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Customer Questions and Answers for Dishwasher Heating Element by Whirlpool

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By: Whirlpool
Part Number: OEM17070462
Manufacturer Part Number: W10518394

The Dishwasher Heating Element is an OEM replacement part for Whirlpool dishwashers. It is a vital heating component that raises water temperatures sufficiently for sanitizing dishes during hot rinse cycles. Proper heat is essential to drying fully.

Causes of a bad heating element can include scaling or mineral deposition over time that insulates it from conducting heat. Physical damage like burnouts or breaks in coils/wires are also possible.

Symptoms of a faulty element are:

  • Dishes failing to get fully dry at the end of cycles
  • Low wash water temperatures
  • Buzzing, clicking or strange noises from under the dishwasher

This OEM Whirlpool part is also compatible with KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, and other Whirlpool-manufactured dishwashers. 

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Hello Sonia, There are only three components that cause this in this case, the heating element W10518394, the high limit thermostat WP661566, and the control W10473200. You can check for 120Vac to the high limit to determine if it or the control has failed. Voltage to one side of this high limit indicates a bad thermostat, no voltage indicated a bad control. This must be tested during the heating part of the cycle as per the tech sheet time chart.

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Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com   |   Monday, January 18, 2016

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