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I have a gibson dishwasher, age unknown, that developed a problem with the soap dispenser. During the wash cycle the soap lid doesn't open until late and a gooey soap mess is left on the door. Any suggestions?
the dispenser is always open when the dishwasher is finished however the detergent if liguid is a mess on the door and the closest dishes or if a block - still a block in the bottom of the dishwasher -
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Sometimes my dishwasher fails to dispense the soap during the wash cycle. The door just doesn't open. Usually when this happens a small white plastic clip that attaches to the front of the lower basket is found lying in the bottom of the unit. After Macmarkus, on this site, convinced me that this piece did not control the dispenser, it occurred to me (and to him at the same time, I think) that sometimes I would replace the clip onto the rack, but misplaced it so that it blocked the door during the cycle. <br /><br />Why this clip came off in the first place is unknown. What its purpose is/was is unknown. Whirlpool has discontinued it. And good luck finding a diagram with its correct position. By trial and error I found where it belongs eventually. Will mark the correct rung with permanent marker.<br /><br />Before any one tears their machine apart replacing the entire dispenser mechanism, make sure it's not just a matter of a misplaced piece of plastic causing all your problems. Debbie Wilson (and Macmarkus)<br /><br />
I bet your clumps of soap began with the beginning of the use of a different DW detergent powder.
Try this (trust me) Go buy a box of brand name Dishwasher powder (e.g. Electrosol or Cascade) Use it for two loads of dishes and report your results back here. OK?
depending on the model and make of the dishwasher you're going to have to determine if it the control which actiavtes the soleinod of the wax motor that springs the dispenser door open and later in the cycle it also dipenseces the rinse aid
Symptoms: Dispenser lid is open. Caked powder at (what would be during normal
operation) bottom edge of soap dispenser or caked powder fallen onto
dishes or dishwasher bottom. There may be loose powder in rest of
dispenser or spilled down inside door or onto dishes underneath
dispenser.
Solution:
Keep the area around the soap dispenser lid clear when loading the top tray.
Explanation:
The soap dispenser needs to swing open during the wash cycle. In many
dishwashers the top tray has an indentation as wide as the lid of the
dispenser. This allows the top tray to be as large deep as possible
while still allowing space for the dispenser lid to open. People often
pack their dishwasher with things overhanging this gap.
During the wash cycle the catch will release but the overhanging cutlery
or crockery prevents the lid from opening all but a few degrees. Some
water will splash in but not enough to wash out the soap powder. The
soap powder at the bottom of the dispenser will then cake.
When the front door is opened the spring loaded lid, which is partly
open, will of course swing fully open and you'll be convinced that the
lid opened normally during operation. If this is the problem then if
you're very careful and open the door very slowly you can actually hear
the lid flip open. Also, depending on when the lid opens, how far it
opened during operation and how fast you open the door you may find soap
powder spilled down to cover the dishes at the front or down the inside
of the door. This happens when you first open the door and obviously
there couldn't be loose powder there if the powder had emerged while
there was water washing around. Seeing the lid open as you open the door
is a lot harder but can be done on some machines.
If you are you using a liquid soap or packets that will be the main problem.If your unit fills with water circulates the water and drains the water,and also heaters are working then you probally need to change to cascade powder soap.The film on the dishes is soap.The unit has so much build up in it that when it gets to the rinse cycle it is rinsing dishes with soapy water.You need to get 2 medium bowls fill both 2/3 up with white vinager,place one in upper rack and one in lower rack and run unit on longest cycle letting the vinager splash out during wash.do this with no soap and no dishes.Having soft water will allow you to use less soap.
Before taking anything to bits, check you aren't just loading the machine in such a way that something (for us, it's usually a frying pan) is stopping the soap dispenser from springing open all the way.
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