Maytag JDB2100AW Troubleshooting, Flow Chart, During Fill, From Page, On Page, Hissing, Wash

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During Fill

Does the noise only No occur during the fill portion of the cycle?

Yes

Hissing

Does the noise only		No	A	During
occur during the				Wash
wash portion of the
cycle?
	Yes	On Page 2
		Thumping/
NoDoes it sound like a
steady thumping or

C

From Page 2

Howling/

See "Wash/Drain

Surging

Pump & Valve

Add 2

Issues" portion of

Does it sound like a

Does it surge a few

Yes

Yes

No

quarts of

"Wash

howling/surging

times and then drain

Did the noise stop?

water by

Performance" Flow

noise?

followed by a fill?

hand

From

Chart

No

Yes

No

Page 2

Control is going into the

D

foam guard routine which

Are the flappers

can occur a maximum of

Are there objects

Troubleshooting

Does it sound like a hissing noise?

Yes

Modify home plumbing to reduce or

clicking? Clicking

B	3 times during a cycle.	Are the wash tubes/ No	keeping rack from	No	from the unused
	This occurs when the	manifolds docking			docking ports out of
			going all the way
	main wash pump draws	correctly?			place, missing, or
			back?
	in too much air which				deformed?

No

eliminate

Yes

Is the spray arm

Relocate

On Page 2	can be caused by foam,
	low water, out of level,	Yes	No	Yes
	etc.

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May be able to

hitting items in the Yes items to avoid spray

rack?

arm

No

		Repair or
Is the tub rear wall		replace
	No
bowed in?

Rev. 0

Does it sound like a Yes thumping noise?

No

Thumping

Complete

reduce or eliminate by modifying plumbing

Install a water hammer suppressor to eliminate

Is the spray arm	Yes
hitting the rack?

No

Are items moving

Yes

around and hitting each other?

No

Adjust rack

or load or

replace rack

Rearrange

load and secure items in racks

Instruct

customer to

rearrange

					Yes
					Verify	Check all
			Are there excessive			manifold
	Repair or	Yes			nothing is
						hardware
			leaks at hubs or
	replace				protruding	for correct
			distribution system?
					from back	operation
					wall into
						and
					back of tub
Instruct customer						placement
			No
to use less Rinse
Aid. See U&C for					Remove
recommended
detergent			Are there objects		items and
amounts based				Yes	instruct
			between chopper
on water					customer to
	Complete		and chopper plate?
hardness					scrape hard
					objects

Flow Chart

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Appliances			Single
			Thump
Company			This is the
			normal
			detergent
	Does it sound like a Yes		cup lid
	single thump during		hitting the
	final rinse?		door and is
			operation
		No

Is the upper spray	Yes
arm hitting the tub?

No

Is the lower spray

arm hitting the Yes heater element or

filter cover?

No

Is the lower spray

arm hitting Yes something that has

fallen through the racks?

No

Complete

load to block jets coming from lower wash arm

Adjust, realign, or replace parts

Instruct customer and rearrange item

No

No

Disassemble,

Verify

look for parts

Yes

Is there an

No

Are seals or

that have

Rinse Aid

Yes

excessive amount of

mechanical parts

rubbed

tank is not

foaming in unit?

rubbing together?

together and

leaking

realign or

replace

No

Grinding/

Buzzing Look for hard

Remove items

Does it sound like

Yes

and instruct

Yes

objects between

customer

an intense grinding

chopper and

too scrape

or buzzing?

chopper plate.

hard bjects

No

No

Ringing

This is

Disassemble,

Does it sound like a

caused by

No

Are pump rotating

Yes

look for parts

ringing noise in

Yes

water

parts rubbing

rubbingTogether

cadence with the

hitting a

stationary parts?

and realign or

wash arm?

pan and is

replace

normal