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Post# 1182100   6/8/2023 at 19:15 (330 days old) by coachv (Winter Haven)        

hi. new here. my old dishwasher suddenly and all at once is gushing water like a waterfall from the top right corner of the door. the black plastic above the tub is pretty badly cracked. a repairman yesterday said my door gasket was shot-too hard. i would think that would lead to a gradual leak, but i know nothing. i cleaned the float which had so much gunk i thought i was removing a sponge filter. thought that may have stuck allowing too much water. cleaned the filter as well which wasn't bad. any thoughts before i pick up a replacement potscrubber 640?




Post# 1182139 , Reply# 1   6/9/2023 at 09:52 (329 days old) by Cam2s (Nebraska)        

You may be able to get a replacement door gasket if necessary, sometimes you can lucky and find parts for these older machines or make something else work. I would assume this is a porcelain tank reverse rack...if so you can also adjust the door latch so it closes tighter

Post# 1182144 , Reply# 2   6/9/2023 at 13:27 (329 days old) by coachv (Winter Haven)        

i don't know how to tell if it's porcelain. also don't know what reverse rack is. found a door seal on e bay for $55. if the door seal is hard like the repairman said would it start gushing from the top like a waterfall all at once instead of gradually?



Post# 1182155 , Reply# 3   6/9/2023 at 16:31 (329 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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A reverse rack Maytag is glass, cups, and simillar go in the bottom rack an plates and similar go in the top rack along with the flatware basket.














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Post# 1182167 , Reply# 4   6/9/2023 at 18:04 (329 days old) by qsd-dan (West)        

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Post# 1182173 , Reply# 5   6/9/2023 at 18:59 (329 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Go to pictures 2 to see the inside of a reverse rack Maytag dishwasher

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Post# 1182174 , Reply# 6   6/9/2023 at 19:04 (329 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Or look at these photos

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Post# 1182176 , Reply# 7   6/9/2023 at 20:51 (329 days old) by coachv (Winter Haven)        

yes, that's the one i have except a 284. that is also the door gasket i found on ebay but not certain mine is bad. perhaps if i post some pics. i did drive to orlando and picked up a like new potscrubber 640 for $40. i just hate to trash or part out the maytag without knowing what caused the sudden "waterfall" problem. it worked fine until i installed a new under sink water filter a few days ago. the filter runs to my fridge, not the faucet. could that have anything to do with it?

Post# 1182178 , Reply# 8   6/9/2023 at 21:38 (329 days old) by qsd-dan (West)        

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Not sure you'll happy with the 640. There's no filter and their cleaning ability is subpar at best. These were the builders grade dishwashers back then.


Post# 1182189 , Reply# 9   6/9/2023 at 23:22 (329 days old) by coachv (Winter Haven)        

oh crap. i read a couple of good things here. thought it had some upgrades over the 600

Post# 1182191 , Reply# 10   6/10/2023 at 00:06 (329 days old) by coachv (Winter Haven)        

someone posted this here ten years ago:

"The exception was the 640 model, which you did not find in the GE appliance catalogue. This was a specialty model for select stores, that did offer a few extra features such as the passive filtration system."



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