KitchenAid DW (by WP) KUDM01TJWH0

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Gary!
You cannot force someone to dry! Yibbles can become the texture on which the patina of love is created. All it takes is a little extra rubbing. Now, no more talk of superiority or forcing. Am I clear? One upsmanship is not to be applied to dishwashing or you'll never get oneupsya's.. Read the manual.
Kelly
 
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.
 
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!
 
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.
 
~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.
 

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