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The unit is 6 years old. Dishes on the top rack do not get cleaned. Dishes on the bottom rack are fine.

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Make sure that your upper wand is rotating, this happens by the water pressure from the lower unit shooting up into the upper wand. if the lower connecting tube is blocked by debris or impacted detergent, then the upper does not rotate or get sufficent water power. Take astraightened coat hanger and run it down in the connecting tube to be sure that it will pass water from the lower wand up to the upper wand. Be sure the holes in the upper wand are free

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Hi,



I have an older dishwasher also and recently my wife also complained about it not cleaning right... so me being the man I am tried in vain to clean the things... Bought new spray arms online and installed them in minutes...now the thing works like new... However I have also found that if the heating element goes bad then that also can mess things up bad... So I would buy new spray arms, and also check out the heating element to make sure it is working... Here is a tip that will help you with the online buying...


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Why doesn't the top rack of my dishwasher clean dishes?

the water tube may be clogged at the sprayer on the top of the basin. probably have to disassemble and clean

I’m happy to assist further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/howard_977676954994c5b2

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Our dishwasher is approximately 13 years old. Today I turned it on and it did not clean the dishes. After trying to wash the dishes three times, the dishes on the bottom rack were clean but the top rack...

13 years old?!? LOL, you're lucky it turns on!!!

Pop the sprayers off and check for clogs. Otherwise, get a new one, this machine is way, way, way past its life expectancy.

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