Thread Number: 26347
KITCHENAID DISHWASHER KDS 20 WATER NOT FILLING |
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Post# 404423 , Reply# 1   1/7/2010 at 12:26 (5,194 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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I'm just guessing here, but if you are able to advance the timer manually and the machine cycles OK to drain or whatever, then you may just need a new inlet valve. Others here who have more experience with this sort of thing will likely post some suggestions. Your KitchenAid is definitely worth fixing. Don't buy a new machine. You'll regret it. |
Post# 404425 , Reply# 2   1/7/2010 at 12:31 (5,194 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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I don't know where you are, but in the past, sustained very cold weather has resulted in frozen inlet valves or frozen supply lines keeping dishwashers from filling, especially if they are on an outside wall or over an unheated crawl space. |
Post# 404439 , Reply# 4   1/7/2010 at 14:32 (5,194 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 404441 , Reply# 5   1/7/2010 at 14:43 (5,194 days old) by ratan ()   |   | |
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Hi Malcolm, Inside the tub I checked the float and when I move it up and down, I here the click. I s the switch iside the tub or under the washer? Thanks. |
Post# 404443 , Reply# 6   1/7/2010 at 14:55 (5,194 days old) by volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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The dishwasher should fill from only a hot water line. It's usually tapped from the hot water supply to the kitchen sink (the reason why dishwashers are often placed near the sink). If your hot water to the sink is turned off or frozen, that will also take out the supply to the dishwasher. Do the rest of the dishwasher's functions work as normal? If you select the plate warmer cycle, do the heater and fan turn on? (This would test to see that the dishwasher is getting power and that the timer is working.) Good luck and DEFINITELY worth fixing, Dave |
Post# 404457 , Reply# 7   1/7/2010 at 16:06 (5,194 days old) by ratan ()   |   | |
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Thanks Dave. It appears that whole cycle is working fine except for the water not filling. Hot and cold water in the sink are working. Ratan |
Post# 404473 , Reply# 8   1/7/2010 at 18:01 (5,194 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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If you hear the click when you move the float, the switch is likely working. With lower panel removed and looking in the area directly below the float, you should see the switch going up and down as you move the float. The water valve should be fairly straightforward to replace and a new one shouldn't be too difficult to obtain. The valve is probably held by just a couple of screws and the wires should be easily disconnected. The fun part is disconnecting and reconnecting the supply line. If it's a compression fitting, well, good luck with that! It does sound like the valve is the source of the problem, especially considering that giving it a tap fixed it the last time. It's probably stuck or corroded enough at this point that no amount of tapping will help. I'm fresh off a dishwasher project that should be documented here before too much longer (although it wasn't a KitchenAid), so I'm basing my advice on what I experienced. |
Post# 405412 , Reply# 10   1/11/2010 at 16:42 (5,190 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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just pop off the lower panel by removing the 2 screws and you will have no trouble finding the inlet valve. turn off water supply and disconnect inlet pipe or whatever from the solonoid valve. remove the 2 screws that hold the valve to the frame of the machine and then disconnect hose from valve to the fill cup. take valve out, take it apart by removing the screws and clean it. i have had many dishwashers that have this problem when i get them, most of my older ones do. i simply clean out all the gook inside, especially if there is an inlet screen, put them back together and they always work fine! if you need a more detailed version of this process i'm sure someone will be glad to supply it here. you'll get it, it's a simple talk! |
Post# 405429 , Reply# 11   1/11/2010 at 17:51 (5,190 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 405446 , Reply# 12   1/11/2010 at 18:41 (5,190 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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If the screen is not packed debris with don't waste your time taking the valve apart just replace it this is one of the most common repairs we make on all brands of DWs when they don't fill properly. If you are on a city water system the valve is probably not clogged unless the dip tube in your water heater is breaking up and clogging the screen with little bits of white plastic.
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Post# 405601 , Reply# 13   1/12/2010 at 11:24 (5,189 days old) by ratan ()   |   | |
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Thank you all very much. I can see the water valve (light blue) from underneath. I just need help finding how to take off the bottom front panel. I do not see any screws as mentioned by Rollermatic. Can someone help? |
Post# 405604 , Reply# 14   1/12/2010 at 11:29 (5,189 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405630 , Reply# 15   1/12/2010 at 14:17 (5,189 days old) by ratan ()   |   | |
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Thank you Rollermatic, I look for the screws and let you know. |
Post# 405717 , Reply# 17   1/13/2010 at 00:04 (5,189 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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