Make sure the center loading is not obstructing the water jet to the top shelf. Top shelf is only for glasses and saucers , use Jet-Dry .Pre rinse and clean bottom pan strainer from dirtdebris.
You have a clean light flashing. You need to reset you control. It is activated by a number of different situations. Find the tech sheet for your dishwasher which is normally located under the bottom plate of the dishwasher. If you can not find it give me the model number and I will tell you how to activate the diagnostic test. If you do find it follow the section that says diagnostic test. Then check and makes sure you heater element is operating.
add dishwasher salt if you live in a hard-water area to prevent calcium build up, and try adding a litre of pure lemon juice to remove the initial crusting, as the calcium is highly alkaline, and the lemon juice, being acidic, neutralises it.
Check the food grinder (small blade spins against a screen) in the bottom of the dish washer drain. I found the grinder to be inoperative and clogged which reduced / stopped flow of the wash water. Also, small pieces of clear plastic food wrap can block flow.
there is a relay on the pcb that controls the power to the solenoid valve, there are a few of them. but it could also be old school washer witch can be dial control this is when you turn a nob to a setting and it slowly goes back to off. if its this its controlled by this and no relays or pcb boards are on the washer classed as analoge.
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The sensor that measures moisture content is either covered in lint or it has failed. You need to partially dismantle the unit to completely de-fluff it.
A bit late to this but here is how I fixed my dishwasher for about $5 which was:
1. Randomly turning off during cycle
2. Not filling with water (I checked the pumps continuity which was good so I ruled that issue out)
3. After running diagnostics it would occasionally run a full cycle after I filled it with water manualy
I pulled out the Main Control Board W10084142, saw that 2 Capacitors (C131 & C132) were bulging at the top (not flat like the others) so I replaced them for about $5 and the dishwasher works great again! [** This does require very basic soldering skills]
They are rated 1000uf at 6.3 volts and I was only getting a reading of about 150uf. Below is a link for about $5 replacements.
1000uF 6 3V 12 6x10mm Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors 10 PcsHow to get to the control board:
1. Disconnect Power Source at breaker panel.
2. Open Dishwasher door and locate the 6 hex screws that are holding in the control panel face on the backside of the dishwasher door. There will be 2 on each side of the latch and 4 (2 on each side) of the edge towards the top.
3. The face panel should pop off with a little bit of tugging
4. You will see a black cover, remove that to expose the control board
5. Ensure you label the cables with tape or something prior to removal, some require a bit of tug-and-play but will come off. For example, I labeled black wire with white stripe with a + and all black with a -. Ensure you label the control board components if you cant remember where the black with white stripe goes and vice-versa.
6. There will be little gray plastic clips holding everything in, locate these and slowly pry away the board from the plastic.
F8 failure (slow/no draining)
In a consumer cycle, the appliance is indicating F8 E1 (slow/no draining). This is because of wrong signals from the circulation pump read by the control board and interpreted as "water present", when there is no water. During draining (and in fact, there is no water), the failure occurs.
1. Check if drain hose is not closed/clogged
2. Drain pump faulty, harness or wiring faulty, control board faulty
3. If machine is equipped with OWl, issue might be caused by damaged or dirty OWl. Clean the sensor lenses then , if issue is not solved, replace OWI (optical water indicator).
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you can repalce the seal, you need to remove the motor to replace the seal(8268397) since your already there id relace the impeller kit(8193951) and the voloute(8531019) as well. looking about 65 bucks in parts
The main board sends power to the display lights. Check with a multimeter for voltage coming out of the main board to the display board. If no voltage the main board is bad or the fuse is bad.
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No, it's not normal for them to be soaking wet at the end of the cycle, but there are things that can affect this. First, make sure you have Heated Dry selected. Next, make sure you are using rinse-aid (Jet Dry), because the new dishwashers don't use as much heat as the older dishwashers, and Jet Dry will greatly aid in the drying. Be aware that plastics won't get dry in any dishwasher. Other things you can do is turn on the extra heat options in the wash cycle, and turn on the Sani-Rinse option (if you DW has such options). Otherwise, you may have a heater or controller problem. If you need further help, reach me via phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/ronald_e6b9572cebe3ad27
Whirlpool dishwashers use a wax motor or a solinoid to release the door at a specific time during the cycle. So for proper cleaning the soap cup is nessesary . The part isn't that expensive and fairly simple repair.
They are rated 1000uf at 6.3 volts and I was only getting a reading of about 150uf. Below is a link for about $5 replacements.
1000uF 6 3V 12 6x10mm Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors 10 Pcs
How to get to the control board:
1. Disconnect Power Source at breaker panel.
2. Open Dishwasher door and locate the 6 hex screws that are holding in the control panel face on the backside of the dishwasher door. There will be 2 on each side of the latch and 4 (2 on each side) of the edge towards the top.
3. The face panel should pop off with a little bit of tugging
4. You will see a black cover, remove that to expose the control board
5. Ensure you label the cables with tape or something prior to removal, some require a bit of tug-and-play but will come off. For example, I labeled black wire with white stripe with a + and all black with a -. Ensure you label the control board components if you cant remember where the black with white stripe goes and vice-versa.
6. There will be little gray plastic clips holding everything in, locate these and slowly pry away the board from the plastic.
