My kenmore dishwasher takes 3 hours to run.
You may be running the sani-wash or heated drying. The heat element in these things takes a long time.
Check these and turn them off - then try another wash cycle and time it to see - should be one hour or less
My guess would be the timing mechanism is shot in that case.
Dishwashers have more moving parts and more wear and tear than most other appliances (except possibly the washing machine.)
You also don't know how hard the previous owners were on it. (Was it run 3 times a day, or 3 times a week for example?)
Consumers Reports basic recommendation is to replacement rather than repair at the 6 to 8 year range as being more cost effective. If it came with the home it was probably a builders unit quality wise which is seldom better than the low end.
Since this will probably run you approximately 50% of the cost of a new unit (with the labour) I would recommend replacement based on the above facts.
Newer machines also are much quieter running than a few years ago by the way.
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I have tried this, it is not on sani wash or anything else, just the smart wash setting. If I wash on the normal setting it takes 5 to 6 hours. The machine is about 5 years old, I bought the house a year ago and it was with the house. Do I just need a new one.
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