Thread Number: 72336
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
Kitchenaid Custom 21 not running |
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Post# 956137 , Reply# 1   9/4/2017 at 17:02 (2,397 days old) by eronie (Flushing Michigan)   |   | |
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Does the door switch click? Is the pin missing? |
Post# 956179 , Reply# 2   9/4/2017 at 21:48 (2,397 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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It might be a door alignment problem.. |
Post# 956182 , Reply# 3   9/4/2017 at 22:21 (2,397 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA)   |   | |
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Have you checked that heater coil yet? |
Post# 956207 , Reply# 6   9/5/2017 at 04:38 (2,397 days old) by eronie (Flushing Michigan)   |   | |
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The pin and switch are on the upper right hand of the door and tub. Pin upper right corner of tub, switch hole is upper right hand corner of door. Does switch click? Sometimes pin breaks off some were plastic. |
Post# 956229 , Reply# 7   9/5/2017 at 09:46 (2,397 days old) by MelissaAnn (yadkinville, NC)   |   | |
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Eronie, I found the pin you were talking about. Glad to know more about this machine. But the seems to be working fine, pin intact and making a clicking sound. Thanks for the suggestion. |
Post# 956343 , Reply# 8   9/5/2017 at 22:48 (2,396 days old) by MelissaAnn (yadkinville, NC)   |   | |
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Does this dishwasher have a thermal fuse? Is this a possibility for why it's not working? Any other ideas on what could be going on? |
Post# 956367 , Reply# 9   9/6/2017 at 05:54 (2,396 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 956515 , Reply# 11   9/7/2017 at 11:06 (2,394 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Whenever something goes dead you always start at the source, and often the problem is related to the installation.
The reason the wire connection burned was plain and simple, the installer did not get a good connection between the two wires when he connected them, most common reasons for poor connections are not exposing enough wire for the wire nuts, using too large a wire nut and of course not tightening it enough. Taping the wire nut in place does nothing toward improving the electrical bond, it is a nice touch however. John L. |
Post# 956523 , Reply# 12   9/7/2017 at 11:53 (2,394 days old) by MelissaAnn (yadkinville, NC)   |   | |
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Humbled, learning and determined. Is it safe to give it another try paying careful attention to a better connection or is it likely I also burned something up in the dishwasher? Thanks John L. |
Post# 956532 , Reply# 13   9/7/2017 at 13:13 (2,394 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 957956 , Reply# 15   9/18/2017 at 01:47 (2,384 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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It's normal for the machine to do a partial fill and run for maybe 30 seconds, then drain. This happens after the main wash, and is how the machine self-cleans its filter (that is what the hole in the bottom of one of the hydrosweep's the wash arms is for). It doesn't make the usual churning sound when this happens.
As for the heat light, maybe your water heater is set hot enough that the machine doesn't need to heat the water further. |