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KDS-17A Repair question
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Post# 1112281   3/21/2021 at 21:17 (1,124 days old) by Pattisue (Fort worth, tx)        

I recently acquired a KDS17A Kitchenaid Supurbera dishwasher. Somehow in transport, the wire that is riveted onto the plastic piece connected to the heat/fan blower, broke off. There's no way to reconnect it to the rivet & soldering doesn't appear to be an option as the rivet is embedded onto plastic. There is thin red coiled wire next to the wire connections & the thin red wire is connected to the rivet. Based on the schematic, this looks to be the safety mechanism in case the heater overheats. How do I fix this?

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Post# 1112283 , Reply# 1   3/21/2021 at 21:31 (1,124 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Screw, washers, and a nut of appropriate size to hold the contacts together?


Post# 1112306 , Reply# 2   3/22/2021 at 07:12 (1,124 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        

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Broken terminal on the dry blower motor on a KA DW

 

You can try reconnecting the tiny thin wire to the terminal [ small nut and bolt as Glenn suggested ]

 

Or just replace the blower motor, these are a dime a dozen on E Bay etc, This is not part of the thermal cut-off for the heater.

 

John L.



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