Frigidaire dishwasher rinse cycle problem

My new dishwasher does not rinse the soap off of the dishes all they way. Sometimes the glasses fog up and residue from the detergent is left in the glass as if rinse cycle is never performed. There are no led indicators on the dishwasher to tell me when the rinse is going on. Is there someone who can explain the cycles to me so I can try to listen for problems while the washer is cycling?

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Problem just might be that not draining. when on drain, hold hose into a bucket about 3 feet off floor and check drain rate is good. if plumbed in under the sink, also check no blockage at the sink spigot

Posted on May 09, 2007

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