Thread Number: 88290
/ Tag: Modern Dishwashers
Samsung DW not cleaning |
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Post# 1129411 , Reply# 1   9/23/2021 at 12:51 (916 days old) by lakewebsterkid (Dayton, Ohio)   |   | |
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The new check valve did nothing. The machine is actually cavitating worse, which raises my suspicion that it was pulling water from the drain. The last two loads have been covered in detergent residue. Really fed up. |
Post# 1129416 , Reply# 2   9/23/2021 at 13:36 (916 days old) by Egress (Oregon)   |   | |
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is this one of the point voyager clone designs? |
Post# 1129437 , Reply# 3   9/23/2021 at 17:57 (916 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1129443 , Reply# 4   9/23/2021 at 18:35 (916 days old) by lakewebsterkid (Dayton, Ohio)   |   | |
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From what I have heard, yes. However, my Point Voyager cleaned circles around this machine. Not sure what the hell they were thinking. |
Post# 1129464 , Reply# 5   9/24/2021 at 00:10 (916 days old) by Egress (Oregon)   |   | |
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I assume you've had the sump open and made sure that the screen/macerator/filter assembly isn't plugged and the blade (or whatever it is) actually spins with the motor? |
Post# 1132840 , Reply# 7   11/6/2021 at 19:49 (872 days old) by lakewebsterkid (Dayton, Ohio)   |   | |
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This appeared out of nowhere. Samsung DW ended up in the garage. Not sure how…. Only $100 missing from my wallet.
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Post# 1132841 , Reply# 8   11/6/2021 at 19:52 (872 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1132842 , Reply# 9   11/6/2021 at 19:55 (872 days old) by lakewebsterkid (Dayton, Ohio)   |   | |
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Yes sir! It needs the lower wash arm bearings, but otherwise is in great shape. I’m sure the prewash will be more effective than the Samsung’s entire Heavy cycle. |
Post# 1132843 , Reply# 10   11/6/2021 at 20:01 (872 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1132845 , Reply# 11   11/6/2021 at 20:12 (872 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1132846 , Reply# 12   11/6/2021 at 20:12 (872 days old) by lakewebsterkid (Dayton, Ohio)   |   | |
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It seems to do the 135°F prewash regardless of it sensing heavy soil on the soak & scrub cycle. I just hope it heats the main wash up to 145°F like on other power clean machines from this period. |
Post# 1132849 , Reply# 13   11/6/2021 at 20:21 (872 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1132859 , Reply# 15   11/6/2021 at 21:58 (872 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1132880 , Reply# 16   11/7/2021 at 08:12 (871 days old) by Awooff (Peoria, Illinois)   |   | |
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Owned/heavily used a kuds25 for about 20 years, was first and only dw had ever bought new. Mine would wear through Lower wash arm bearings frequently as in every few years, evident by front panel leaking/deteriorated wash performance. Also replaced the upper wash arm feed tube and lower rack. These will handle very full, heavily soiled loads as in i was lax on even scraping dishes and results were always spotless. Folks i had a 1hp waste king disposer but wasnt afraid to use this dishwasher as a disposal as well! - always took whatever i threw at it very well!
The final demise came upon moving out of the house and pulling the dw to take. The dw had been leaking pretty good for many years unknowingly. -Somehow the interior plastic water inlet vent looking device had slightly shrunk or was missing a seal or something allowing water to dribble down the metal exterior support and behind my cabinets. The back left exterior support was virtually rusted/rotted completly away. Aaron |
Post# 1132892 , Reply# 17   11/7/2021 at 11:29 (871 days old) by lakewebsterkid (Dayton, Ohio)   |   | |
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Sorry, I tried to post here, but it did not appear. I have the lower wash arm bearing on order. It is nearly non-existent. Are there any other items I should look into cleaning or replacing? Thanks. |
Post# 1132898 , Reply# 18   11/7/2021 at 12:52 (871 days old) by Awooff (Peoria, Illinois)   |   | |
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Its all self cleaning although you will want to wipe the area inside under the door occasionally after a run. If you flip the lower arm upside down youll see the 2 spray holes that clean the mesh filter. My model was base with no sensor and mine did not preheat first fill. The main wash/final rinse was heated to 140f if memory serves. I remember this machine washing best with water heater turned down about as low as you can go for a hot shower - that way the dw ran longer while heating the water.
After the KA, i acquired an actual whirlpool quiet wash (powerclean as well) model which was an 80s design machine. The whirlpool was a little better at completly removing burned on foods on pots and pans cycle (from broiler pans and the like) but the whirlpool had one additional water heating fill over the KA. Whirlpool at that time did heat to 145f. Also, Even though the whirlpool had the wash tower, it was able to be worked around. |
Post# 1132901 , Reply# 19   11/7/2021 at 13:36 (871 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Aaron, I went back and looked at the manuals for the KUDS25, KUDI25, and KUDS24. The 24 series models did not have heated prewash for Soad & Scrub/Pots & Pans and the 25 series models did have that feature. It was one of the main differences between the 24 & 25. I as excited to see the 25 series offer this feature because WP dishwashers did have initial prewash heated to 135 degrees for a long time. An these 24 & 25 sries KAs were the last KAs with the PowerClean module.
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Post# 1132904 , Reply# 20   11/7/2021 at 14:09 (871 days old) by Awooff (Peoria, Illinois)   |   | |
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Thanks for that appnut. Also should have mentioned the lower wash arm had 2 bearings - the lower bearing was a split circle which did not wear near as fast as the upper bearing. Evidently the wash pressure pushed the lower arm up a bit to fit snug against the top bearing during operation. The upper wore out fast.
Aaron |