Ba for Model Number PDWT480P00SS My GE PDWT480P00SS dishwasher stopped drying dishes and began to leave dishes still dirty. I suspected the heating element failed so I pulled the dishwasher out to investigate. I found one of the plastic/ceramic tower nuts severely burned black, 30% gone, and the purple wire spade connection scorched, and the copper wire burned-through. The wire separated and fell down on the braided water supply hose and melted the outer nylon jacket. Not leak but close. This really got hot, and is concerning to me just to replace the element. The old heating element resistance measures 16 Ohms, it is not shorted nor and open circuit. Is this an element problem or a control board failure that allowed the over-temp of the element wire and tower nut? Thank you.
Answer BA, The wires get hot and burn thru because of a loose connection that's all. Just repair the wire and make sure there is a good connection to the heating element. Read More... Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com | Thursday, August 1, 2019
Answer BA, It isn't the first time a wire to the heater element got "knocked loose" or "knocked off" altogether, and shorted. The heater element is an 835-watt element and should have a resistance of 17 ohms(+/- 10%), so it sounds like the element itself is OK. We would recommend you properly repair the damaged wire, replace the WD01X10214 Tower Heater Assembly Nut, and the grommets WD01X10094 Grommet Heater, and conduct the service mode test in the tech data sheet to test the operation and components of the dishwasher. Read More... Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com | Thursday, August 1, 2019