Simple maintenance will wipe out 90% of dishwasher problems. These tips can help save you money by doing the repairs yourself.
Do your dishes come out spotted and stained? Have you noticed a puddle of water on the floor? Does your dishwasher simply fail to start up? If so you're not alone. These three complaints make up the vast majority of dishwasher problems. But now the good news. You can solve these problems about 90% of the time without calling a professional for help.
Your dishes don't come out clean
Remove the spray arm to clean it. Unscrew the cap, turning it clockwise, and lift off the arm.
Scrub the base and spray arm with a toothbrush and wipe them with a sponge. Grease and debris collect on these parts.
Poke a wire into therapist arm holes to clear debris that has collected inside. Then replace the spray arm and cap. Clean the top spray arm as well if the dishwasher has one.
Unscrew the hood-down screw on the float switch and lift the cap straight up and off.
Clean all accessible parts of the float switch and cover with a toothbrush and sponge. Replace the cap.
Shut off the electrical power and the water supply to the dishwasher. Then unscrew and remove the two lower panels under the door.
Remove the nut from the compression fitting with a wrench to release the copper water supply tube. Remove the wire cover and pull off the electrical wires. Then unscrew the nuts that hold the valve to the metal dishwasher frame.
Release the spring clamps that anchor the rubber tubing to the valve and pull the tubing off. Use a needle nose Oliver.
Remove the screws that hold the compression fitting to the valve body and remove the screen with a needle nose Oliver. Line up all removed parts on a clear surface for easy assembly. Rinse the screen well. Reassemble the valve and reinstall.
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