
Post# 765411 , Reply# 10   6/23/2014 at 12:04 (3,566 days old) by murando531 (Augusta, Georgia - US)   |   | |
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This is an excellent machine. It's basically the KitchenAid version of the Whirlpool PowerClean, the only differences really being the HydroSweep arm and the stainless steel interior. Get a replacement upper arm assembly and that thing will shine like new money.
As far as the leaking, I wonder if the supply tube for that upper arm is causing water to be forced down in areas it normally wouldn't be, such as the bottom of the door. Crazy things would happen like that when WP used the tower feed to the upper arm rather than directly, and the bladder that sealed the lower arm to the tower would leak and spray right at the bottom of the door, causing water to spew out. |
Post# 765541 , Reply# 11   6/24/2014 at 07:38 (3,565 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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There are several different reasons why this DW might leak a little several of which have already been mentioned, in any case this type of problem is usually very easy to fix.
The Rubber feed tube for the upper wash arm deteriorates over time, from use especially if the machine has been used to wash CLEAN PRE-RINSED dishes with too much detergent. It is easy to replace this rubber tube, it is exactly the same one KA used when Hobart built KA DWs except the tube was blue rubber. |
Post# 765651 , Reply# 12   6/24/2014 at 18:35 (3,565 days old) by Magic_Clean (Florida)   |   | |
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the service part replaces the 3 piece rubber/vinyl part with a 1 piece plastic tube along with a new upper wash arm bearing. ...L.P. |