Mj for Model Number KUDS02FRWH2 Dishwasher is a KitchenAid KUDS02FRWH2, installed in 2006. Dishwasher starts cycle, but only a hum is heard instead of normal washing/circulation of water sounds. After investigating, determined that water enters basin of washer, and water drains from basin, but no water circulates/sprays during cycle, just a hum. Cleaned sump and replaced damaged chopper with new chopper part ordered from you guys. Old chopper had a bent blade, and 50% of that bent blade was missing as it had ground down on screen. Found a hard piece of plastic and broken piece of china in chopper basin. Cleaned everything out and installed new chopper. NOTE: With the power off to the dishwasher, I could not turn by hand the black impeller part (of the wash motor) that the white chopper couples with. Even after installing the new chopper and coupling it with the black impeller, I could not turn the new chopper blades at all. Reassembled everything, and still had same problem with just a hum and no washing/circulation of water. So, I suspect it is a jammed or damaged wash motor. Questions: (1) Before I try to pull out the dishwasher, is there any more troubleshooting I can do to pinpoint a problem with the chopper, wash motor or with something else? (2) If I pull the dishwasher out to get at the wash motor, what troubleshooting should I do before making a decision whether to replace the wash motor? I will try to spin the fins of the wash motor with a screwdriver, but is there anything else I should be doing? Could something be wedged in the motor that I could locate and somehow try to remove? (3) If you think it is the wash motor and nothing will work but replacing it, can you tell me what I need to order (not sure of the right part #)? I believe there are two possibilities depending on how much I want to spend and how much labor I want to do. Any insight into this choice is much appreciated. (4) Can you give me a link to a video or instructions as to how I replace the motor (or whatever part needs to be replaced) for this dishwasher model? Thanks for your help!
Answer MJ, With the impeller not spinning it sounds like the circulation pump motor is seized up and would need to be replaced. The part number for the circulation motor is WPW10757217. It can only be gotten as a entire assembly and cannot get just the motor itself. Read More... Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com | Tuesday, March 3, 2015