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Anonymous Posted on Jan 11, 2009

Only washing top rack

Dishwasher suddenly stopped washing bottom rack. Although it is difficult to be certain, I am reasonably sure that the bottom spray arm is not spinning. It seems to me that this would indicate a lack of water pressure, yet the top rack is getting clean. We have cleaned all soap and calcified gunk out of the spray arms and the piece along the back wall of the washer. Though it was pretty gunked up, it didn't solve the problem. Any further suggestions?

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After observing the water just gushing out when the spray arm was removed, we determined there was still a bunch more calcification/soap in the ends of the spray arm. (We have very hard water in our area). Unfortunately, you cannot open up the spray arms to clean them out, so it took about 30 minutes of pounding and manipulating to get all the gunk out. Now my dishes are clean again. Hallelujeh! And the water cleaning the dishes is cleaner, as well.

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