Question about Whirlpool GU2400XTP Built-in Dishwasher
I started a cycle on my dishwasher and went to work outside and when I came in my dishwasher had stopped. There were no lights on and all the water had not drained out of it. The dishes were clean however. I could still feel heat I guess from the water. Now it acts like it has no power, and I have checked the breaker, whenever you press a button nothing happens and I can't get it to finish draining. Please help.
There should be a thermal fuse located inside the console on the control board. Most dishwashers have them mounted this way. It's a white square plastic piece, or silver component with two wires connected to it. If the thermal fuse is bad it will give the same symptoms you are describing. To check, you need to turn off the circuit breaker to the dishwasher and remove the screws holding the console in place. This should be the four or five screws at the top of the door (with the door open). Carefully lift the console off the door (support the wires) and flip it over so you can see the control board. The thermal fuse should be mounted somewhere on the control board. The fuse will read a SHORT if good, an OPEN if bad. The fuse is not resettable (meaning you can't reuse it) and must be replaced. If you need further assistance let me know. I hope this helps you. PS There should be a tech sheet located inside the lower kick panel under the door. This includes all the schematics and troubleshooting tips. You may use this as a reference too.
Posted on Jul 18, 2007
Kinda hard to tell without seeing it, as all dishwashers aren't manufactured the same. However, most that I am familiar with are attached to the control board by a plastic tab. If you take a small flat blade screwdriver you can slide it under the tab that is clipped to the side of the control board and lift slightly. The thermal fuse should come off fairly easy. Let me know if this helps.
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Thanks jsrock516, I found the fuse but can you tell me how to get the darn thing off. It's in a awkward place that is hard to get ahold of. For some reason I do not have a tech sheet inside the kick panel.
Thank you
momofthree
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