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Water Problem in Upper Wash

The upper spray arm on my dishwasher has stopped spinning during the water cycles. Everything is getting clean on the bottom but the top, not. The normal 'swish' you can hear when it is running has been replaced by the sound of running water. Of course, everything stops when I open it up so I can't see what is happening but it is obvious it isn't spinning at all. Lots of water seems to be getting through from the sound of it, however it is not pushing the arm. The hanger at the back that guides the manifold into the feed tube assembly is cracked at the bottom, so I've ordered a new one, but I don't think that's likely relevant. Any suggestions?

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  • Penny Stinson Mar 22, 2007

    Thanks for the suggestion. Already did that and it made no difference but am about to take off the feed tube at the back to see if it's plugged. So I'm thinking we're on the same track . . . Will report back.

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Dishwasher arms are only swept round by the water spraying out of the jets some of which are at an angle. make sure jets are clean and if necessary take the spray arm boff to get debris out. usual culprits are sweet corn and rice

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