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Customer Questions and Answers for Dishwasher Heating Element by Ge

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Part Number: OEM13096173
Manufacturer Part Number: WD05X10010

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For Ge Dishwasher Heating Element (Part Number: OEM13096173)

Kyle for Model Number Gld5800L00cc

Our dishes come out clean but will not dry. Especially cups and things on the tops rack.during the dishwasher running I've felt the outside if it and it barely gets warm. So we always have to towel dry our dishes after running them thru the dishwasher. I've tried every setting (heated dry (always), pots & pans, normal, etc) that there is and nothing gets the dishes dry. Do I need a new heating element or what should I do or check? This is my first home and have been here for 2.5 years so I don't have a lot of home maintenance experience. Please help.

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Kyle, The first thing to do is to check the detergent that you are using to see if it has a rinse aid in it. If not then check your rinse aid reservoir to see if there is any rinse aid in it. If there is not and you are not using a detergent with rinse aid then add rinse aid which should help the drying. Also check to make sure that you are purging the hot water before turning on the dishwasher.

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Hello Craig. The first thing to check is to make sure you are getting power to the element. It sounds like the control board part# [WD21X10505] may be the issue.

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Jeff, You will want to check power at the main control board on the J2 connector from pins 5 to pin 9 for 120 vac. If there is 120 vac then check the wiring down from the control board to the heating element. Do a continuity test of the wires. If there is continuity then the wires are good and if there is no continuity then you would need to repair or replace the wiring. If the wiring test good then the heating element WD05X10010 would be the issue and need to be replaced. If the control board does not have 120 vac on the J2 connector between pins 5 and 9 then the control WD21X10222 is faulty and would need to be replaced.

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Hello Fitz. Remove the unit from the cabinet and make sure power is off. Remove the wires and nuts from the heater and slide up and out of bracket. Install new heater in reverse order.

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Bill for Model Number Gld4560n00ss

I saw in a post on the heating element that the resistance should be around 21. I am using a multimeter with range from 200, 2K, 20K, 200k, 2M, and 20M. When i use the 200 setting (lowest setting), I get 15 ohms. My dishes aren't dry and the water is cold when I open it up in mid cycle. Does this mean my heating element is bad? I put the tester on continuity and it buzzed and gave me a reading of 9. Hate to spend $60 if I am buying the wrong part. Thanks.

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Bill, With the resistance showing as 15 when it is supposed to be at 21 ohms would be caused by a bad heating element.

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Hello JP. It could have gotten wet or had a bad crimp on the wire. You will need to splice it and install a new terminal on the wire.

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Hello Bob. If the element is on and the only way to turn it off is with the breaker, you will need to replace the control module WD21X10371 on the unit.

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Hello Authnel. Check and see if the gasket on the bottom of the element is bad or if the nut is loose on the element. If so, replace the part that is bad on the unit.

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Hello Randy. You should just need the element WD05X10010. These are not hard to replace, just disconnect the power and remove the nuts securing the element in the unit. Once the nuts and wires are removed from the element, you can remove the element from the inside of the dishwasher and replace the element.

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