GE Dishwasher CDW9380N20SS the detergents to congeal and lead to blockage of

SOURCE: GE Nautilus detergent cap will not open

Sometimes these get gunked up and need to be coaxed....so take a butter knife...insert it in the edge of the dispenser tray...pry gently...all the while turning the timer control knob...it should pop open at one point if not try a little more pressure...and once open .clean thoroughly..if it persists you may have a timer or control panel issue...also use factory recommended soaps...


I hope this helps...Good Luck and Good day....thank you for rating my effort.....The Fang.

SOURCE: Soap has congealled

Pour half a cup of white vinegar straight into the bottom of the machine and run it through a fast wash. You may need to do this a couple of times?

SOURCE: Dishwasher: GE PDW 9200

You will need to replace the dispenser. Open the door and remove the 3 screws up each side of the door, this will remove the front panel and give access to the dispenser. Then remove the wires and remove the 6 or so screws holding the dispenser and replace with new 1. You will be able to get a new 1 from an online spares provider. They are not that expensive. Hope this helps

SOURCE: The Cascade liquid detergent in

I had and solved this problem. First, this answer addresses only the congeal nature of Cascade and how to get it out. And you aren't going to like the answer. The easiest answer is to take the door apart and replace the bottle and you can't re-place the one you took off. You will need to order a few parts assuming that you can clean the bottle once you get it off. I did it without removing the bottle and it took hours. I used grass trimmer plastic wire and shoved it in the bottom tip of the bottle to break up the gel. I then used a long 'hemostat' to retrieve chunks from the large opening in the door. Imagine trying to grab one of these gelatin balls with a hemostat. It takes a careful touch. In between, I would pour hot water in and try to dissolve the gel. that didn't do much good. When I got a clean flow of water, i re-connected everything and purged the system per instructions a few times before putting things back together. This took hours beginning to end. And Cascade people at P&G tell me that it is from mixing two types of their product... one with enzymes and another with chlorine.... Who knows.

Mike Cairns

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• Posted on Oct 27, 2011

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Hello, ajswave

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