Recent content by rlpenny

Sigh. I am original builder and owner of my 1992/3 home. My original late 1992 early 1993 Kitchenaid Superba Whisper Quit Scrub dishwasher has a seized motor shaft. DW worked fine one day and didn't the next. I'm perplexed on whether to purchase a new Miele 8130 that appears to have similar...

I ordered Part 4169400 -- factory sealed Whirlpool box I ordered Whirlpool part number 4169400 from an online appliance parts website based in Oregon that came up in search results and had a good price. The box has a factory looking Whirlpool certified parts label and appears to have been drop...

Than you all again. My wife looks forward to going back to minimalist scrape and load. The detergent debacle combined with a slow fill (likely commenced Jan'13 w/valve replacement) I suppose drove me from a light rinse of shredded wheat bowls and nacho cheese to full-on fully rinsed of late...

little miffed this evening...not fill, but panel related... Opened up the SS panel set I ordered. Only came with the upper panel. No lower panel was in the box. Grrrrr. I had used a part number gleaned from a post on this site (the fellow that convereted his KD-21 from white to SS.

Field Report 3 YESTERDAY (12/16)... --> Existing 2yr old inlet valve -- DW not filling enough, cutoff by timer, no floating bobber, arms rotate very slow. --> New OEM (WP) valve (no mods) -- DW filled more, cutoff by timer, float just thinking about floating, arms rotate faster, minimized pump...

Read thrice before posting I again missed one of your plainly stated points. I'm too hasty to write. I just now noticed you reduced the restrictor-less flow rate via the water stop valve and thus avoided the increased flood risk if the float switch were demoted (forced) from backup to daily...

Maybe instead of going straight to no restrictor I'll try using numbered drill bits and drill press to slightly enlarge the orifice of new inlet valve's restrictor. This should allow slightly more water without depending on the float switch every time for water shutoff and prevent a non...

What the ... Is "that" doing in there? I missed your earlier point regarding the "restrictor". I looked carefully in the old inlet valve body and sure enough there is a hard semi transparent restrictor. It was tight to push a straightened paper clip through it. I then curled the end of the...

I've not yet figured out where/how the rinse agent is dispensed. I know where it is filled but the screw-on cap/plug has that oring so I don't see where the agent could come out. But, I did notice tonight on closer inspection there is a teeny hole in the long cylinder leading to the reservoir...

I've been diagnosing (w/great help from this site) a low water fill problem on my 1993 Kitchenaid DW (WP but still dominate Hobart influence model). I've completed 3 maybe 5 rinse/hold cycles test the water fill level and on several occasions have suck a quick peek into the unit to gauge wash...

Field Report 2 $14 inlet valve replaced this evening. Visually, the fill level appears higher (about 3/16" or possibly 1/4" up side of float switch compared to 1/8" before replacement). The float does seem to just be commencing its float. Prior to valve replacement after fill the float was...

Sorry it's a long post. The engineer in me likes to figure out how things work. I don't mind just replacing the inlet valve as they are (shouldn't be) a wear item at least for me With respect to the electrical coils (washing machine too). Probably was 7-10 yrs ago when I I replaced the DW...

Water level My heating element is below the black coarse guard (keeps out bones or large pits). W/o intervention the water only fills to 1/8" above bottom of float switch and float switch is still resting at its lowest point of travel. With intervention (adding about a gallon of water)...

http://www.appliancepartspros.com/whirlpool-dishwasher-water-inlet-4171000-ap2919519.html My memory is coming back. This liked part looks very familiar. In addition to pushbutton switch module I now recall replacing the inlet valve due to a slow leak (not flow problem). Q. Any other parts...

Field Report Q. Do I order an inlet screen or get a whole inlet valve? OK. Wow! Add an external gallon of my own hot water and voila, my wife says "that's what the DW used to sound like". Babysitting the machine as I type during MAIN wash. My 23 series does indeed drain/refill...