When I turn the rotary dial to initiate a start, there is only a low hum. I rotate the dial all the way around and nothing happens. There is power and thereforem no blown fuse, as I can hear a hum. Not sure how to troubleshoot this! Any help greatly apprectiated! The GE dishwasher came new when the house was built in 1998. Not sure of the exact model, but it is in the range of GSD2000 --> GSD3230.
I appreciate any help you can provide!
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Grant
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Sounds like the pump seal is stuck. Cut the power and look at the back of the motor. There will be a cooling fan in the end of the motor. take the fan and keep rotating it until the seals break loose.
f you hear the motor humming and not starting at all it most likely has a severe friction problem with the drum or motor. It could possibly have some type of garment jamming the blower wheel preventing the motor from starting too.
Open the dryer door and manually rotate the dryer drum counter clockwise (CCW). It should take very little effort to rotate the drum. If it's hard to rotate that could explain why the motor hums instead of starting up. If it turns freely, shut the door and see if will start. If it still hums and not start it may have bad motor or a low voltage supply to the motor.
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Thank you GEtech! Your solution worked perfectly! Just as you said, after turning the fan blade a few rotations, it broke free. I turned the circuit breaker back on and started the dishwasher. It immediately started the cycle as with water and continued through completion!
This website is extremely helpful! It saved alot of time and money!
I had the same issue and problem. Washer would start with low hum. Water would add into basin. Washer would not drain. Removed bottom 4 screws and broke loose fan blades in back of motor. Works great now. Fixed in 5 minutes. Look like a hero to the wife.
I don't have the Users Manual for this dishwasher and want to try to break loose the fan - how do I get at it ? Do I have to pull it out from it's under counter location to get at the motor and fan ?
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