AFFECTED MODELS:

Whirlpool: DU1050XTP, DU1100XTP, DU1101XTP, DU1145XTP, DU1148XTP, DUC600XTP, DUL240XTP, GU2400XTP, GU2500XTP, GU2548XTP, GU2600XTP, GU3200XTP;

KitchenAid: KUD x 01-6 (where “x” is any letter);

Kenmore: Whirlpool-built models.

All serial codes.

NUTSHELL:
Whirlpool has issued a service bulletin on this problem. Seems the heater fault-detection circuit is buggy. The condition can also apply to a dishwasher that has had [...]

Not recommended because this can cause problems like nuisance trips of the GFI.

You checked everything you can think to check on your dishwasher and you’re still getting that pesky gritty stuff all over your dishes? Well, budrow, the solution could be something as simple as the type of detergent you’re using.

This just in from the appliance repair hotline, a special advisory against using Powerball cleaning tablets in Fisher-Paykel dishdrawers, also marketed in Ameedica under the Whirlpool and Kitchenaid brands:

Reports that a new type of dishwasher detergent tablet damaged switches in some dishwasher models has prompted the New Zealand Consumer Institute to order the tablet manufacturer [...]

What’s a grasshopper to do?
Use The Force, Luke!

Now, you might be tempted to conclude that your dishwasher’s $300 control panel is defective. And you might even go out and buy you a new one, install it, and… you still have the same problem! The solution could be blindingly simple and require no parts at all.

Frustrated by an annoying leak from the bottom of the door on your Frigidaire dishwasher, model number starting with PLD? Sublime Master Willie has the fix.

The solution can be stunningly simple… if you don’t outsmart yourself.

Service pointer from Whirlpool on this problem.
Models affected: Whirlpool DU1050XTP, DU1100XTP, DU1101XTP, DU1145XTP, DU1148XTP, DUC600XTP, DUL240XTP, GU2400XTP, GU2500XTP, GU2548XTP, GU2600XTP, GU3200XTP; KitchenAid KUD x 01-6 (where “x� is any letter). All serial codes.
IF you encounter a dishwasher from among those listed that doesn’t operate, look to the possibility of a heater fault-detection problem. Under [...]

Grasshopper writes:
How long do dishwashers last? Specifically a Frigidaire Ultra Quiet I. What is the point (dollar amount) where you would buy a new dishwasher instead of repairing the old? Daughter dropped a glass in dishwasher - pump quit in agony after grinding on glass chips - dishwasher full of water.
I’ve used your [...]

And now, a special treat for you Bosch dishwasher owners out there…

SHI/U 43 MODELS
To start test program, press and hold both POWER SCRUB PLUS and REGULAR WASH program buttons, then turn unit on by pressing ON/OFF button. When program buttons are released, lights above them will flash. To end test program, press ON/OFF button.

To check [...]

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Went on a dishwasher service call the other day. Complaint was that the dishwasher was completely dead. The customer had already verified that the circuit breaker wasn’t tripped.
First thing I always do on a dead dishwasher complaint is to verify that power is available at the power junction box in [...]

GE / Kenmore Dishwasher Check Valve Assembly; No-Drain or Poor Draining = Clean Out Check Valve and/or Replace Flapper Gasket (click to enlarge)
Parts Link: Piston Assembly for Check Valve

To learn more about your dishwasher, or to order parts, click here.

Annisa McAllister wrote:

Frigidare Gallery Model #GPDB998JC0. Bracket supporting heating element became a free spirit and allowed the heating element to melt a 3-inch long little trench in the bottom of the tub. Don’t think it melted a hole, but pretty close. Can I repair with some type of epoxy, ect. ?? [...]

stvsue wrote:

I just found your site and fixed my dishwasher thanks to your info!
You provided a picture showing the simple task of giving the fan on the motor a twirl to unstick it and…Yahoo! it worked! Thanks again!
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