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New junk Anyone getting rid of this quality has not gotten a feel for the flimsy crap made today

Tower feed Changing to a tower system here seemed like a bad idea but after pondering this - never did i have to replace a lower wash arm support ring, nor similarly the ring on the top of the lower wash arm, nor the top rack wash arm feed tube in the 2 wp pcs ive owned in the past with feed...

Fill valve - water heater? Ive had old water heaters and even failing water softners put debris out in my lines clogging fill valves/screens...

Debris in fill valve? Sounds like its not filling with enough water on fills. -just before the detergent dispenser slides open on mine, for the main wash there is about a 30 second fill which results in a much different sound in wash action! Id check the fill level or try pouring a gal of water...

Silverware in door Also best practice to load plates in the front - to direct water to the in-the-door silverware basket!

1st gen pc My favorite feature of the 1st gen pc over newer models is that selecting "hi temp wash" would provide 145 f water heating for main wash and final rinse, which is only 5 degrees hotter as the rest (140) but in my experience did provide more perfectly cleaned burned/cooked on foods...

Beloved powercleans Haha. Yes many here do know the tell tell designs/pics of the sump modules in the bottom of dw - just from glancing past the bottom rack! kenmade ultra washes/whilypools quiet washes had the unmistakable "bump out" on the side of the power module. -At about the 3 to 4 pm...

Hard water Can see from the pics it was used in hard water. If it were me, id be replacing the water inlet valve to assure no wash or flooding problems on a 30 year old machine.

Ge tower wash Looks like low use on that - id grab it! Every tower wash i've used - just needed to be mindful of taller or narrow glasses in the 4 corners of upper rack, else yibbles will result from lack of spray coverage. Additionally, pots, pans and silverware were always spotless from my...

Top rack A bit off topic here but is it me? Or do the plates in the top rack seem really big to fit standing up with all that room above them for a whirlpool of this age - does the top rack wash arm even clear the bottom rack dinner plates? Im not seeing the adjustable upper rack mechanisms on...

Internal timer not at end of previous cycle?? If you push the cancel button w door latched, the timer should advance to the end of the cycle - and then should be ready with clean light off maybe?.. Additionally, in my opinion, a machine of this age should have a new water valve installed - a...

Stuck wash cycles Maud mentioned "The other cycles get stuck during Pre-Wash." - other members will know for sure but isnt the pre-wash portion of other cycles in this model involved with the machine pausing to heat the water to 140f?

Silverware basket As ive used/had this type of on the door basket - with a mess of dishes the silverware basket was pulled from dw and placed in the 2nd side of a standard sink diagonally No on the door basket now but use the 2nd side of the sink for a small trash can and keep a spare...

Not starting Isnt there a safety switch inside the top right on the door? - it looks like a small cone depressing in a switch inside the door so that the machine wont run when opened. Would pushing on the top right corner of the door after trying to start it help?

Push to start Just as today the sound of a dishwasher will put me to sleep - Grandma had above model in a portable which was used extensively with many people at the house with a sales business run out of the home, a large family and the overall heavier cooking which was done in 70s. Can...

Furthermore The powerclean Id let my buddy use - was also around 30 years old and he used that for few years even as the top rack had rusted through allowing the wash arm support to fall off! He claimed the powerclean still washed great with no top wash arm and sold it for 45.00 haha

Frigidaire Have a buddy this model or a step above as his offers sani-rinse option. He has used his heavily for maybe 3 years as a garbage disposal ( as I raised him right, on a portable powerclean as well haha), well he never takes the lower wash arm support/filter out and leaves chuncks of...

drain inlet Betting "grease n grime" from sink usage has formed a plug in the dw drain pipe inlet of the sink - not letting the dw drain. -as i acquired a free dishwasher from this very scenerio. As far as the leak goes, the seals on the dishwasher may reseal with some usage or can u see where...

Favorite cycle I set my favorite cycle on my ultrawash by starting the machine as usual for the cycle and options that i wanted to save - then hold down favorite cycle. All lights flashed and it saved! This is a great feature to use as membrane buttons get older and show age by button surface...

Soft water Have used a softner for many years to help with the the cities river/blended in well water. Between spotless dishes out of the dishwasher (without rinse aid or lemi shine) and the softer cleaner skin/hair and plumbing fixtures - soft water makes life much easier and cleaner. Using...