Dacor DDW24S Drying, Drying, continued

Before You Call for Service

Problem	May Be Caused By	What to Do
Water backs up in sink	Garbage disposal or sink	Run garbage disposal to eliminate food and
when dishwasher drains	trap full	obstructions in sink. Make sure sink drains properly.
Door will not close	Racks not slid in all the way	Check to make sure there is nothing blocking the
		rack(s) from rolling all the way into the dishwasher.
1 minute appears on the	The program is taking longer	None. Next time the program is run, the corrected
display	than estimated.	time will be displayed.
Unusual noise	Improper loading	Utensils may not be secure or something small
		may have dropped from the rack. Water may cause
		utensils to rattle. Make sure dishware is secure.
	Spray arms not rotating	Make sure that both spray arms rotate freely. Make
	properly	sure that items do not obstruct movement of spray
		arms. If necessary, clear any obstructions.
		Make sure holes in spray arms are not blocked. If
		necessary, clean spray arms. See page 15.
	Drain pump makes droning	Overflow protection has engaged and is pumping
	sound that can be heard	water out of the dishwasher. Turn off water valve,
	from outside dishwasher and	disconnect power and call for service.
	does not stop when main
	power switch is turned off
Bad odor in washing	Door seal and surrounding	See instructions for cleaning door on page 13.
compartment	area (corners) dirty
	Low temperature cycles	Run a cycle with a higher temperature about once
	have been selected for a	a month.
	prolonged period
Detergent left in detergent	Dispenser lid blocked	Detergent lid may not be opening. Check for items
compartment (detergent		blocking it.
compartment will not	Old detergent	Do not use detergent that is hard or caked inside
open)
		box. Use only fresh detergent. Add detergent to
		dishwasher just before starting it.
	Spray arms do not rotate	Make sure that both spray arms rotate freely. Make
	properly	sure that items do not obstruct movement of spray
		arms. If necessary, clear any obstructions.
		Make sure holes in spray arms are not blocked. If
		necessary, clear holes with a pointed object and
		rinse under water.
Dishes not dry	Drying option needed	Select the Drying option for higher temperature
		rinse and better drying.
	No rinse agent or rinse	Fill rinse agent dispenser. Rinse agent helps dishes
	agent dispenser not set	to dry faster. Check rinse agent dispenser setting.
	properly
	Plastic items	Certain plastic materials are difficult to dry. Plastics
		may need to be towel dried. Also try opening door
		after cycle is complete.
	Improper loading or	Do not overload, under-load or nest items. Make
	unloading	sure dishwasher is loaded according to instructions
		starting on page 6.
	Dry cycle interrupted	Door opened too soon. Make sure dry portion of
		cycle is complete before opening door.
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