Ruvane for Model Number du1100xtpb6 I asked the following in quotes last Thursday "My dishwasher does not clean the top rack, and does a poor job of the bottom one as well, it also seems to me the amount of noise that it makes (e.g the sound of water hitting the dishes and the dishes clinking) is less then it was, any idea what this could be? Also how difficult is it to replace whatever part you may suggest. Thank you in advance for your help." You answered the following "Hello Ruvane. You will need to check and see if the water level inside the tub is up to the bottom of the heater. If not, you will need to replace the water valve AP3178610. These are not hard to change. Disconnect the power and turn the water off. Then remove the toe panel, and unscrew the fill line going to the water valve. Once removed, you will remove the screws holding the valve in place. Unplug the wires going to the valve and remove the hose. Reinstall with the new valve in reverse order. Hope this helps." Hi again, I was able to remove and replace the valve, however the problem is not fixed, there is still no water hitting the top racks, or even the bottom rack, it seems to me as if the water on the bottom spray arm sort of dribbles out, any ideas? Ruvane PS the above is just for your review.
Answer Hi Ruvane. Remove the rack end clips. Remove the racks. remove all wash arms and use a pick tool under the sink to clean the plugged jet holes (especially in the ends). Rinse them out under the sink. Take the top end of the pump / motor apart and clean. Use the dishwasher Glisten cleaner monthly. Try to figure if there is anything protruding after it is loaded that interferes with wash arm operations. Inspect the drain hose and insure there is a loop in the drain hose affixed (clamped) tightly to the top underside of the sink then " taught" into the sink drain. Make sure that the drain hose and sink drain is not clogged. Let us know if we can assist further. Thank you. Read More... Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com | Thursday, September 8, 2011