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Posted on Aug 08, 2009

Normal cycle leave dishes half clean. Heavy cycle

Normal cycle leave dishes half clean. Most of the time they looked like haven't been rinsed. Heavy cycle works great.
Dishwasher is 4 years old, never had any problems before.
Is there a filter I need to clean?

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In the bottom of the machine, under the bottom rack, is a screen looking piece. twist or just pull up, should be able to clean that then replace.

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