Guides

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Dishwasher Making Grinding, Buzzing, or Humming Noises? Finding the Source

Your dishwasher has always had a gentle hum to it, maybe a soft whoosh of water during the wash cycle.
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Dishwasher Spray Arms Not Spinning: Causes and Fixes

Everything a dishwasher does depends on spinning water: the spray arms are driven by nothing but water pressure, and when they stop turning, cleaning simply.
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How to Replace the Float Microswitch in Your Dishwasher

A flooded kitchen floor and a dishwasher that won’t fill sound like opposite problems, but they share a suspect: the float microswitch under the tub, whose.
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How to Replace the Control Board in Your Dishwasher

A failing dishwasher control board does not always leave the machine completely dead.
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How to Replace a Dishwasher Thermal Fuse When Your Machine Won’t Start

A dishwasher that worked perfectly last night but is completely dead this morning may have a surprisingly small problem: a blown thermal fuse.
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How to Replace a Dishwasher Wiring Harness

Intermittent, unexplainable dishwasher behavior (fine one day, dead the next, faults that come and go) points less at any single part and more at the wiring.
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How to Replace the Drain Pump on Your Dishwasher

The cycle ends, and the evidence is right there: an inch of gray standing water that should have left through the drain hose.
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How to Replace the Diverter Valve in Your Dishwasher

When one dishwasher rack comes out clean while the other is still covered in food, the problem may be with the diverter valve.
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How to Replace the Door Gasket on Your Dishwasher (Any Brand)

Water leaking from the bottom edge of the dishwasher door usually leaves a pretty clear clue: the door gasket is no longer sealing the tub properly.
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How to Replace Dishwasher Fill and Drain Hoses

Dishwasher hoses often give you some warning before they fail completely.
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How to Replace the Bi-Metal Thermostat in Your Dishwasher (Part W10258275)

The bi-metal thermostat (part W10258275) is two strips of metal bonded together that bend as they heat: a mechanical switch with nothing electronic to fry.
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How to Replace the Water Inlet Relay on Your Dishwasher When There’s No Water in the Pan

Listen to the first minute of a normal cycle: the drain pump’s purge, then water arriving.
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How to Replace the Circulation Pump in Your Dishwasher

The circulation pump, sometimes called the wash motor, is what keeps water moving through your dishwasher’s spray arms.
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How to Replace the Heating Element in Your Dishwasher

On many dishwashers, the heating element is the exposed loop that runs along the bottom of the tub.
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How to Replace the Sump and Hose Assembly on Your Dishwasher

Every drop of water in a dishwasher eventually passes through its lowest point: the sump and the hoses bolted to it.
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How to Replace the Check Valve in Your Dishwasher

Dirty water is only supposed to travel one direction.
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GE Dishwasher Won’t Fill With Water? Here’s What to Check

GE dishwashers have a short, well-known list of reasons they refuse to fill: the water valve, the float, the door latch that won’t report closed, and a.
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LG Dishwasher Leaves Standing Water After the Cycle Ends — Here’s What to Check

At the end of a healthy LG cycle, the tub should hold nothing but a damp shine.