Thread Number: 82122
/ Tag: Modern Dishwashers
Vexing Dishwasher |
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Post# 1061429 , Reply# 1   2/24/2020 at 17:32 (1,494 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1061433 , Reply# 2   2/24/2020 at 17:37 (1,494 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1061466 , Reply# 4   2/24/2020 at 23:02 (1,494 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Look up your model number to get parts listings and/or diagrams at an online parts source such as AppliancePartsPros.com or RepairClinic.com. Identify the part needed, then do a search for more sources of that part if you want to shop price. YouTube or some of the parts sources may have how-to videos for doing the procedure. The DW likely will have to be uninstalled for access to replace the heating element, being that the wires and anchor nuts are under the bottom of the tub. I'd also advise making sure the element is the only problem. You mention water sometimes remaining but whether that indicates a problem depends how much water. Some small amount of water left down in the pump is normal but shouldn't be enough to openly see. BTW, the last character is a zero, not a letter O. |
Post# 1061484 , Reply# 5   2/25/2020 at 04:34 (1,494 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Post# 1061499 , Reply# 6   2/25/2020 at 08:32 (1,493 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )   |   | |
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Post# 1061526 , Reply# 8   2/25/2020 at 13:45 (1,493 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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The Clean light may blink if the target temperature isn't reached for a hi-temp or sanitary rinse option. Heating element failure of course won't directly cause remaining water in the tub but the user could find water if the controller pauses or aborts the cycle on a heating fault. That's probably not what normally would happen but these electronic-control machines may be unpredictable on behavior ... the designing engineers probably don't know for sure how the various subroutines can interact. |
Post# 1061550 , Reply# 10   2/25/2020 at 23:36 (1,493 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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7 blinks and a pause is a heating problem, I have changed at least 100+ heaters on these DWs without ever pulling one out by reaching under the machine [ I do have long thin arms ] many may find it easier to remove machine, WP suggests just lifting the pump assembly out of the machine and just reaching through the opening in the bottom of the tank to reach the heater nuts.
John L. |
Post# 1061564 , Reply# 11   2/26/2020 at 06:41 (1,493 days old) by sugarshock (Racine, WI)   |   | |
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Proper drain problems can also be caused by not having a high enough loop on the drain hose if you don't have an air gap at the kitchen sink. |
Post# 1061577 , Reply# 12   2/26/2020 at 10:34 (1,492 days old) by 48bencix (Sacramento CA)   |   | |
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I would also check to see if there are clogs where the drain hose enters the garbage disposal. This happened to my dishwasher. Just remove the clamp and look in the drain hose. |
Post# 1062317 , Reply# 14   3/4/2020 at 22:02 (1,485 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Hi Trish, If the machine is foaming a lot in the wash cycle the foam will not be pumped down the drain and after the cycle ends you are left with standing water after the foam finally turns back into water, [ open the DW door in the main wash after the Det dispenser has opened and check for foaming, then check again before the main wash goes to drain ]
Excess foaming can be caused by many different things
Pre rinsing or pre washing dishes before loading the DW,Washing sponges in the DW that have been used for cleaning, Using Detergent pods again with clean dishes, Rinse agent in the RA dispenser, A bad drain check valve allowing air to be sucked back into the DW while it is running, soft water, incoming too hot.
Combinations of these things can case foaming, many users do not realize that DWs are NOT designed to wash CLEAN dishes and trying to do so can cause all sorts of interesting service problems.
John L. |
Post# 1062382 , Reply# 16   3/5/2020 at 17:08 (1,484 days old) by trish (CT)   |   | |
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This fell out while we were replacing the check valve. It's wafer thin and I can't find it anywhere in parts references. Don't know if it is relevant in this matter. |