Thread Number: 70044
/ Tag: Modern Dishwashers
Does this Maytag dishwasher sound right? |
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Post# 929671 , Reply# 1   3/30/2017 at 09:49 (2,555 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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well, as you were advised to clean out that sump/pump area before you installed it....seems that fixed part one.... rather than start a new thread for each issue, how about go back and check all the items that were advised before, to see if anything corrects these problems..... sounds like your machine is surging....again, AFTER if fills, open it up and add a gallon or two of water to see if that corrects the issue.... seems your discovering why they got rid of it in the first place..... |
Post# 929691 , Reply# 3   3/30/2017 at 11:40 (2,555 days old) by Dustin92 (Jackson, MI)   |   | |
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You might just need to clean the screen in the inlet valve, they get hard water scale in them which blocks the water from getting through. |
Post# 929733 , Reply# 4   3/30/2017 at 17:30 (2,555 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 929749 , Reply# 5   3/30/2017 at 19:01 (2,555 days old) by maytaga806 (Howell, Michigan)   |   | |
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Could it possibly be the float switch telling the water to shut off too early? I dont understand because water flows out the valve perfectly, its just shutting off too early...That's the issue here. |
Post# 929754 , Reply# 6   3/30/2017 at 19:33 (2,555 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 929766 , Reply# 7   3/30/2017 at 20:11 (2,555 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 929792 , Reply# 8   3/30/2017 at 22:09 (2,555 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Only some plastic tub MTs did this, and we are really talking about a WP-MT DW, the DW in question operates just like any WP and for that matter any KA, GE, HP, D&M, Frigidaire, WasteKing, Westinghouse or WCI DW, on the vast majority of US DWs built over the last 60 years the float or other mechanical water level system was only there to prevent flooding if something went wrong or the machine was started twice without allowing it to drain any water already inside.
This is why even if the water flow looks pretty good it might not be enough to make the DW perform properly. We replace inlet valves on DWs constantly for this exact problem, today alone I saw two DWs with low flow bad inlet valves, 1st was a 20 YO Jenn-Air [ MT ] the 2nd was a 4 YO KM Tall Tub DW by WP.
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Post# 929968 , Reply# 11   3/31/2017 at 16:55 (2,554 days old) by GusHerb (Chicago/NWI)   |   | |
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I would think it should come up to the element at least in the cycles where it may use it to heat water. But who knows anymore. Our 2005 (non whirlpool) Maytag comes right up to the element and just barely over it. |
Post# 930030 , Reply# 12   4/1/2017 at 02:39 (2,554 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Here's the cheapest I've found so far http://www.ebay.com/itm/W10648041-Whirlp...
Repairclinic.com is more expensive |
Post# 930075 , Reply# 13   4/1/2017 at 14:31 (2,553 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)   |   | |
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Water will not necessarily come all the way over the heating element. But in your dishwasher platform, water should cover the filter screen underneath the wash arm.
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Post# 930421 , Reply# 15   4/3/2017 at 17:56 (2,551 days old) by maytaga806 (Howell, Michigan)   |   | |
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I still don't understand how the water inlet valve is the faulty part and not the float switch that shuts off the water? I don't want to waste my money on a part that doesn't fix the problem if that were to happen. |
Post# 930424 , Reply# 16   4/3/2017 at 18:08 (2,551 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))   |   | |
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AFAIK the fills on most any US DW are timed. The float most certanly is only for overflow protection. |
Post# 930431 , Reply# 17   4/3/2017 at 18:25 (2,551 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Normal level is *timed*, the float is not intended to control it. The float comes into play for overfill protection. If there's a clog in the drain hose, for example, and the wash water fails to drain completely, and it proceeds to fill for rinse with water already in the tub, the float stops it from overfilling. |
Post# 930602 , Reply# 18   4/4/2017 at 16:02 (2,550 days old) by murando531 (Augusta, Georgia - US)   |   | |
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The float switch has nothing to with fill levels at all really. Even in my PowerClean with a new inlet valve and our excellent water pressure, the water never reached high enough to cause the float switch to click, but it was plenty for the pump to hum along with never a surging or choking sound.
In the Voyager, such as your Maytag, the water level should come just to the bottom edge of the door, maybe a hair more. That's where my MDB4709 filled to. I don't think this was enough to activate the float switch but I don't remember specifically because it was a while ago. Some newer dishwashers, such as the current GlobalWash design like my Whirlpool, can now sense that the water level is sufficient by use of the optical sensor and the motor itself. They call it Dynamic Fill or something like that, but I've noticed that fill times for the first prewash or two will never be exactly the same, and sometimes you can hear the inlet valve kick on for a few seconds mid wash as if it decided it needed to top the water level off. |