Hello,
My LG LDF6810ST cleans great, but has not been drying the dishes lately. I always use rinse aid, and have not changed brands of detergent or rinse aid lately. Any suggestions? Thank you in advance for your help!
To save energy, the LG LDFx810 dishwasher product family does not turn on the heating element during the drying cycle (third blue light blinking) rather it brings the final rinse water up to a high temp (I think it is 160 degrees (f)) and then uses a condensing drying system (mounted in the door) to pull the wet, hot air from inside the dishwasher. When it works, the dishes come out pretty dry (except for some plastics)
Check this:
-When the DW does its final drain, confirm that the water drained into the garbage disposal is really hot and not just warm. Be careful to not burn yourself and use a meat thermometer if you have one.
- After the water drains for the final time and the dishwasher blinks the third light, put you hand under the left hand side of the DW door. There is a slot down there that should be exhausting warm air.
If either thing is not happening, it is time to get a professional to check things out and make repairs.
Please post back here with what you find or have further questions, OK?
GET RID OF THE MACHINE WHILE YOU CAN!!!! The company does not stand behind their product and the best thing you can do is get rid of it and NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE AGAIN!!!
They are the most horrible company with the cheapest product that I have ever seen for the price we had to pay for it!!!
Get out while you can... don't even bother dealing with customer service... they will find a reason not to cover the problem you are having!!
I'm not a plumbing professional but I just replaced an LG dishwasher heating element. Wife complained dishes weren't drying and there was a bad odor inside the dishwasher. To me, it was clear that the sump heater wasn't heating the wash and rinse water. Not difficult to do. As mentioned above, disconnect water supply line by removing small panel at the bottom front. Make sure to turn water off first. Then disconnect dishwasher drain tube under your sink, this allows dishwasher to be pulled out of cabinet. Turn dishwasher over ( easy, very light weight). Remove sheet metal pan on bottom to expose the sump, motor, pump, heater etc. You'll see the ends of the heater element sticking out of the sump assembly. Usual instructions recommend removing the large plastic base but I found that the heater could be removed and reinstalled by simply sliding it out and into the gap between the plastic base and the washer cabint once I removed the sheet metal side panel on the dishwasher. I tested my heater with a volt-ohm meter and found it to be defective ( this is what I hoped for since new heater is only $50). Got new heater ( SEE PICTURE) and installed it in about 30 minutes. The only fussy part was knowing how tight to turn the small bolt which squeezes the rubber seal. I was conservative the first attempt and had a water leak where the heater fits into the sump. You'll see this and understand how the bolt and rubber seal work once you get the heater out. Turned the bolt more and the leak stopped. Washer works great now, wife happy. Congratulate yourself on saving $200. My dishwasher is LG Model LDF 6810ST. Damn expensive so I'm glad this simple fix worked well. Bought heater from repairclinIc.com
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