About a couple of weeks ago, unloaded dishwasher, only to find everything wet. I since noticed that it sometimes seems to be on wash cycle for a long time - about 2.5 hours after I switched it on. (Unfortunately I've never sat and watched it all the way through, as I do have a life!) Occasionally it dries fine, and rest of time - I'm not sure whether it just sticks on wash for a very long time, or goes through whole cycle and then starts washing again. Any ideas ??
I've recently had the same problem. My theory (to be confirmed) is that the heating element is not working properly (in my case not at all). This may be the element itself or the control for the element. This, I think, may account for the machine running for so long - it is waiting for the water to reach operating temp before timing the wash cycle. This also explains why the dishes do not dry. I aim to investigate this theory over the weekend !!
Posted on Jun 07, 2007
Hi,
I have an older dishwasher also and recently my wife also complained about it not cleaning right... so me being the man I am tried in vain to clean the things... Bought new spray arms online and installed them in minutes...now the thing works like new... However I have also found that if the heating element goes bad then that also can mess things up bad... So I would buy new spray arms, and also check out the heating element to make sure it is working... Here is a tip that will help you with the online buying...
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