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Thread Number: 78533
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Post# 1025404 2/23/2019 at 10:04 (1,882 days old) by maytagmike  (Burlington, Vt) |
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Hello All,
My Maytag dishwasher piece of junk has bit the dust after 7 years, will wash but won't drain. I took it apart to make sure that there wasn't nothing blocking the pump, was all clear. I called a tech that worked at the store where I did before I retired, he said that it would cost me more to fix it than what it's worth. I know it's a Whirltag machine but I expected it to last more than 7 years. the Maytag dishwasher I had before lasted me 18 years. Maytag A408 still going strong after 42 years. Any suggestions would be helpful. Have a great day. Mike | ||
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Post# 1025406 , Reply# 1 2/23/2019 at 11:57 (1,882 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 The first diagnosis step is checking if the drain pump is getting power. If not then the issue may be a wiring problem or a control board problem. If so, then the pump presumably is bad. I find the pump at various sources, one lists $31.34. The board is variously listed as in-stock and out-of-stock (one source says until March 12-20). Price range of $53.74 (maybe an error?) to $123.14 to $157.62. I didn't do a general Google search on either for other sources. There's also eBay for new or used items. BTW, there's a number 0, 1, or 2 at end of your model number, which may be relevant to correct part numbers depending on what are the engineering differences. | ||
| Post# 1025911 , Reply# 2 2/28/2019 at 15:56 (1,877 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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Post# 1025915 , Reply# 4 2/28/2019 at 18:03 (1,877 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Barry, RJ has that same KA model at one of the rental properties (but SS front and engineering change 1). He bought it open-box at Lowes (it had not been used/installed). Sat for a year while he finished refurbing the property. It immediately didn't work upon installation -- filled, drained, heated, no spray. I checked it, the resistance and electrical tests at the control board all passed so I figured probably a bad recirculation pump motor. It was under warranty so he called a local independent service guy who replaced the motor/pump/sump assembly. Doesn't seem logical that a specific cycle would cause the board to blow as in your case. All the machine components logically should be involved on any cycle -- fill, recirculate/spray, drain, detergent dispenser, rinse aid dispenser, heating element, etc. -- but I don't have ins-and-outs hands-on experience with these machines. Maybe there's a flaky component that's zapping the board under a specific condition. | ||
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Post# 1025924 , Reply# 6 2/28/2019 at 20:27 (1,877 days old) by Joe_in_philly (Philadelphia, PA, USA) |
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I have had my Bosch dishwasher for 14 years, and it is still cleaning as well as when it was new. At this point, I would get another Bosch if I need to replace it.
The only problem I have had with it has just occurred...the rinse old button stopped working correctly. I think something sticky dripped behind it. So I’m going to have to figure out how to clean it. But the dishwasher still works, I just have to use a lot of force on the button to activate the rinse hold cycle. | ||
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