Kenmore Troubleshooting for Your Dishwasher: Common Issues and Solutions
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Troubleshooting

Please review this troubleshooting chart prior to calling for service.

PROBLEMS

 

 

SOLUTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Dishes

do not dry

 

The rinse aid dispenser may

be empty. Check the rinse-aid dispenser and refill it if

 

 

 

 

 

 

necessary. Dishware drying can be accelerated and enhanced by opening the

 

 

 

 

 

 

dishwasher door slightly and propping it open with the top rack.

 

Indicator

light(s)

do not

A fuse may have

blown or a circuit

breaker tripped. Check the fuse or circuit

breaker

come on

 

 

 

 

at your fuse box/breaker box and

replace

the fuse or reset the breaker if necessary.

Dishwasher

does

not

The dishwasher

door may not be properly

shut. Make certain the dishwasher

door is

start

 

 

 

 

 

shut and latched.

 

 

 

 

 

Dishwasher

runs

a long

If the dishwasher

completes

the cycle, but the run time seems exceptionally

long, it

time

 

 

 

 

 

may be due to cold incoming

water. Before starting the dishwasher, open the hot

 

 

 

 

 

 

water faucet at the sink nearest the dishwasher. Run the water until it runs hot, then

 

 

 

 

 

 

turn off the water and start the dishwasher.

 

 

Machine

cycle

does not

NOTE: The Installation Manual that came

with your dishwasher will help you with the

advance

to

rinse

 

following

instructions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The water supply line may be shut off. Check the water supply valve and open it if it's

 

 

 

 

 

 

shut. Or, the water inlet may be blocked. Using the Installation Manual that came with

 

 

 

 

 

 

your dishwasher as a guide, shut off the dishwasher's water supply, remove the

 

 

 

 

 

 

dishwasher's toe panel, water supply hose or tubing, and 90 ° elbow, and look for

 

 

 

 

 

 

debris in the water inlet. If debris is present, try removing it with tweezers. Then,

 

 

 

 

 

 

return the 90 ° elbow, water supply hose or tubing, and toe panel to their installed

 

 

 

 

 

 

positions, and open the dishwasher water supply.

 

Water

not pumped from

Make certain the drain hose isn'tkinked, clogged, or improperly installed. Make

dishwasher

 

 

 

certain a portion

of the drain

hose is at least 20 inches above the dishwasher's

 

 

 

 

 

 

enclosure floor (see the Installation Manual). Filters may be clogged. Make certain the

 

 

 

 

 

 

filter system isn'tclogged (see the Care and Maintenance section of this manual).

 

 

 

 

 

 

The kitchen sink drain may be clogged; you may need a plumber rather than a

 

 

 

 

 

 

serviceman for the dishwasher. If an air gap is installed at sink, it may be clogged.

Detergent

dispenser

You may

not be correctly shutting

the detergent dispenser cover, or a cycle was not

cover

will not

shut

finished

and should be cancelled. Go to the Adding Detergent and Rinse Aid section of

 

 

 

 

 

 

this manual for instructions on shutting the detergent dispenser cover. Go to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating the Dishwasher section of this manual for instructions on cancelling a

 

 

 

 

 

 

cycle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White

spots left on

More rinse aid is needed. Go to the Adding Detergent and Rinse Aid section

of this

dishes

 

 

 

 

 

manual for instructions on increasing the amount of rinse aid dispensed.

 

Streaks on

glassware

Too much

rinse aid is being dispensed. Go to the Adding Detergent and Rinse Aid

 

 

 

 

 

 

section of this manual for instructions on decreasing the amount of rinse aid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dispensed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rattling noises

 

Utensils

may not be properly

arranged.

 

 

Suds in dishwasher

You may have used the wrong type of dishwasher detergent. Use only automatic

 

 

 

 

 

 

dishwasher

detergents.

 

 

 

 

Unsatisfactory

washing

• Incorrect

amount of detergent.

 

 

 

results

 

 

 

 

 

• Utensils

incorrectly arranged or rack overloaded.

 

•Spray arm rotation blocked by utensils.

•Spray arm nozzles need cleaning.

•Filters not properly fitted into position.

•Unsuitable cycle selected.

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