KitchenAid DW (by WP) KUDM01TJWH0

[toggleswitch]

~You should hear it at the beginning of the cycle close, and when it starts to dry it will open.

Doesn't; ever.

I only know of how it should work in that my basment GE GSD5300D00ww DOES have a power vent that actually opens and closes!

http://products.geappliances.com/Pr...S&DOCUMENT=Use and Care Manual&SKU=GSD5330DWW

 

[toggleswitch]

oh Gary thank you for showing me yours, after I showed mine.

yes *SIGH* yours is superior (hangs head in shame).

*LOL*

 

[gadgetgary]

Oh Steve.....

See what a real KitchenAid has.......a 'fan-forced' inlet....

Exterior view...

 

[gadgetgary]

And.....

Interior view(notice the drying air inlet on the right side)

 

[toggleswitch]

It was supposed to retail for $900 at the time. Pity it can't wash or dry.

Luckily I got it for half of that as a scratch-and-dent.

 

[gadgetgary]

Oh baby.....

Nice rack

 

[hoover1060]

LOL

you guys are a riot...
Toggles take that KA, you'll love it!

 

[toggleswitch]

Actually, If I had two spare drachmas, my heart really wants to send it to Appnut.

But alas the DW is not mine to give!

 

[tomturbomatic]

Steve, as you have probably found out by now, that was a wax motor that opened and closed the vent flap in your KA and it could have been replaced without too much trauma. The only thing about not having it closed during the wash/rinse part of the cycle is that if you had a wood counter above, the extra water vapor would not do the wood any good. It might make a few drops of condensation near the vent on the underside of the solid counter, but probably won't harm anything.

 

[toggleswitch]

ah. so what is a wax motor?

The vent protrudes ever so slightly from the counter, so I do not fear my wood counter getting soft or harmed. I don't think moiture will be a problem.

 

[coldspot66]

Hi Steve,

A wax motor behaves much like a solenoid...uses current to provide motion. Current warms the wax inside, and it expands to move a plunger. The biggest advantage to wax motors is they are noiseless, but slow...no mechanical "snap" ..much like your GE d/w drain valve. Hope this helps!

 

[toggleswitch]

Thanks! Live and learn.

 

[gansky1]

I'm sure this wax motor on this vent is fuse protected, the one on my original Asko dishwasher wasn't and when it went bad, it took the control board with it. A similar thing happened with the first-series Maytag Neptune washers and the door-lock mechanism.

WP is using wax motors all over the place - they also are (or were at last check) used to control the valve that runs the Turbo-Zone wash system, diverting water flow from the upper wash arm to the nozzles.

 

[toggleswitch]

~I'm sure this wax motor on this vent is fuse protected, the one on my original Asko dishwasher wasn't and when it went bad, it took the control board with it.

GREG!
This perhaps explains the burnt orignal control board and the (subsequent)lack of venting! I'm thinking the fuse didn't go as fast as it should have, only to blow later.

 

[gadgetgary]

Wax Motor

Exactly what went wrong on my Neptune last fall.