variflexpghpa
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A friend bought a house recently and I went to see it today. During the tour stop in the kitchen I spotted the dishwasher and immediately went over to it to inspect. The inside is pristine and I told my friend that this is a great dishwasher.
My friend replied it doesnt work, dishes come out dirtier then when they go in and we are getting rid of it. Besides the service guy that came out to look at it told me that its way to old to fix and parts arent available.
I said let me see whats wrong with it. I started it, the motor ran and it began to fill. I was kinda figuring that with the age, the fill valve might be clogged and a low water level could be the problem. It filled completely but there was very little water action sound. I stopped it, started it again and heard the initial water blast, then nothing.
Investigating a little more, I removed the wash arm and took out the fine screen filter. When I looked at the filter it was totally covered with accumulated crud, and infact you could not even see light thru it. I put the wash arm back in, closed the door and hit the button. The KA roared to life with water action. My friend said, it never sounded like that. Obviously the crud was enough to starve the pump. After a good soaking and scrub the filter looked like new and it was reinstalled. The DW ran perfectly, and as a further tuneup the clogged wash arm jets were cleaned out.
I then looked at the pile of dishes in the sink and said to my friend watch what this DW will do to these dishes. I put the dishes in without rinsing them off and let the KA do its thing. About an hour later I showed my friend the proof... a spotless load of dishes.
But here is my real question about this DW. It pauses alot for water heating which in the scheme of things is really not necessary, as the water in the house is about 140. So if I bypass the thermostat, do you think that would cause any problems? I dont think so, but I would like some comments from the KA experts before I would do this.
Thanks for your help
My friend replied it doesnt work, dishes come out dirtier then when they go in and we are getting rid of it. Besides the service guy that came out to look at it told me that its way to old to fix and parts arent available.
I said let me see whats wrong with it. I started it, the motor ran and it began to fill. I was kinda figuring that with the age, the fill valve might be clogged and a low water level could be the problem. It filled completely but there was very little water action sound. I stopped it, started it again and heard the initial water blast, then nothing.
Investigating a little more, I removed the wash arm and took out the fine screen filter. When I looked at the filter it was totally covered with accumulated crud, and infact you could not even see light thru it. I put the wash arm back in, closed the door and hit the button. The KA roared to life with water action. My friend said, it never sounded like that. Obviously the crud was enough to starve the pump. After a good soaking and scrub the filter looked like new and it was reinstalled. The DW ran perfectly, and as a further tuneup the clogged wash arm jets were cleaned out.
I then looked at the pile of dishes in the sink and said to my friend watch what this DW will do to these dishes. I put the dishes in without rinsing them off and let the KA do its thing. About an hour later I showed my friend the proof... a spotless load of dishes.
But here is my real question about this DW. It pauses alot for water heating which in the scheme of things is really not necessary, as the water in the house is about 140. So if I bypass the thermostat, do you think that would cause any problems? I dont think so, but I would like some comments from the KA experts before I would do this.
Thanks for your help
