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Thread Number: 88109
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
Inside anatomy of a Kitchen Aid 23 series dishwasher |
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Post# 1126934 , Reply# 1 8/26/2021 at 18:48 (972 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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| Post# 1127001 , Reply# 2 8/27/2021 at 13:19 (972 days old) by Pliney (North Carolina) | ||
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How much water should there be after it fills? It is just covering the fine filter screen under the washer arms. | ||
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Post# 1127004 , Reply# 3 8/27/2021 at 13:53 (972 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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 Doesn't your machine have a float at left front in the bottom of the tank? That float makes a clicking sound when you push down on it and release. That's the sound of the switch that shuts off the fill valve. If water level isn't high enough to activate the float switch, it's not high enough to provide proper cleaning. The filling sequence is timed, so even if the water level isn't high enough to activate the float switch, the machine will still advance into the wash mode.
Have you checked the screen on the inlet valve? These can get clogged and reduce the flow of water into the machine, particularly if you have old galvanized supply pipes. | ||
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Post# 1127007 , Reply# 4 8/27/2021 at 14:03 (972 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1127033 , Reply# 5 8/27/2021 at 19:17 (971 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Best Way To Determine If A Low Fill Is Affecting Cleaning Sit Through A full cycle and after each time the machine finishes draining and starts to fill again open the door and pour an additional 1 gallon of hot water in the sump and see if that improves the cleaning.
If this makes a positive difference REPLACE your inlet valve, they really never clog, but they do ware out, I would not mess with taking it apart and trying to clean it unless you want to test your homeowners flood insurance.
John L. | ||
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Post# 1127234 , Reply# 11 8/30/2021 at 09:04 (969 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Water Back Flowing Where and how does the drain hose attach to your homes plumbing ?
If it goes into the disposer there should not be any water in the disposer to back up as the DW is draining, be sure the disposer is cleared of any food waste before starting the DW, if the kitchen drain is backing up as the DW drains fix that.
John | ||
| Post# 1127617 , Reply# 14 9/3/2021 at 07:05 (965 days old) by stevet (West Melbourne, FL) | ||
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check this photo of the most common drain tees out there This one has a relatively short channel to direct the water down the drain. I have seen others with longer channels. If you can find one in Brass(try a plumbing store), they usually don't have the channel and will allow the water to move faster.
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Post# 1127648 , Reply# 16 9/3/2021 at 14:07 (965 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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