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Thread Number: 33773
Burping my 88 kenmore portable DW |
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Post# 507551 3/28/2011 at 09:48 (4,775 days old) by searsbest  (Attleboro, Ma) |
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Ok, guys..starting my first thread here on AW....YAY! So, I have a 1988 Kenmore (WP) Portable Dishwasher (Daily Driver) every once in a while it fills, pump runs but no water circulation, I open the door it literally Burps, close the door it runs fine...like it's air bound...pump and motor run strong. It will wash the chrome off of a bumper (not that bumpers are chrome anymore)....any ideas???
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Post# 507563 , Reply# 1 3/28/2011 at 10:55 (4,775 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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1988 WP POWER-CLEAN DW Welcome to the club Scott. One of my 1987 WPs did this trick many years ago, the main pump chamber is air-locking. I am not sure what to do about it as I replaced the complete pump and motor to get the new quieter one with the tuning weight that eliminates the motor vibration. You may be able to take it apart there are two check balls that could cause the problem or it may be a bad separator chamber. I have seen this problem so rarely that I never really had to figure out a clever cure for it. Let me know if you want to get into it more John. | ||
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Post# 507564 , Reply# 2 3/28/2011 at 11:01 (4,775 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Sorry, can't help it. | ||
| Post# 507575 , Reply# 3 3/28/2011 at 11:40 (4,775 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Welcome | ||
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Post# 507626 , Reply# 4 3/28/2011 at 14:00 (4,775 days old) by searsbest (Attleboro, Ma) |
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Thanks for the Welcome! I did a little investigating, I don't think I'm ready to rip it apart, as I said before other than this ocassional Hiccup It runs great (I do have spare module I pulled out a working machine that a friend of mine was getting rid of) I took the very top cap off of the module and found the the cap over the separator was filthy! yuck! can't believe I was washing my dishes in that!
but I guess after 23 years of continuous operation there may be a little filth build up LOL! everything else seemed pretty clean...we'll start here and see what happens 
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Post# 507628 , Reply# 5 3/28/2011 at 14:02 (4,775 days old) by searsbest (Attleboro, Ma) |
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Good ol' girl | ||
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Post# 507630 , Reply# 6 3/28/2011 at 14:04 (4,775 days old) by searsbest (Attleboro, Ma) |
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Post# 507632 , Reply# 7 3/28/2011 at 14:06 (4,775 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 507735 , Reply# 8 3/28/2011 at 19:04 (4,775 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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1988 WP POWER-CLEAN DW Scott thanks for the pictures, you should replace the detergent dispenser lid the rubber gasket is more than half gone. That may be the cause of the gunk buildup also be sure that you are putting some detergent in the open cup also . Not using detergent in the pre-wash cup on many dishwashers will cause nasty build-ups, this is the problem with the new tablets and detergent pouches that people are using now. If you you these products you should really put some regular DW det in the open cup. | ||
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Post# 507788 , Reply# 9 3/28/2011 at 21:53 (4,774 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Kenmore! | ||
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Post# 507837 , Reply# 10 3/29/2011 at 07:11 (4,774 days old) by searsbest (Attleboro, Ma) |
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Post# 507839 , Reply# 11 3/29/2011 at 07:12 (4,774 days old) by searsbest (Attleboro, Ma) |
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Post# 507840 , Reply# 12 3/29/2011 at 07:35 (4,774 days old) by searsbest (Attleboro, Ma) |
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Survey says......
I ran her last night after Dinner I did actaully hear a noise I hadn't heard in some time....What I believe may be the check balls as it pumps out...maybe the gunk was the issue after all..I have known about the detergent cup... Funny I only think to replace it when I fill it. Hope this solves the Problem:o) The machine has been with me since 1999 when I picked it up curbside and the only thing I have ever repaired was the high Limit water heat thermostat which the previous owner had jumped out after it failed.... Thanks for your help guys...I will be posting some more pics of my other toys in the days to come
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Post# 507863 , Reply# 13 3/29/2011 at 09:16 (4,774 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Kenmore! | ||
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Post# 508002 , Reply# 14 3/29/2011 at 19:32 (4,774 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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Post# 508142 , Reply# 15 3/30/2011 at 07:28 (4,773 days old) by searsbest (Attleboro, Ma) |
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Dirty /clean indicator... | ||
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