pinkpower4
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Frigidaire FGHD2465NB1A is about 10 y/o. I notice a high pitch noise. The arms don't seem to move much or at all. With that said, there may be an issue with the orbitclean arm. The orbitclean arm is a spray arm that looks somewhat typical on one end, but has a blue ring on the other end. Some have replaced the orbitclean arm with a regular spray arm, added a weight to the other side to counterbalance the blue ring on the other side of the arm that seems to help it rotate, etc. Anyway, I finally got the orbitclean arm to rotate some slowly. It does an OK job washing.
This doesn't explain why there seems to be little or no movement from the middle or top arms.
I did notice a piece of plastic that made its way through the filter and possibly to the impeller of the circulation pump.
I then uninstalled dishwasher, took apart pump including the mini chopper, and found nothing else significant.
You can hear water, and it even splashes around some. When I pop open the door real quick again and again even allowing time between, I can see water pouring out of the middle arm. The middle arm is in the same place; it doesn't seem to move. Top arm doesn't seem to move much either.
Take a listen to these videos and see if this noise is something to be concerned about.
Water is running: https://tinyurl.com/DW-Noise-with-Water-Running
Water is not running:
I bought this pump used about a year ago? but has worked well up until now.
If it's the circulation pump, I doubt I will fix it this time. I am still trying to decide between Bosch 100 ($600 height adjustable racks, adjustable tines, smoother gliding racks, pop open door, aqua-stop, and the third fack still seems a bit much), the Kitchen Aid 600 series (but it's also $), or the Maytag with 5989? in the model number (priced between 100 series Bosch and the KA 600). At least with the basic Bosch, it seems it will clean the same. I will just have to remember to manually open the door. Even the base model has WiFi (might be useful). I looked through some of last year's Black Friday ads, and I don't see where the Bosch basic dw has gone on sale. I'm not interested in. the kitchen bundle deals where several appliances are purchased.
Thanks,
This doesn't explain why there seems to be little or no movement from the middle or top arms.
I did notice a piece of plastic that made its way through the filter and possibly to the impeller of the circulation pump.
I then uninstalled dishwasher, took apart pump including the mini chopper, and found nothing else significant.
You can hear water, and it even splashes around some. When I pop open the door real quick again and again even allowing time between, I can see water pouring out of the middle arm. The middle arm is in the same place; it doesn't seem to move. Top arm doesn't seem to move much either.
Take a listen to these videos and see if this noise is something to be concerned about.
Water is running: https://tinyurl.com/DW-Noise-with-Water-Running
Water is not running:
I bought this pump used about a year ago? but has worked well up until now.
If it's the circulation pump, I doubt I will fix it this time. I am still trying to decide between Bosch 100 ($600 height adjustable racks, adjustable tines, smoother gliding racks, pop open door, aqua-stop, and the third fack still seems a bit much), the Kitchen Aid 600 series (but it's also $), or the Maytag with 5989? in the model number (priced between 100 series Bosch and the KA 600). At least with the basic Bosch, it seems it will clean the same. I will just have to remember to manually open the door. Even the base model has WiFi (might be useful). I looked through some of last year's Black Friday ads, and I don't see where the Bosch basic dw has gone on sale. I'm not interested in. the kitchen bundle deals where several appliances are purchased.
Thanks,
