COMMON DISHWASHING PROBLEMS AND
SOLUTIONS
PROBLEM | POSSIBLE CAUSE | POSSIBLE SOLUTION |
Dishwasher will not start | Dishwasher not receiving Electrical | Check electrical connection: |
| power. | Fuse/circuit breaker. |
| Door is unlatched | Close and latch door. |
| Dishwasher not level. | Level unit. |
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Dishes not clean | Improper loading | Arrange dishes so spray action |
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| reaches all surfaces. |
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| Do not overload dishwasher. |
| Spray arm not rotating freely | Check spray arm to make sure |
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| nothing (i.e. cutlery) is obstructing |
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| spray arm rotation. |
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| Check if filter screen has become |
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| dislodged and obstructing spray arm |
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| rotation. |
| Not enough detergent and/or | Use more dishwasher detergent |
| improper detergent being used. | Do not use detergent that is hard or |
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| cracked. |
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| Use only a recommended dishwasher |
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| detergent. |
| Improperly prepared dishes. | Excess food soil and liquids should |
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| be removed from dishes before |
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| loading. |
| Water inlet hose kinked/bent due to | Eliminate kink or bend from Inlet |
| improper installation. | hose. |
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Chipping or breaking glassware | Improper loading of dishes. | Do not overload dish rack. Load |
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| glasses on the upper rack only, not |
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| over dish rack pins. Glasses loaded |
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| over dish rack pins are not properly |
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| supported and subject to damage. |
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Water remains in bottom | A small amount of water (in sump | This is necessary to keep the pump |
| area) is normal. | primed and is drained automatically at |
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| the beginning of each cycle. |
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Dishwasher can’t stop | Excessive amount of water; cycle not | Allow dishwasher to complete full |
| completed. | cycle. |
The draff is too much;
Drain the water out and clear the filter.
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