Thread Number: 94830
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
KDS-20 Does Not Fill Irregularly |
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Post# 1194511 , Reply# 1   12/1/2023 at 13:44 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Non-filling KDS 20 KitchenAid dishwasher
This could be caused by a number of things I would replace the inlet valve. There’s better than a 50-50 chance that this will fix it but it could be something else. If the inlet valve is still original, it’s likely to fail for other reasons anyway, and if you’re trying to keep this dishwasher, you might as well just replace it. John |
Post# 1194539 , Reply# 3   12/1/2023 at 20:55 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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It could certainly be a bad timer, they’re not cheap or simple to replace either.
Next time you go to start the dishwasher, why don’t you run a rinse and hold cycle which doesn’t stop and heat the water and see if it fills for the rinse and hold, also go back after the rinse and hold cycle which is only 10 minutes or something and restart it on the normal cycle and see how it behaves see if it truly only skips that first fill in the normal cycle. John |
Post# 1194542 , Reply# 4   12/1/2023 at 21:23 by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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John is correct, the best place to start is the water inlet valve. These can get wonky after 42 years of service and act up. Also, the inlet screen tends to plug up with time from mineral deposits, causing the machine to underfill. Personal experience with the valves, there's a unique seal on them that leaks after a while and it's not worth rotting out the floor of your kitchen. The new style replacement water valve is a single valve rather than the dual valves these originally came with, but it will function the same. Here's a new valve for $12, worth the gamble at that price.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/115888458832QUE...
If it ends up being the timer, there's a few used and new timers available on Ebay. Old part# is 241497, updated part # is 4162693.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/204532713462QUE...
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