kitchenaid help please

[christfr]

well i found this ka dw for 25 bucks on craigslist last year and the lady said it didnt wash well any more.. so got it home and the pump was clogged with cat hair.. it then ran just fine so i put her in the house.. was wonderfull till about 3 weeks ago.. i thought it was a timer prob installed a new timer but she still has a mind of her own.. i need some ideas of what to tinker with next... mod # KUDJ230YWH3.. these probs are off and on again so im not sure... when you start the machine it will either be fine or it will only fill 1/4 full and try to wash or she will sometimes fill then drain then fill then drain over and over till you reset the timer..or sometimes its like the heat booster will get stuck and it will run for an hour and the timer wont advance and the water is like boiling in there.. now i did notice that the push button switches feel funny and i you jiggle them while its running the machine sometimes wants to cut out and stop running?? any ideas

 

[westytoploader]

The pump was clogged with CAT HAIR? Oh lawd...you have to wonder what she was putting in there!

 

[gansky1]

Disconnect the machine from power and plumbing, remove from cabinet. Discard. Replace machine with either your KDS-17 or the beautiful Westinghouse. Done.

;-)

 

[mikepaquette]

I agree with Gansky1

Go For the Westinghouse. Very nice dishwasher. Mike

 

[gyrafoam]

Maybe the timer is still the problem. A defective re-build maybe? Sounds like bad contacts somewhere.

 

[christfr]

thats what i thought .. am gonna try a set of switches they feel funny to me and god knows what mom does to the poor thing when im not around... thats why i dont want to install a really vintage machine i know she will destroy it in no time flat... oh it just never ends ha ha ha ha

 

[Brent-Aucoin]

Hi there,
Yep, it sounds like the timer is bad. However, is this a computer controled board? I can't remember from the model number, but was thinking this is a computer chip, rather than a timer.
Sounds like no matter if it is a computer chip, or a timer, either is bad.
Time to change it out.
Search Ebay. They have parts.
Best of luck.
If you need to install a vintage machine....Put a "Club" on it so your mom can't use it?
Brent

 

[appnut]

Brent, it's mechanical. the 24 series was the new SS models ith the all model electronic controls.

 

[christfr]

ha ha i have a club for the car?? this dw has a reg timer and a set of switches.. i put in a new timer and im gonna put a new set of switches in there next to see if thats it.. then again it could be several probs all at once.. where is the temp sensor located? wonder if that thing is getting stuck too

 

[tomturbomatic]

Maybe cat hair has gathered under the float and does not let it return to the fully down position so when it fills, the float rises before the tank is filled, shutting off the water, maybe?

 

[toggleswitch]

Uhm there has to be a better way to wash your cat.

 

[chachp]

LOL

Toggle! I bet the cat would agree.

 

[maytagbear]

Toggle-

Cats are like the best ovens---

They are both self-cleaning!

However, never try to clean a cat in an oven. Would not be good for either the cat or the oven. ^_^

Lawrence/Maytagear

 

[christfr]

ha ha i dont have a cat im a dog person.. besides if i were gonna wash the cat in a machine id use the unimatic.. that way the cat would be all dry and fluffy at the end of the spin cycle ha ha... not really i would never do that... honest